A story set in the heart of Panem; a fictional country which is divided into 12 districts and the Capitol. The Capitol selects a boy and girl from each district by random selection, the 24 chosen ones are to fight against each other in order to win as there is only one winner. The story is centred on Katniss. She takes the place of her little sister who is chosen for the game after which she heads of for the game with her male partner. This is an adventurous story of hope, love and sacrifice. When one moves outward from a text while analysing it is called the extrinsic attitude of analysing a text. There are various forms of extrinsic analysis such as Marxist analysis. Marxist analysis is a form of extrinsic analysis where the ideology of the text and the social classes are examined closely. It is a way of analysing text in relation to the economic standing of people and treating everything as a commodity which can be bought or sold. Its major focus is on the interaction between the rich and the poor. The city of Panem is a society which is divided into two major groups; the 12 districts and the Capitol. These 12 districts all serve under an autocratic political state known as The Capitol. The Capitol represent the bourgeoisie and the 12 districts the proletariats. There is endless conflict between both classes. This is seen when the district rebelled against the Capitol and failed. The Capitol uses the fact that they failed to oppress them more. The districts are ruled with the Capitol reigning over precise areas and controlling all forms of production and usage of output. Each district represents a form of natural resources for the Capitol. District 12 was for coal mining, District 11 for agriculture, District 10 for livestock... ... middle of paper ... ...orest part of District 12. There is disparity between the availability of resources in the districts. Rebellion is seen when the little girl from District 11 dies. Those in that district start to fight the men in uniform and start destroying things around. Also, when Katniss and Peeta attempt suicide at the end of the game they make the authorities change their mind. By this action Katniss and Peeta manage to affect the decision of the gamemakers which is the first time it has happened. Katniss can be seen as the intellectual leader who stood for what she believed in as she didn’t kill her male counterpart. The president of the Capitol hates the fact that Katniss is making changes to the game although she does this indirectly. “Hunger Games” can be seen as a text with an authoritative and an undermining class, displaying the Marxist Literary theory in this aspect.
...there are so many that only a small group of people are to fulfill in the district that they are responsible for it seems impossible to do all of this along with prevent crime and bring criminals in to the main police houses.
Summary: The Mockingjay is the third book in the Hunger Games series and is the final book to the series. In this book, Katniss Everdeen and her family and friends start to live in a strict new world now as District Thirteen. There were thirteen districts at first and then a war between District Thirteen and the Capitol began. The Capitol lost and they came to an agreement that District Thirteen would act as if they had lost but in exchange got their own land. After District Thirteen stole Katniss from the 75th Hunger Games arena the Capitol bombed Katniss’s district and they had to move to District Thirteen and begin a new life under tight lockdown of the district in fear of attack. Katniss is asked to pose as the Mockingjay which is the face of the rebellion. In exchange for her work she asked for some of her friends in the Capitol to be granted immunity from the war crimes that all people in the Capitol will face. After Katniss poses as the Mockingjay she then leads all of the twelve districts into rebellion. The only city left is the Capitol, in the center of the country. She is led into urban warfare in the Capitol and Finnick (one of the previous Hunger Games members) is killed. After she reaches the president’s mansion she sees a hovercraft approach and drop care packages to kids that are actually bombs and Katniss’s sister, Prim dies in the explosion while helping the children. Once they captured the president they begin to film Katniss killing the president, but instead kills the president District Thirteen because she dropped the bombs on the children while killing her sister. After she kills President Coin the late leader of District Thirteen she is relocated to the ruins of District twelve and Peeta (her husband) is th...
Initially, Collins utilizes symbols to show the relationship between roman and Greek mythology and the novel. As Katniss and Gale hunt before the reaping, she says, “The result was Panem, a shining capitol ringed by thirteen districts (18).” Panem is the outcome of the fallen continent of North America. Panem correlates with ancient Rome and how the government divided its land into provinces much like Panem and the thirteen districts. Panem means “Breads and Circuses”. Which was the lifestyle of Rome at the time. The bread is referring to the specific job each District was entailed. Such as district 12 and coal mining or District 5 and electrical power. Circuses indicate the gladiatorial game held each year as a way to show the provinces that the government is in control; much like the Capitol uses the games to keep the Districts from rebellion. Similarly, while Primrose is being chosen as the girl tribute to represent District 12, Katniss shouts, “I volunteer as tribute (22)!” As Katniss took control of the situation at hand, her act...
These ideas can be seen when considering the links between our surroundings and difficult situations as well as the part human nature plays within the discovery process. Each persona in The Tuft Of Flowers, Fire and Ice and The Hunger Games each face various situations and problems which enable themselves to uncover what is hidden and reconsider what is known in order to work towards a solution resulting in positive outcomes for each persona. Although each main character possesses differing morals, attitudes and ideas, they all evolve and transform themselves through this common discovery process whilst considering human nature and their surroundings, leading to successful
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...
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.
In order to understand Hay’s article, it is important to have a basic understanding of the fundamentals of Marxism – this will provide the necessary context to identify and understand the Marxist perspective in the article. Marxism is a political philosophy which focuses on social class and conflict as one of its main ideas. This is where one political class (the
In the movie Juno, the sociological imagination is studied through the lens of three different sociologists: Karl Marx, Émile Durkheim, and Dorothy Smith. Karl Marx focuses on class among the bourgeoisie and proletariat. Marx explains how the capitalist society separates people into these two classes, and the exploitation of the proletariat from the base (economy) of society to the superstructure of society (education, law, etc). Émile Durkheim argues how society is an organic solidarity more individualized, but more dependent on one another without realizing the dependence. Dorothy Smith analyzes text-mediated “knowledge” and how women’s voices and experiences are not validated according to society. Each theory can be applied to Juno through
Yamato, Jen. Burning Questions.“The Hunger Games and Real World Parallels: “Can kids all become Katniss Everdeen”. Movie Line. March 13, 2012. Web. May 04, 2012
For instance, the way the social classes in the novel are being represented is an example of the presence of the Marxist theory in the novel.
Marxism is found in almost every aspect of everyday life, including classic literature. Marxism in literature is defined as a type of literary criticism formulated by a focus on class struggle, socialist theories, and the idea of a cycle of proletariat oppression that leads to revolution. Throughout The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, there are many parallels that give evidence to the concept that Mark Twain wrote his novel using a Marxist approach through social, cultural, and economic aspects.
Throughout the three books which compose the series it is easy to see examples of class struggle, ruling class ideologies, and revolution. I intend to focus on these
These two works may both be looked at from a Marxist point of view in finding explanation for the authors' purpose in putting pen to paper. When using a Marxist approach to analyzing literature we must bear in mind several key terms. As we look at these texts we must bear in mind what the bourgeoisie is; this is the upper or ruling class of a society. They are in place to rule due to their control over the "base, or the economic means of production" (Bressler 212). Because the have control over the base the bourgeoisie will, "consciously and unconsciously force" their "ideology" on the proletariat, or working class. The ideology referred to is the beliefs, values, and art of a society. When analyzing Coketown and Watercress Girl we can see definite influence on the ideologies of the proletariat by the bourgeoisie conveyed in the text.
Marxism consists of the political and economic theories of Karl Marx, in which class struggle is a central element in the analysis of social change in Western societies. Marxism applies to the novel Great Expectations in many ways. Dickens uses Pip’s complex and altering relationships with Estella, Joe, and Magwitch to show the subjugation of the working-class from the privileged.