Use Of Propaganda In The Hunger Games By Suzanne Collins

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A Blurred Paradise Adolf Hitler had once said “By the skillful and sustained use of propaganda, one can make a people see even heaven as hell or an extremely wretched life as paradise.”. Adolf Hitler was the famous leader of the infamous Nazi party and was a beloved dictator in his people 's eyes much like President Snow in the novel trilogy The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.
Adolf Hitler believed that there was a certain type of people superior to others. President Snow demonstrates a similar attitude seeing his residents of the Capitol as being superior to the lesser individuals dwelling in the Districts. In The Hunger Games the use of propaganda is not uncommon the tributes were advertised as celebrities that all other peoples should
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In the novel The Hunger Games the Games are competition where 24 tributes two from each district are chosen to fight in an arena to the death and only one is allowed to leave making he or she the victor. The very first showing of the tributes is when their names are called in the reaping and they are to stand in front of their districts. In places such as District 12 The Hunger Games is a death sentence but, in DIstricts 1, 2, and 4 deciding who the tributes are can become complicated. Katniss explains to the reader that “ District 12 has not had a volunteer in decades and the protocol has become rusty. The rule is that once a tribute’s name has been pulled from the ball, another eligible boy, if a boys name has been read, or a girl if a girls name has been read, can step forward to take his or her place. In some districts, in which winning the reaping is such a great honor, people are eager to risk their lives, the volunteering is complicated.” (Collins 22). Next they are taken to the Capitol and given a stylist to make them look incredible. The tributes proceed to wear a costume and ride on a chariot in front of all the citizens of the Capitol. The tributes are made into models to show off how incredible their stylists are. The way that this is propaganda is when the broadcast is sent out to the districts. The Capitol wants to make it appear as it is an honor to be a participant of the Hunger …show more content…
Similar to many sports today the Hunger Games comes with announcers to do play by play of how the 12 to 18 year olds of each district dies. The first announcer of the Hunger Games is named Claudius Templesmith not much is known about him but, he knows very much about the Hunger Games. Katniss knows how much publicity the game gets and says (At homes and community halls around the country, every television set is tuned on. Every citizen of Panem is tuned in . There will be no blackouts tonight.” (Collins 124). Next is the more well known TV star, reality show host, and public face of the Capitol Caesar Flickerman. Caesar has been a part of the Games for about 40 years. Caesar is the average citizen of the Capitol very reliant on surgical enhancements to make him appear young and rejuvenated. Caesar role with the Hunger Games is to talk with the tributes similar to a reality TV show host and a contestant. He makes each tribute look appealing in their own way so that they get gifts from sponsors when in the arena. When in the arena every and anything could be a camera recording your movement so that all the viewers can see what their favorite or least favorite tribute is doing. At the end of the games the Victor would watch a “highlight reel” of all the things that led to them

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