No Human Rights: Dystopic Society in the Hunger Games
In the Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins develops the idea that dystopic societies/government usually take over the citizens in a negative way. As such, the Capitol always had eyes and ears in all the districts and people. "forcing them to kill one another while we watch – this is the Capitol's way of reminding us how totally we are at their mercy." (Collins, 18). These words of Suzanne Collins perfectly describes how the Capitol/government always control the citizens of districts (provinces/states) in a dystopic way. Suzanne Collins' publication: The Hunger Games begins with Katniss volunteering in place for her younger sister Prim. Katniss then meets Peeta Mellark who had given her bread a long time ago. Katniss then realizes during the final interview that Peeta likes Katniss. During the Hunger Games, Peeta, and Katniss ally with each other after the rule change that two tributes from the …show more content…
So, Katniss and Peeta decided to suicide instead of killing each other. But, the Gamemaker's stopped them. The two winners from district 12 got sent back to the Capitol where they would be getting healed, interviewed and sent back home to their district. The Capitol was upset with Katniss because she rebelled against the "powerful" people at the Capitol and went around their "controlling" power and embarrassed/shamed the "powerful Capitol". Although freedom of choice is limited by the Capitol, it motivates the citizen to deny immoral controls and make decisions based on individual responsibility.
In the Hunger Games, limited freedom of choice is shown by different ways. In this case,
In the Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins develops the idea that dystopic societies/government usually take over the citizens in a negative way. As such, the Capitol always had eyes and ears in all the districts and people. "forcing them to kill one another while we watch – this is the Capitol's way of reminding us how totally we are at their mercy." (Collins, 18). These words of Suzanne Collins perfectly describes how the Capitol/government always control the citizens of districts (provinces/states) in a dystopic way. Suzanne Collins' publication: The Hunger Games begins with Katniss volunteering in place for her younger sister Prim. Katniss then meets Peeta Mellark who had given her bread a long time ago. Katniss then realizes during the final interview that Peeta likes Katniss. During the Hunger Games, Peeta, and Katniss ally with each other after the rule change that two tributes from the …show more content…
So, Katniss and Peeta decided to suicide instead of killing each other. But, the Gamemaker's stopped them. The two winners from district 12 got sent back to the Capitol where they would be getting healed, interviewed and sent back home to their district. The Capitol was upset with Katniss because she rebelled against the "powerful" people at the Capitol and went around their "controlling" power and embarrassed/shamed the "powerful Capitol". Although freedom of choice is limited by the Capitol, it motivates the citizen to deny immoral controls and make decisions based on individual responsibility.
In the Hunger Games, limited freedom of choice is shown by different ways. In this case,