In the book The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, she tells what a dystopian society is like. When talking about dystopian and utopian societies, they both have many similarities and differences. Dystopian society is a place full of pain and problems, such as in District 12 in the Hunger Games. Katniss’s mom was scared that Katniss was going to get in trouble because she likes to say what is on her mind and you cannot say what is on your mind in a dystopian society. In District 1, Katniss was also scared that Prim would get in trouble if she said what was on her mind. In a dystopian society, you cannot speak against the one person who is the most powerful. In a dystopian society, you have to establish a poker face because you will get in trouble if people know what you are thinking of. For example, Katniss says in the story, “When I was younger, I scared my mother half to death the things I would blurt out about District 12, about the people who rule our country.” …show more content…
A utopian society is a perfect place full of happiness and designed to have no problems. It is also a highly desirable or nearly perfect qualities for its citizens. In a utopian society, there would be a government that makes sure everyone is happy and has everything they need. For example, everyone would have good food, a nice job that they like, and a nice home. So this is different from what citizens in a dystopian society had to deal with. In a dystopian society, like District 12, the citizens had to be forced to fight and struggle for their
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Authors of dystopian literature often write in order to teach their audience about issues in the real world. Dystopian
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.
Imagine a place where everything is perfect. There is a place where there is no warfare, where all. All politics, laws, customs, and traditions are respected. A place where there is sameness among all the citizens and everyone is content and happy. This place would be considered a utopia.
A dystopian text often consists of a society that is based on a utopian ideal of a “perfect” society. Despite being a fictitious setting, the more realistic a dystopian text seems, the more disturbing it is for the audience. The novel The Handmaid’s Tale, written by Margaret Atwood, takes place in the Republic of Gilead that was formerly the state of Massachusetts. Massachusetts has been reformed to a place where puritan traditions and beliefs are the only customs allowed. Gilead and its totalitarian government oppress women to the extent where rape is a norm in their society. The novel The Hunger Games, written by Suzanne Collins, is about a contest held in the country of Panem, where twelve teenagers are forced to fight one another until only one survives the battle. The people of Panem are mandated in watching this contest, as a reminder of the previous uprising that was stopped by their totalitarian government called the Capitol. Atwood depicts Gilead in a way where it is almost possible for the society in Gilead to
The movie “The Hunger Games” has many similarities and relations to World Mythology. While it may not seem like this movie is as myth related as others, such as Troy and Thor, many of the themes and situations in the movie were inspired by the stories of the great myths and epics. The overall theme of the movie is courage, strength, and destiny.
The novel Anthem by Ayn Rand and the movie The Hunger Games directed by Francis Lawrence and Gary Ross are popular among teens because they can relate to them by the high expectations put upon them. In a dystopian novel or movie, there is a dystopian protagonist. A dystopian protagonist is someone who often feels trapped, struggles to escape, questions existing systems, believes or feels as if something is wrong in the place they live in, and then helps the audience realize the effects of dystopian worlds. These are both good examples because it takes us on a walk through the protagonist's life and only then do we see what dystopian really is.
Mahatma Gandhi once said “Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent then the one derived from fear of punishment.” Power is something that a lot of people tend to misuse. Power can be great at times, but most the time it can make bad things happen. People think just because they have the power to do something means they should do it, when really that is not the case. In the movie “The Hunger Games” power is used to abuse everyone and everything around.
Dystopia is a term that defines a corrupt government that projects a false image. Thus, in a dystopian society, we have the belief and comfort that the society is proper to its followers. One good example of dystopian society is the Hunger Games. The terms that describe dystopia towards the Hunger Games are a “hierarchical society, fear of the outside world, penal system and a back story” (“Dystopia”). The Hunger Games that follows, the term that defines dystopian fiction.
What if, in a not too distant future, the United-States of America is overrun by a single government that decides to divide the population into groups based on social class, race and ethnicity? What if this dictatorship then decides to enforce its power by taking one young boy and one young girl from each group and pitting them into death games, to snuff out hope and fortifying despair and inequality? One would think that this scenario is completely based upon the storyline of the famous book published in 2008 from the brilliant mind of the author Suzanne Collins, which in turn became a blockbuster movie in 2012, The Hunger Games. Believing so this person would be entirely correct, however, what if there was more to this apocalyptic thriller
Utopia Vs. Dystopia Each person has their own vision of utopia. Utopia is an ideal state, a paradise, a land of enchantment. It has been a central part of the history of ideas in Western Civilization. Philosophers and writers continue to imagine and conceive plans for an ideal state, even today.
In a utopia, everything that is wrong today in reality, would be perfect. Many people experiment and try to make a utopia, but they always fail because of one reason: a utopia is not possible. Utopian societies are not possible nor will ever become possible. One reason a utopian society is not possible is that in order to have a utopian society, you need to have the perfect everything, and well, no person on Earth is perfect or even close to it. Everyone has their own imperfections.
This term refers to the hunger games as dystopia is shown through the way the story is set in a place where life is so unfair concerning which district you are from. This can be related due to the fact that the amount of respects and fairness the citizens/districts get, it has been signified from side to side amongst the rich and poor between the districts. Certain districts in the hunger games are wealthy and can provide plenty food and sources for themselves. On the other hand, district 12 is the poorest district where Characters like Katniss are from district 12 where they were brought up being poor as not having equal sources as the other districts. For example the capitol is the riches district, it is shown through the way people are very posh and live luxurious lives.
The hunger games take place in Panem, a dystopian society what was once North America. The capitol is a technologically advanced utopian city where the nation’s wealthiest and most powerful citizens live. The Country of Panem is divided into 12 districts and the capitol, Panem maintains its hold over the 12 districts by forcing them to choose a boy and a girl also known as tributes in the nationally televised event known as the Hunger Games. All the citizens must watch as the youths fight each other to death until only one of them remains.
On the other hand, a utopian society where everything is perfect: the government is stable, the people have rights, and there are laws that benefit the common people. As seen in the societies in Hunger Games, Animal Farm, and in dozens of others, utopian societies can easily become dystopian, often as a result of corrupt leaders and government. All dystopias have one thing in common: the use of propaganda to manipulate the people. In dystopias, utopian societies are just an illusion.