“Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” John Action said these words well over a century ago, and they have greatly impacted the way that people portray governments in a dystopian society. As a result, those that have power often live within something that could—with the correct obliteration of facts—be considered a utopia. Suzanne Collin’s, The Hunger Games, highlights this point in the way that life within the Capitol has a higher standard of living as the normal than what is found in District 12.
Unlike in District Twelve, the Capitol has accommodations that are far more luxurious in comparison, such as those that deal in the way that they take care of personal hygiene. While on the train heading towards the …show more content…
It is noted early on in the book that those that are of the right age range can opt in to receive one tesserae per person within a household to get grain and oil to help survive with another ticket going in for the drawing for Tributes. The fact that a great deal of the people in District 12, especially those that are on the poorer end of the spectrum, have to get this to survive reveals that the needs of food is not always met and that what food there is may not be of a high quality. Yet when Katniss is first introduced to the food from the Capitol while on the train, she narrates, “Throughout the meal, Effie Trinket keeps reminding us to save space because there’s more to come. But I’m stuffing myself because I’ve never had food like this, so good and so much.” (Collins 44) This short moment in the books further confirms the fact that the lower echelons of District 12 do not have food that is of a good quality, let alone having an adequate ability to legally get enough food to live a healthy …show more content…
Right before the tribute interviews when Caesar Flickerman takes the stage, Katniss narrates on how young he looks after forty years of doing the interviews, stating, “They do surgery in the Capitol, to make people appear younger and thinner. In District 12, looking old is something of an achievement since so many people die early.” (Collins 124) This fact, as well as the fact that the people of the Capitol change themselves in other ways to make themselves look different, shows a difference in values due to different lifestyles. Since the people of the Capitol are able to worry about the way that they look, it means that they have the time to do so without the worry that the time taken from this worrying may be detrimental to their state of being. This is the opposite of how life in District 12 is as the people there do not share the same beliefs, and essentially view the weathering of time as a badge of honor because they have more important things to concern themselves over, such as putting the next meal on the
Unlike in District Twelve, the Capitol has accommodations that are far more luxurious in comparison, such as those that deal in the way that they take care of personal hygiene. While on the train heading towards the …show more content…
It is noted early on in the book that those that are of the right age range can opt in to receive one tesserae per person within a household to get grain and oil to help survive with another ticket going in for the drawing for Tributes. The fact that a great deal of the people in District 12, especially those that are on the poorer end of the spectrum, have to get this to survive reveals that the needs of food is not always met and that what food there is may not be of a high quality. Yet when Katniss is first introduced to the food from the Capitol while on the train, she narrates, “Throughout the meal, Effie Trinket keeps reminding us to save space because there’s more to come. But I’m stuffing myself because I’ve never had food like this, so good and so much.” (Collins 44) This short moment in the books further confirms the fact that the lower echelons of District 12 do not have food that is of a good quality, let alone having an adequate ability to legally get enough food to live a healthy …show more content…
Right before the tribute interviews when Caesar Flickerman takes the stage, Katniss narrates on how young he looks after forty years of doing the interviews, stating, “They do surgery in the Capitol, to make people appear younger and thinner. In District 12, looking old is something of an achievement since so many people die early.” (Collins 124) This fact, as well as the fact that the people of the Capitol change themselves in other ways to make themselves look different, shows a difference in values due to different lifestyles. Since the people of the Capitol are able to worry about the way that they look, it means that they have the time to do so without the worry that the time taken from this worrying may be detrimental to their state of being. This is the opposite of how life in District 12 is as the people there do not share the same beliefs, and essentially view the weathering of time as a badge of honor because they have more important things to concern themselves over, such as putting the next meal on the