The Hunger Games Marxist Analysis

Books are an ancient form of entertainment that have lived on for a boundless amount of generations. Inherently, a book has more than just words, it gives every reader a different experience because there is always an abundance of ways to analyze the words. Furthermore, Karl Marx, an influential nineteenth century economist utilizes books to explain his socioeconomic method of analysis called, Marxism. One part of Marxism states the imbalance between the proletariats (lower class) and the bourgeoisie (upper class) (Blunden, Marxism). To add on, the author of The Hunger Games uses her interpretations of Marx’s books to create a novel revolving around the main theme which centres around society’s favoritism of the upper class. The Hunger Games …show more content…
To add on, Madge also has a very slim chance of being chosen for the heinous Hunger Games compared to the poor people such as Katniss. Therefore, demonstrating the discernible discrimination between the upper class and lower class. On the other hand, the creators of the film felt that Marge was not an important character and decided not to include her, thus weakening the theme of inequality between wealthy and the poor (The Hunger Games 2012). Marxism can further prove Madge’s pertinence to The Hunger Games and why she is a vital detail in showing the inequality between the rich and the poor. Madge can represent the bourgeoisie as she is part of the family which leads District 12 and Katniss along with the rest of District 12 are proletariats. In the novel, Madge being the bourgeoisie has superiority compared to the rest of District 12, thus proving the unfairness between the rich and the poor. In conclusion, the inclusion of Madge in the novel perfectly displays the inequality between the rich and the poor, which leads into the next argument; Katniss’ point of view throughout the