In the texts, All Summer in a Day and The Hunger Games, the authors Ray Bradbury and Suzanne Collins criticise the world we live in with the use of specific techniques. Such as restrictive settings, arrogant characters and crude entertainment, that all in one shape or form relate to the world that we live in. All summer in a Day is a fictional story that tells the experience of school children on the planet Venus, where sunshine is only evident for two hours every seven years. Whereas, The Hunger Games is based back on Earth where civilians are divided into twelve districts for an annual ceremony called the reaping where 2 tributes are chosen from the districts to fight to the death in a controlled and monitored arena, ironically for a system …show more content…
For example, The Hunger Games hold a ceremony that draws two tributes, one female and one male from each of the twelve districts to fight to the death in an arena controlled by the government. The murdering is widely accepted among the Capitol as the murdering is justified with the act that it’s for the greater good and eradicates war. The ‘games’ are projected amongst the people annually as entertainment and for possible sponsors to buy certain tributes a greater chance of survival, fashioning a game out of mass murdering. Similarly, how in our world people have become numb to the severity of murdering with the excessive crime and murder TV shows/ movies watched by majority. In All Summer in a Day, crude entertainment is shown in the behaviour of the children. Trapped inside for years on end due to the continuous rain that coats their planet the children seek new ways to entertain themselves and discovered entertainment in tormenting one of the weaker kids amongst the group with opposing opinions to theirs. By harassing her and physically bullying her by trapping her in a closest not allowing her to witness the sunshine that shown over there planet for the first time in seven years. Likewise, how in our world people are exposed to bullying in a crude sense that it is funny and entertaining to watch, especially among youth who bully others to gain popularity against
Science fiction writers create a particular setting not only to entertain readers but to give clues on lessons they believe human beings are struggling to understand. In both books, The Hunger Games and Catching Fire, Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark are introduced as the main characters to project the criticisms made by the author. Susan Collins creates a Dystopian society ruled by the Capital. Different areas of their country, named Panem, are separated into different districts. Two kids from each of the twelve districts are chosen at random to fight in an arena until 1 tribute is left, this is called The Hunger Games Both Peeta and Katniss fight together during the hunger games as a team from District 12. Between the two books, Collins portrays the idea that humans tend to be disrespectful and insulting, depending on another's wealth and/or authority and power. Both The Hunger Games and Catching Fire connect with readers but also indicated the problem with certain human behaviors that most people don't notice or fail to
Over the centuries, mankind has tantalised itself with the prospect of a perfect world. These
Fahrenheit 451 and the Hunger Games are both intertwined with a futuristic version of human entertainment and a society absent of religion. Both societies are subjected to gruesome and brutal activities as a form of enjoyment. The desire for a thrill and an adrenaline rush dominates the minds of most people. In Fahrenheit 451, it’s very likely that many people succumb to their deaths from accidents but can easily replaced by members of the parlor family who they accept as their own. In the same way, The Hunger Games consists of exactly what the title suggests. They are annual games, which include starving and murder and serve as society’s primary source of entertainment. Most people don’t enjoy watching the games but, the Capitol forces the districts to watch for it believes they are a good source of entertainment. Seeing how the Hunger Games are basically murdering each other until the last child is standing, it relates closely with the kind of entertainment that the society of Fahrenheit 451 provides with the adrenaline and thrill of the same kind. The people in Fahrenheit 451 like their source of entertainment in the way they approach it but the instances of conformity remains the same. This is unlike that of the people of the districts in The Hunger Games. There is indeed a difference between the two societies yet, in the Hunger Games there is less time for many because so many people are working toward survival, while in Fahrenheit 451, entertainment is something that people do daily. The existence of adrenaline entertainment is similar in both societies. Yet they differ in whether or not the people actually like the entertainment.
The Hunger Games and Fahrenheit 451 are both great examples of dystopian fiction. A dystopia is a fictional world that takes place in the future that is supposed to be perceived as a perfect society, but it’s actually the opposite. Other things that a dystopian society might display are citizens both living in a dehumanized state and feeling like they’re constantly watched by a higher power. Dystopias are places where society is backwards or unfair, and they are usually are controlled by the government, technology, or a particular religion. The Hunger Games and Fahrenheit 451 are both in the dystopian fiction genre because the societies within them show the traits of a dystopia. Both of them also have characters that go against the flow of the normal world.
