the hunger games in dystopian literature

``TheHandmaid'sTale``ByMargaretAtwoodAndGaryRoss

MargaretAtwoodandGaryRoss'2012film'TheHungerGames'aredystopiantextsthatreflectthegenreof dystopianliteratureandthecontextinwhichtheywerecomposed.Theconventionalthemesthroughwhichthey dothisareuniformity,technologyandremovalfrompresenttimeaswellashowtheseconceptsaremanipulatedto createnewmeanings.InAtwood's1986novel'TheHandmaid'sTale'thethemeofuniformity,conventionalto dystopianliteraturearisesfromtheconsiderationofAmerica'sfundamentalist...

DystopiaInFahrenheit451AndTheHungerGames

ElementsofDystopianFictionManypeopletodayoftenenjoyreadingbooksorwatchingmoviesfromthe dystopiangenre.Adystopiaisafuturistic,fictionalworldwhichismostofthetimecontrolledbysomesortof governmentThisgovernmentmakesitseemthattheworldtheyliveinisperfect,butinreality,therearemultiple thingswrongwithit.Peoplewhoexperiencetheseworldsareusuallyintriguedandareengrossedintheplotline ofthestoryInmostcases,thestoryconsistsofthe

UtopiaAndDystopias

utopiasaredystopias,theterm"dystopia"wascoinedbyfoolsthatbelieveda"utopia"couldbefunctional( Samman).Utopiasanddystopiasaretwosidesofthesamecoin;asbeneatheveryfaçadeofautopian community,thereisadystopianundercurrentdetectedThetermUtopiaiscoinedbyPlatoinhisbookThe Republic(380BC).Plato'sUtopiarepresentsanidealsocietyoffreedom,justiceandequality(Gerhard2).In 1516,theterm"Utopia"wasusedbySirThomasMoreinhis

Dehumanizing:TheHungerGamesImaginingtherealityofbeingplacedintodifferentdistrictstoenduponeday beingforcedtoparticipateinthe"hungergames"makesthispieceofliteraturedystopianWorkslikeThe Handmaid'sTalebyMargaretAtwoodandBraveNewWorldbyAldousHuxleyhavesimilaraffectstothe HungerGamesbySuzanneCollinsTheideaofindividualityisthemaindifferencethatmayescapethisnovel fromtheothers.Individualismistheonlythinginfavorofthecharacters...

ThemesOfTheHungerGamesAndTheGreatGatsby

conceptthathascontinuallyresurfacedinliteraturedespiteitstendencytodieoffailureKellerdescribesthe AmericandreamasacatchphrasethatsymbolisesthesocialandmaterialvalueswhichallAmericanscanaspireto gaintoliveahappyandprosperouslife(Kelller2005,pp.49-50).Inrecentyears,youngadultdystopiannovels haverisentoimmensepopularitydepictingharshandunjustsocietiesoppressedbydictatorshipssuchasthatin TheHungerGames(2008).(LINK)Initsportrayalofthe...

ExamplesOfDystopianLiterature

Dystopianliteratureexploressocial,politicalandeconomicstructuresbyshowingus,throughanightmareworld, thenegativecharacteristicsusingexaggeratedcritiquesonrealworldissues.TheDystopianliteratureofthe21st centuryisthecompleteoppositeoftheUtopiaofthe21stcenturyWhileaUtopiaisanimaginedstateofthingsin whicheverythingisperfect,whileadystopiaisanimaginedplaceorstateinwhicheverythingisunpleasantor bad,typicallyatotalitarianorenvironmentally...

HungryForTheHungerGames:Dystopian

Incontemporaryliterature,oneofthemostpopulargenresofbooksisdystopiannovels.Youngadultbookslike Divergent,HungerGames,andmanymorehavebeenreadbymillions,adolescentsandadultsalike.Inherarticle, "HungryfortheHungerGames",MonicaSelbyassertsherbeliefinthenecessityforsubjectiontodystopian novels.Wedoindeedrequiredystopianliteraturesothat,insteadofsheltering,readersareexposedtothe destructionpresentinourworldandcanheedthewarning

TotalitarianismInDystopianLiterature

DystopianLiteratureTheDystopiannoveliscreatedbytheillusionofaperfectpoliticalandsocialstructureina communityDystopianliteratureexposesthenegativeresultsofthepoordecisionmakingofsocietyUnlikea Utopia,thatisanidealworld,adystopiaisthecontrary:aworldinwhicheverythingisunpleasant,typicallya totalitarianorenviromentallydegradedone.Thegovernmentisusuallyacontrollingoneandittriestomaintaina perfectsocietybyusingtechnologicaland

AnthemLiteraryAnalysis

DystopianAppeal"Wearenothing.Mankindisall.Bythegraceofourbrothersweareallowedourlives.We existthrough,byandforourbrotherswhoaretheStateAmen"(Rand21)Thissentenceisagoodexampleofthe themesandmoodsofmostdystopianliterature.Societyandgovernmenthascrumbled,andpeopleareoppressed. Thereisusuallyonemaincharacterwhowantstorebel,tostandagainsttheoppressionDystopianliteratureand filmappealstomoderndayteens.Dystopian...

