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Critical issue Along with the development of modern economy, social stratification has become a critical issue which citizens are divided into layers receiving unequal access to social opportunities and rewards. Therefore, many dystopian literatures have been published used to critique the current social and political systems. While the upper class enjoy power and prosperity, other members of the society, like people who are from district twelve in the novel The Hunger Gamers, have to suffer from hunger and endure under the pressure of survival. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins criticizes class stratification in contemporary society by depicting an absurd inequity between Capitol and the twelve districts in order to bring this serious social issue to the forefront. The Hunger Games’s depiction of the residents of the District Twelve serves as an exaggerated commentary and reflection on current society’s class division. In the country of Panem, there is a huge disparity between the rich and poor, which is revealed in many ways throughout the novel. In the District Twelve, the place where Katniss lives, starving to death is common. The author describes District Twelve as a state of poverty where residents lack basic needs to live. This extreme inequality is shown in the comparison between the lavish lifestyle presented in the Capitol and the struggling culture of the impoverished. The living condition of the poor is extremely difficult, but they are powerless to do anything because of the restricted system established by the government. The author shows the class division between the rich and poor mainly through the food quality people are provided. The most basic food means luxury for people from District Twelve. In order to sur... ... middle of paper ... ...aration of Independence “All men are created equal”, but the goal is hard to be achieved. The dystopian novel The Hunger Games has served to warn readers a bleak future if people continue to live in ignorance with social stratification. Many scenes in the story refers to the real world such as the suffer those people in need have to endurance while other wealthy people are living in comfortable lives with a sense of animosity towards the impoverished. The author purposely creates extremely absurd class difference in the novel, making readers think about whether they want America to fall in to a depressing society as Panem. This dystopian story offers a warning for people to recognize the seriousness and danger of social division; eventually encourages them to critique this issue happening in contemporary society and prevent things getting worse in the future.

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