The novel, "The Hunger games" composed by Susanna Collins entertains the reader by displaying powerful and confronting themes throughout the futuristic and barbaric setting, the narrative text of, the main character, Katniss Everdeen 's inner thoughts and feelings. Collins presents significant themes throughout about the challenges tributes face and the struggle to survive, the courage the tributes gain outside and inside the arena as well as the control The Capitol has over Panem and the districts causing the chances of survival to decrease. Katniss ' struggles to emotionally and physically survive the forced slaughter against twenty three other tributes in the annually televised Hunger games which forms the text into a very interesting and
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The annual Hunger Games were created as punishment by the Treaty of Treason and are a used as a form of control over Panem and the 12 districts. "The Hunger Games is (The Capitol 's) their weapon and you are not supposed to defeat it" and "Taking the kids from out districts, forcing them to kill one another while we watch - this is the Capitol 's way of reminding us how totally we are at mercy to them" are accurate and somewhat confronting examples of how "The Hunger Games" are used to build up fear in each district and gain full control over Panem at all times, forcing every individual to obey the laws. The brutality during the arena is emphasized and televised in the homes of every district to produce more fear and more control over Panem, The camera crews, perched like buzzards on the rooftops, only add to the effect".Another form of control throughout Panem, is the unreasonable punishments. "All forms of stealing are forbidden in District 12. Punishable by death", "trespassing in the woods is illegal" and " My father could of made good money selling (bows) them, but if the officials founds out he would of been publicly executed for inciting a rebellion" are clear examples of how the Capitol controls the Districts movements to avoid rebellion and keep them in control of everyone and everything. The theme of control adds to the intensity of the novel creating concern for Katniss and her
The annual Hunger Games were created as punishment by the Treaty of Treason and are a used as a form of control over Panem and the 12 districts. "The Hunger Games is (The Capitol 's) their weapon and you are not supposed to defeat it" and "Taking the kids from out districts, forcing them to kill one another while we watch - this is the Capitol 's way of reminding us how totally we are at mercy to them" are accurate and somewhat confronting examples of how "The Hunger Games" are used to build up fear in each district and gain full control over Panem at all times, forcing every individual to obey the laws. The brutality during the arena is emphasized and televised in the homes of every district to produce more fear and more control over Panem, The camera crews, perched like buzzards on the rooftops, only add to the effect".Another form of control throughout Panem, is the unreasonable punishments. "All forms of stealing are forbidden in District 12. Punishable by death", "trespassing in the woods is illegal" and " My father could of made good money selling (bows) them, but if the officials founds out he would of been publicly executed for inciting a rebellion" are clear examples of how the Capitol controls the Districts movements to avoid rebellion and keep them in control of everyone and everything. The theme of control adds to the intensity of the novel creating concern for Katniss and her