Hunger Games

My book represents a dystopian society. It represents a dystopia because in reality we have different districts but we are allowed to go and visit anyone in the other districts surrounding us. If you have a television you can watch it whenever you want not just when you are allowed by the Capital. We don’t have to worry about being chosen to go and fight for your life. In reality you cannot be hung in public for doing something little. In reality a lot of people go hunting for fun and for food. In District 12 you can’t go outside of the “electric” fence.

In this book the Capital represents Hollywood. In Hollywood, they try to control everyone. They want to control how you act, how you look, what you wear, what you think, and more. The Capital is trying to take over, control you, and decide what is going to happen and how it is going to work. They want to make sure they are in control and they want you and everyone in the districts to know that. Hollywood is trying to control us; they want to make sure we are like the famous people. In reality Hollywood is just like the Capital in many different ways.

When Katness volunteers for her sister she is now the one going to fight for her life in the Games. It is ironic Katness comes out the winner because she has no back ground training. She has not been trained to fight for her life in the arena. She goes in only knowing some things. Most of the tributes have been trained and been practicing their whole life. It shows the wealthy and more prepared people don’t always come out on top. It is possible to come out a winner even though she has always struggled.

The Hunger Games alludes to Ancient Roman history. They are fought in an arena. This is very similar to the Colosseum in Rome. The gladiators would fight to the death for the entertainment of the Romans. The tributes were forced to fight to the death for entertainment for the Capital and the 12 different districts. Both the gladiators and the tributes had to fight for their lives. They only did this to amuse people.