Comparing Society In The Giver And The Hunger Games

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In the drama class, we have turned our class into a totalitarian government and divided the students into divisions of work and lifestyles (farmers, hunters, etc.) in relation to the two films we have previewed in class, The Giver and The Hunger Games. We have learned two types of societies, totalitarian and egalitarian. And as we were observing the two films, we were asked to critique the themes within the films and which society is more prominent. Within The Hunger Games, our protagonist, Katniss Everdeen, and her family all live in a totalitarian society. Katniss and many people with The Hunger Games series live in districts and those who live in those districts are at the bottom of society and follow orders from the individuals who live

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