Arrow of God and The Hunger Games are both books that follow protagonists journeys as they face the challenges and important decisions that not only affect themselves but others. The Hunger Games is set in a controlling society that is divided into twelve districts. There used to be thirteen districts, but the thirteenth rebelled and lost. Because of this rebellion, two contenders from each district are forced to fight to the death for the capital’s pleasure. Katniss is the protagonist in The Hunger Games and volunteers to fight in place of her sister. She wins and becomes a leader of rebellion in the districts. In Arrow of God, the society is split into six villages, each village praised the god Ulu. The priest for this god Ulu, is Ezulu. Ezulu is the protagonist in Arrow of God and is responsible for many crucial decisions in the villages such as initiating the eating of the yams, and sighting the new moon. Both stories have similar philosophies that apply to them and both are
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Social Darwinism is the theory that social groups and people are subject to the same laws of natural selection, or that one is simply born into their social status and with that social status are more likely to survive(Veith 2009). The Hunger Games is a prime example of Social Darwinism because in the game, only the fittest contestant survives. The trilogy also shows Social Darwinism by how each of the districts live. It matters what family one is born into because children who live in the capitol never have to worry about being drawn to be in the Hunger Games because of their elite position in the society. Social Darwinism is prominent in Arrow Of God as well. Ezulu was born into his position, he still had expectations on him, but had a natural up in life as well. Social Darwinism prevails in both stories because each of the characters were born into a certain social
Social Darwinism is the theory that social groups and people are subject to the same laws of natural selection, or that one is simply born into their social status and with that social status are more likely to survive(Veith 2009). The Hunger Games is a prime example of Social Darwinism because in the game, only the fittest contestant survives. The trilogy also shows Social Darwinism by how each of the districts live. It matters what family one is born into because children who live in the capitol never have to worry about being drawn to be in the Hunger Games because of their elite position in the society. Social Darwinism is prominent in Arrow Of God as well. Ezulu was born into his position, he still had expectations on him, but had a natural up in life as well. Social Darwinism prevails in both stories because each of the characters were born into a certain social