The Hunger Games
The hunger games is set in a future world where there has been great war between the districts of a country, this war eventually ended and as a result of the end of the war there was great inequality between the districts. Katness Everdeen, a teenage girl volunteers instead of her sister to be a tribute of the hunger games, an event where 1 male and female of each of the districts are selected at random to go into an arena and fight till the death.
The authority of this film are the “peacekeepers” of the district which are also seen as soldiers, The people of the capital that live in wealth and excessiveness and Mayor Snow which is the mayor of the hunger games and the mayor of all of the districts.
This text conveys the concepts of challenging authority as the people of the districts believe that there should be equality between the districts and that there should be no hunger games, as the hunger games are just seen as some sort of entertainment for the people of the capital.
The theme of challenging authority is also shown in the parts of the film where there are riots between the people of the districts and the peacekeepers because a tribute of their district has died. This is because they believe that they did not deserve to die and that the hunger games is just a way to create fear over the districts of the authority of the film.
Katniss Everdeen challenges authority evidently as she chooses to threaten the people incharge of the games that her and her team mate from her district Peeta Lemarck will kill themselves by eating poision berries at the same time. This is to show the people inchargew of the hunger games that no one deserved to live and be worshipped as a result of killing people, and for there to be only one victor for the games to end, they would both kill themselves.
"Well, the main source of power in The Hunger Games is clear: the totalitarian government of the Capitol. Because the Capitol holds most of the country of Panem’s wealth, the government there is able to control the people in all of the districts across Panem. The Hunger Games, then, are the ultimate display of the government’s power and were designed to warn the populace against rebellion. In the Hunger Games, the citizens of Panem become nothing more than pawns in an elaborate game of life or death. Since only one teenage contestant, or "tribute," can win, the tributes are forced to kill teens from the other districts and one from their own district. It's all symbolic of how the Capitol prevents the people in the districts from joining forces and rebelling – the Games keep the people of the districts divided and fighting among themselves. Worst of all, the government broadcasts the event live on television, reinforcing the idea that the tributes are giving their lives for little more than the entertainment of the Capitol.
Let’s not forget, though, that this book is also about ways to resist the kind of power that the Capitol represents. While the people of Panem might not have the Capitol’s money, they do have other ways of fighting back. Remember when District 12 gives Katniss their salute? Or when Katniss covers Rue’s dead body in flowers? These symbolic gestures call attention to the fact that there are actual people in the Hunger Games – real live humans, not just game pieces. In that sense, these small moments of defiance can be very powerful."- Article (Verbal text)y
This portrays the theme of challenging authority as the disadvantaged people living in the districts have little of no power at all. The authority being the people of the capitol, the peacekeepers and governor snow. Yet the people of the district shave hope and challenge authority by believing that there should be equality between the districts and this is shown through riots and fights against the peacekeepers. Yet, the people of the districts challenge authority by having a dream and fighting for this dream so that there may be equality and no fear of the powerful authority because of their wealth and place of living. The Hunger games is said to be a thing of remembrance for the deaths of the districts, but in reality is little more than cheap entertainment at the cost of unfortunate civilians. The people of the districts hate the capitol and hate the hunger games for its fear that it has conjured towards the people of the districts that can’t defend themselves physically.
The authority of this film are the “peacekeepers” of the district which are also seen as soldiers, The people of the capital that live in wealth and excessiveness and Mayor Snow which is the mayor of the hunger games and the mayor of all of the districts.
This text conveys the concepts of challenging authority as the people of the districts believe that there should be equality between the districts and that there should be no hunger games, as the hunger games are just seen as some sort of entertainment for the people of the capital.
The theme of challenging authority is also shown in the parts of the film where there are riots between the people of the districts and the peacekeepers because a tribute of their district has died. This is because they believe that they did not deserve to die and that the hunger games is just a way to create fear over the districts of the authority of the film.
Katniss Everdeen challenges authority evidently as she chooses to threaten the people incharge of the games that her and her team mate from her district Peeta Lemarck will kill themselves by eating poision berries at the same time. This is to show the people inchargew of the hunger games that no one deserved to live and be worshipped as a result of killing people, and for there to be only one victor for the games to end, they would both kill themselves.
"Well, the main source of power in The Hunger Games is clear: the totalitarian government of the Capitol. Because the Capitol holds most of the country of Panem’s wealth, the government there is able to control the people in all of the districts across Panem. The Hunger Games, then, are the ultimate display of the government’s power and were designed to warn the populace against rebellion. In the Hunger Games, the citizens of Panem become nothing more than pawns in an elaborate game of life or death. Since only one teenage contestant, or "tribute," can win, the tributes are forced to kill teens from the other districts and one from their own district. It's all symbolic of how the Capitol prevents the people in the districts from joining forces and rebelling – the Games keep the people of the districts divided and fighting among themselves. Worst of all, the government broadcasts the event live on television, reinforcing the idea that the tributes are giving their lives for little more than the entertainment of the Capitol.
Let’s not forget, though, that this book is also about ways to resist the kind of power that the Capitol represents. While the people of Panem might not have the Capitol’s money, they do have other ways of fighting back. Remember when District 12 gives Katniss their salute? Or when Katniss covers Rue’s dead body in flowers? These symbolic gestures call attention to the fact that there are actual people in the Hunger Games – real live humans, not just game pieces. In that sense, these small moments of defiance can be very powerful."- Article (Verbal text)y
This portrays the theme of challenging authority as the disadvantaged people living in the districts have little of no power at all. The authority being the people of the capitol, the peacekeepers and governor snow. Yet the people of the district shave hope and challenge authority by believing that there should be equality between the districts and this is shown through riots and fights against the peacekeepers. Yet, the people of the districts challenge authority by having a dream and fighting for this dream so that there may be equality and no fear of the powerful authority because of their wealth and place of living. The Hunger games is said to be a thing of remembrance for the deaths of the districts, but in reality is little more than cheap entertainment at the cost of unfortunate civilians. The people of the districts hate the capitol and hate the hunger games for its fear that it has conjured towards the people of the districts that can’t defend themselves physically.