TheHungerGamesAnd1984Use

HowdothewritersoftheHungerGamesand1984usetheirfirstchaptertointroduceideasofadystopiansociety?

Amajorityofussquanderourtimefantasizingaboutafaultlesssociety,aplacewheresorrowhasnotmeaningbut isreplacedwithharmony,compassion,andrichesEssentially,wewantaplacewheredreamscometrueOnthe contrary,howoftendowereflectontheworst?Aplacewheresorrowistheonlymeaningandharmony, compassionandricheshavenoexistence.Susceptibility,combat...

ComparingSatireInTheHungerGamesAndBraveNewWorld

ofgenreBDystopianWriting--•Itiswritingaboutasocietycharacterizedbyhumanmisery•Thewriting stylecanbeinspiredbyideasofthefuturefrommoviesortvshows.•blank...

ComparingtheDystopianElementsinSuzenneCollins'TheHunger GamesandGeorgeOrwell's1984

howfarthedystopianelementsinSuzanneCollins'TheHungerGamesechothoseinGeorgeOrwell'sNineteen Eighty-FourDystopianliteratureadherestocertainconventions;thethemeofadystopianfuturetypically encompassesaseverelyrepressedsociety,withsocio-politicaldysfunctionandclassstratificationThemesof surveillance,censorshipandpersonalindependencehavebeenestablishedbyauthorssuchasGeorgeOrwell,and arerecurrentthroughout2008novel"TheHungerGames"bySuzanne...

Dystopianliteratureestablishedthebasisofamoderndaysciencefictionnovelmanuscriptsreflectingamerge betweenpreviousbooksandtodaysocietyconflicts.Criticsdeterminedthattwenty-centurycultureconflictsand deteriorationopenthedoorforthewriter'simaginationdeterminingtheparameterstodevelopadystopiansociety mostlysimilartotheactual.Theboomofdystopiannovelsandworkswastheresponseofagovernmentcrisis, worldwideconflictsandsocietyoppressionduetothe

ASoundOfThunderAndTheHungerGamesAnalysis

advancementscouldpotentiallybethereasonswhysocietytodayismuchdifferentinanegativewaythanitwas whenthingslikeelectronicsdidn'texistbackthen.In"ASoundofThunder"and"TheHungerGames",theyboth argueinshowinghowtechnologyandscienceadvancementsplayaroleindystopianthemedstoriesbypresenting thedisastersthathappen.Intheshortstory,"ASoundofThunder",Bradburydiscusseshowthesemenreceived theopportunitytorideinatimemachineandtravelback

TheImportanceOfDystopianLiterature

Indeed,thebestworksofliteraturearethosewhichareofrelevancetoourlivestoday.Throughtheirrelevance, thesenovelscontinuetopersistandendureonThroughtheirrelevance,wecanbettercomprehendthemessages, thethemes,andtheideasthatareimbuedinthem.Ratherthanliteraturebeingcontradictoryandinconflictwith thetruthandunpleasantrealityofdailylife,itbecomesaweaponthroughwhichwecanbeeducatedaboutthe existentialcrisesfacingourworldtodayInfact

DystopianLiteratureseemstorunalongthesameguidelinesintermsofhowthenovelsareset,andfollowa similarchainofeventsleadingtoagreatbittersweetclimacticeventIwilldetailthesimilaritiesbetweenthetwo novelsFahrenheit451andTheHungerGames.Thereisareasonbehindthesimilaritiesofthesetwonovels,and otherdystopianliterature"Themeritsofdystopianliteraturearemany"(Erlich)InthenovelFahrenheit451,the societythemaincharacter,Montaglivesin...

HungerGames:TheParallelsBetweenPanemAndOurSociety

ThedystopiangenremakesparallelsbetweenthefabricatedsocietyandactualsocietyTherealityTVelementof thegamesdemonstratesthelinkbetweenthesocietyofPanemandoursociety.Fromchildbeautypageantstoa richfamilythatnooneknowswhyisfamous,theseshowsarewatchedbymanyintoday'ssocietyPeopleforget thatthesepeoplearerealandlivingtheirownlivescomparedtothe"scripted"TVshowswithpaidactorsCapitol dwellersareobsessedwiththeirimage,makingbody...

ADystopianSocietyInPakistan

yearscreatedadystopiansocietyformanydifferentreasonsWhendecipheringhowPakistanandtheTaliban makedecisionsthatcreateadystopiansocietyamongtheircitizens,onecanobservewhattheleadersofPakistan didthatmadethesocietybecomedystopian,theycanassesswhatimpactthesedecisionshadonPakistanipeople andothernations,andonecouldanalyzethewayauthorsdelineatedystopiainnovels.Whenevaluatingpeople andgovernment'sactionsthatcreatedystopiansocietyinPakistan...