Suzanne Collins has, through her writings, used great imagery to expose the meaningful side of ‘The Hunger Games’, the side that is not all about what takes place in the arena. The Capitol’s rule over the districts, the reality-show part of the Hunger Games and the Mockingjay pin are all fragments of deeper meanings that create the basis of all that the story is. Suzanne Collins has depicted the country of Panem as a place overruled by a large city, known as the Capitol. The Hunger Games is apparently a means to keep peace and a fair punishment for the rebellion of the districts, where district 13 was obliterated in the mess. However, Collins has spun this interpretation around and unveiled a different perspective – that The Hunger Games is
Dystopian Literature seems to run along the same guidelines in terms of how the novels are set, and follow a similar chain of events leading to a great bittersweet climactic event. I will detail the similarities between the two novels Fahrenheit 451 and The Hunger Games. There is a reason behind the similarities of these two novels, and other dystopian literature. “The merits of dystopian literature are many.” (Erlich)
Fear: the feeling or condition of being afraid caused by the presence or imminence of danger; the force or power responsible for altering one’s state of mind and sanity alongside unleashing the hidden monster within humans. Both William Golding and Suzanne Collins demonstrate the impact and significance of fear and primal instincts in their novels, which both revolve around the central idea of survival of the fittest. In the dystopian novels of Lord of the Flies and The Hunger Games, both works share similar setting, characterization, and themes expressed throughout the novel.
A multitude of authors have written novels about a dystopian society in which most of them share similar themes and motifs. These novels present a government that unjustly revokes the citizens from their freedoms and ability to live a prosperous life. Most of the characters that follow the government rules live in oppression and a repetitive lifestyle of making their contribution to the leader. Throughout reading the novel 1984, the reader could make several connections to The Hunger Games series because of the comparable ideas and themes. These two novels share the similar ideas of which the birds represent hope for the people, giant screens allow the government to communicate to the citizens, and multiple divisions that provide for the whole
Suzanne Collin’s novel The Hunger Games, explores the blurring boundary between private and public life, a process amplified by the entertainment industry, and draws a commentary upon the parallels existing in our society.
In both books they share some traits, even though they may not look anything alike they are. both of these novels are dystopian novels and many characters share similarity’s.
From a structural perspective, movies and novels appear as polar opposites. A film uses actors, scripts, and a set in order to create a visual that can grab and keep the attention of their viewers. However, an author strives to incorporate deeper meaning into their books. Despite these differences in media, 1984 and The Hunger Games present unique, yet similar ideas.
In this essay, I will write about the similarities and differences of the two short stories “All Summer in a Day” and “The Lottery” because I want to highlight how the have many details that are alike some that are different. Both stories are suspenseful yet depressing, it tends to make you think about how people interact with one another and impact the way we think.
The Hunger Games that follows, the term that defines a dystopian fiction. One main belief that defines Dystopian society is the development into a “hierarchical society” (“Dystopia”). A hierarchical society plays a big part in the story that outline the whole plot. For example, Capitol is wealthier than all the districts. Some districts are more privileged than others. The Careers, being tributes from districts one to three, are prepared and trained for years before the games. However, this is illegal, but because of the support towards District two from the Capitol, they are let off, along with District one and District four, the other richer districts. In this cas...
According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, [society is a] community, nation, or broad grouping of people having common traditions, institutions, and collective activities and interests (Society def. 3). For one to feel supported and content, they must be admitted into a society. This is evident in All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury and Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. It is imperative for society to be the most highly valued as should one desire happiness, then the society must accept their actions, words, and identity though it may take time, and a society's consensus produces peace.
In a not-too-distant, some 74 years, into the future the United States of America has collapsed, weakened by drought, fire, famine, and war, to be replaced by Panem, a country divided into the Capitol and 13 districts. Each year, two young representatives from each district are selected by lottery to participate in The Hunger Games; these children are referred to as tributes (Collins, 2008). The Games are meant to be viewed as entertainment, but every citizen knows their purpose, as brutal intimidation of the subjugated districts. The televised games are broadcasted throughout Panem as the 24 participants are forced to eradicate their competitors, literally, with all citizens required to watch. The main character throughout the series is a 16-year-old girl from District 12 named Katniss Everdeen.