The Gamemakers’ Violence in Reality TV The Gamemakers of The Hunger Games have one job, and it’s to keep the Games bloody and gory, which ties directly to the theme of violence in reality TV because they are the perpetrators of such violence. The people of the capitol celebrate the games, constantly bet money on who will win, and send gifts as sponsors to their favorite tributes. Violent twists in the games keep the outcome unpredictable and keep those watching interested to the very end. To create entertainment through violence in reality TV, the Gamemakers create multiple violent and deadly twists for the tributes to face. First, the Gamemakers create a wall of fire with projectile fireballs. The fire is the first unnatural obstacle the
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The Gamemakers regularly create these as another form of extremely violent entertainment. These “mutts” can be any sort of species, shape, or size, and they can be spawned strategically or in random areas on the map for a surprise. Most of the time, they look similar to the original animal, but as Katniss says, “...these are the Hunger Games, and ordinary isn’t the norm.” (pg. 185). Muttations can catch tributes when they’re weak or near others to ensure a promising and, yes, entertaining, fight. The first instance of mutts we see are the tracker jackers in the tree when Katniss is above the Career pack. They look mostly like average wasps besides size, but they are extraordinarily lethal. According to Katniss, upon being stung, “Most people can’t tolerate more than a few stings. Some die at once. If you live, the hallucinations brought on by the venom have actually driven people to madness.” (pg. 185). When the tracker jacker nest was dropped on the careers, very strong tributes were killed and injured, possibly changing the outcome of the games, something that wouldn’t have happened if the nest were full of normal wasps. The other muttations we see are the wolf tribute hybrids at the end of the games. They are giant wolves with an extremely personal twist; they have the eyes of the dead tributes. “The green eyes...are unlike any dog or wolf , any canine …show more content…
The Games had been egging on for weeks and have to come to a close, and it’s clear that the tributes won’t be finding each other on their own anytime soon. Without water, not even the strongest tribute can survive, so they must all come together, or die out. “‘The Lake,’ says Peeta, ‘That’s where they want us to go.’”The GAmemakers decided that the last battle will be at the Lake. They know the last battle has to be one that will be remembered. The Lake is a spot where cameras will catch every angle of the fight that will be broadcast across Panem, intriguing millions. “If the Gamemakers want us in the open, then in the open we will be.” (pg. 327). And surely enough, the last fight with Cato is very violent and
The Gamemakers regularly create these as another form of extremely violent entertainment. These “mutts” can be any sort of species, shape, or size, and they can be spawned strategically or in random areas on the map for a surprise. Most of the time, they look similar to the original animal, but as Katniss says, “...these are the Hunger Games, and ordinary isn’t the norm.” (pg. 185). Muttations can catch tributes when they’re weak or near others to ensure a promising and, yes, entertaining, fight. The first instance of mutts we see are the tracker jackers in the tree when Katniss is above the Career pack. They look mostly like average wasps besides size, but they are extraordinarily lethal. According to Katniss, upon being stung, “Most people can’t tolerate more than a few stings. Some die at once. If you live, the hallucinations brought on by the venom have actually driven people to madness.” (pg. 185). When the tracker jacker nest was dropped on the careers, very strong tributes were killed and injured, possibly changing the outcome of the games, something that wouldn’t have happened if the nest were full of normal wasps. The other muttations we see are the wolf tribute hybrids at the end of the games. They are giant wolves with an extremely personal twist; they have the eyes of the dead tributes. “The green eyes...are unlike any dog or wolf , any canine …show more content…
The Games had been egging on for weeks and have to come to a close, and it’s clear that the tributes won’t be finding each other on their own anytime soon. Without water, not even the strongest tribute can survive, so they must all come together, or die out. “‘The Lake,’ says Peeta, ‘That’s where they want us to go.’”The GAmemakers decided that the last battle will be at the Lake. They know the last battle has to be one that will be remembered. The Lake is a spot where cameras will catch every angle of the fight that will be broadcast across Panem, intriguing millions. “If the Gamemakers want us in the open, then in the open we will be.” (pg. 327). And surely enough, the last fight with Cato is very violent and