How Does The Hunger Games Affect Society

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins has become a very popular title as of late. Since it has made its way to film, it has blown up. Whether it be the violence or the action, or the touching love scenes, the series appeals to a wide variety of young and old alike. The Hunger Games books, which go more in depth into the story than the films, is centered around a dystopian fantasy world set sometime in the future. This is after the social system of the present day has collapsed, war raged and a new world order had been formed. In result, the social system becomes one based on wealth, status, power and a nonexistent democracy. While using today’s society as basis, The Hunger Games Series investigates today’s most negative and prominent social constructs …show more content…
They are seen in mansions with nice cars and private jets representing the peak of success. Furthermore, they are treated better by big businesses, law and the government due to their high earnings. Collins aims to portray this the classist view of today’s society in her books The Hunger Games. In the book, society consists of the poor and the rich. There is no longer an in between. There is no middle class and the poor are extremely poor while the while the rich are extremely wealthy. This is made clear through their living conditions. In the poverty stricken, dilapidated twelve outer laying districts, the citizens job is to work for the Capitol in order for them to live a comfortable carefree life of leisure. As the district number gets lower, their living conditions become worse. This may represent how in all areas of the world, some areas are less fortunate than others, such as places on the outskirts of towns in urban areas. The inner part of the city is in a better state than these areas as is the Capitol. the citizens barely have any aims. Their lives are ones of idle nature while they live in luxury and comfort as accurately stated by Paul Bond, writer for The