The protagonist Katniss Everdeen and her friend Gale had extra entries in the reaping lottery since the age of 12 for the survival of their family. This is the Capitol’s taking an advantage of the poor people in the districts and oppressing them. This is the capitalist ideology in the world of Panem used by President Snow of the Capitol to control and oppress any uprising of the rebellion. Not only are these, after the first rebellion by the District 13th, each district separated from other by the high electric fences which are made to made sure no communication happen between the districts. The Capitol also had dispatched a Peacemaker in each district to punish the rebel as well as enforce higher production quotas (Lieber & Zamora, 2016).
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Not only that, the residents of the Capitol drink some kind of liquid to puke when their stomach are filled to make space to taste more food that is delicious. “And here in the Capitol they’re vomiting for the pleasure of filling their bellies again and again. Not from some illness of body or mind, not from spoiled food (Collins, 2009).” Throughout the series of “The Hunger Games,” Collins portrays the hunger and struggles of the people in the districts while the Capitols dictates and enjoy. The games area known as arena also becomes a historical sites after games for the Capitol residents to visit for vacation to “rewatch the games, tour the catacombs and visit the sites where the deaths took place” (Collins, …show more content…
They won due to suicidal action of Katniss and Preeta that is seen as rebellion by President Snow of Panem. During the tour, Katniss and Preeta realizes that their action had caused the commotion in the nation and any mistake in their action were seen as rebellion to the Capitol, which can directly cause damages to their District 12 as well as their families. The revolting going inside the protagonist Katniss after death of her ally Rue in 74th Hunger game can be compared to Karl Marx’s hope for the development of class consciousness in the group of proletariat to rise against the capitalist (Boonarp, 2014). Katniss after losing her sister Primrose, declares “I am a mockingjay” in the Book III “Mockingjay” can be direct revolution act to the Capitol. “Mockingjay” as described by Katniss in Book I “The Hunger Games” as the funny birds but as “slap in a face to the Capitol” is symbol of hope for rebellion while rebellion to the Capitol. The union of all districts (well most of them) to revolted against the Capitol can be what Karl Marx described about the union of workers to revolt for their right against the bourgeois as they had nothing to lose than their chains. Even the rebellion group in the series of the novel has nothing to loss than their old pathetic live. Their rebellion is to go against the Capitol to
Not only that, the residents of the Capitol drink some kind of liquid to puke when their stomach are filled to make space to taste more food that is delicious. “And here in the Capitol they’re vomiting for the pleasure of filling their bellies again and again. Not from some illness of body or mind, not from spoiled food (Collins, 2009).” Throughout the series of “The Hunger Games,” Collins portrays the hunger and struggles of the people in the districts while the Capitols dictates and enjoy. The games area known as arena also becomes a historical sites after games for the Capitol residents to visit for vacation to “rewatch the games, tour the catacombs and visit the sites where the deaths took place” (Collins, …show more content…
They won due to suicidal action of Katniss and Preeta that is seen as rebellion by President Snow of Panem. During the tour, Katniss and Preeta realizes that their action had caused the commotion in the nation and any mistake in their action were seen as rebellion to the Capitol, which can directly cause damages to their District 12 as well as their families. The revolting going inside the protagonist Katniss after death of her ally Rue in 74th Hunger game can be compared to Karl Marx’s hope for the development of class consciousness in the group of proletariat to rise against the capitalist (Boonarp, 2014). Katniss after losing her sister Primrose, declares “I am a mockingjay” in the Book III “Mockingjay” can be direct revolution act to the Capitol. “Mockingjay” as described by Katniss in Book I “The Hunger Games” as the funny birds but as “slap in a face to the Capitol” is symbol of hope for rebellion while rebellion to the Capitol. The union of all districts (well most of them) to revolted against the Capitol can be what Karl Marx described about the union of workers to revolt for their right against the bourgeois as they had nothing to lose than their chains. Even the rebellion group in the series of the novel has nothing to loss than their old pathetic live. Their rebellion is to go against the Capitol to