SimilaritiesBetweenTheHungerGamesAnd1984

Collins,TheHungerGames,bothtitlessharesimilaritiesandcontraststooneanother.Eventhoughthesebooks werewrittendecadesapart,theysharesimilaritiesinthegovernmentcontrolandthepresenceofpovertyinthe settings.But,bothbookscontradictoneanotherasfuturisticsettingsarevieweddifferentlydependingonwhenthe booksarewritten,aswellastheremembranceofpaststrugglesinthesocieties.Theseedsofadystopianthemeare foundin1984andTheHungerGames,presenting

CommonThemesOfDystopianLiterature

DystopianliteratureisnormallyaboutasettingthatmirrorsaUtopiansociety.Althoughitisfarfromperfect, societyismadetopretendasifitisoneInastate/countyoranotherformoflandiswhereaDystoniacantake place.Dystopianlandformsareusuallytrappedinfromtheoutsideworld.Thepeopletherebelievethattheoutside worldisamuchworseplacethanwheretheyare,butthereisalwaysoneormorepeoplethatbelieveotherwiseA leaderorleadersarecontrollingthepeople...

TheMatchedTrilogyCensorshipInTheHungerGamesBySuzanne Collins

agovernmentattemptedtoformautopiansocietyinAmerica,andtheresultistypicallyadystopiannationThe government,inanattemptforperfection,censorswhatthepopulacecanreadorexperiencecreatesuniformity, banningself-expression;andsurveilsthecommunitytoensureeveryoneiscompliantwiththerules.Whilesome dystopiansocietiesareobviouslyoppressive,asshowninTheHungerGamesbySuzanneCollins,otherdystopias arehiddenbehindthefacadeofautopia,likethegovernment...

TotalRecall,TheHunge

oneCurrentnorms,trendsorpoliticalsystemsintoday'sworldarecriticizedinthistypeofliteratureSocial characteristics,typesofcontrol,andthedystopianprotagonistarethreekeyelementsindystopianstories.Inorder toacquirewhyanauthorwouldwanttowriteadystopianstory,asreaders,wemusttrytounderstand,whywriting autopianstorywouldbeanunexceptionalformofliterature,toanyrespectedauthor,becausejustthinkingabout readingaboutaperfectworldwithoutany...

DystopianisaHypotheticalPlaceinLiterature

hypotheticalplace,state,orsituationinwhichconditionsandthequalityoflifearedreadful"Frequentlyin dystopiannovels,anoppressivegovernmentholdsabsoluteruleoveritscitizens.Onepersonrealizeswhatistruly happeningandattemptstoescapeDystopianliteratureprovidesacriticismforpopularsocialtrendsatthetimeas awarningforthefutureofsociety.Dystopiannovelsfocusonsocialcommentary.Theytakepopularandprevalent socialtrends,andpushsocialboundariesin

TotalitarianismInTheHungerGames

Topic#4[inserttitle]TheHungerGames,bySuzanneCollinsillustratesadystopiansocietywherethe governmenttriestoapplyaperfectsocietytomaintainthepowerinallofPanem.Theauthorshowsanelaborate andhorrifyingdescriptionofasocietynotsounlikeourownandprovidesaclearwarningaboutthedangerof governmentalcontrol.ThegovernmentofPanemhasagovernmentwhichcontrolseverything.Thegovernment showstotalitarianism,apost-apocalypticsetting,andtheworldranks

ExamplesOfDystopiaInTheHungerGames

Thechosenutopiaisapoliticalutopiathatdescribedinthenovel'TheHungerGames'writtenbytheAmerican authorSuzanneCollins.Utopiameansa'nowhereland',anditsconceptalludestosomeimaginaryparadisiacal placeswherehumanbeingsarelivingunderadesiredenvironmentThiskindof'idealsociety'witheverything perfectcanbefoundinEdwardBellamy's'LookingBackward'andWilliamMorris's'NewsfromNowhere'. Dystopia,ontheotherhand,isaworldinwhichnothingisperfect

AnalysisOfThomasMore'sUtopia

Intoday's21stcenturyworlddystopianfictionhasmadeamassiveresurgenceinpopularcultureandcontinuesto evolveeventodayThepieceofliteraturethatservesasthesourceandnamesakeofthisgenreisThomasMore's Utopia(1516)"whichdescribesafabricatedcountrynamedUtopusafteritsconqueror.KingUtopusreshapesa savagelandintoanidealsocietythroughplanningandreasonfulfillingtheidealofthephilosopher-king."Utopia isderivedfromtheGreekwordsouandtoposmeaning

CharacteristicsOfTotalitarianGovernmentInTheHungerGamesBy SuzanneCollins

WrittenbySuzanneCollins,TheHungerGamestakesplaceinafuturistic,post-apocalypticcountry,Panem, whichisdividedintotwelvedistrictsandcontrolledbyacentralcity,knownastheCapitol.Everyyear,each districthastoselecttwochildrenastributestocompeteinabrutalsportingevent,knownastheHungerGamesIn which,theymustfightandkilleachotheruntilthereisonlyoneglorywinner.InTheHungerGames,Suzanne Collinsusesthecharacteristicsofatotalitariangovernment

HungerGamesDystopia

manysci-fi,fantasyauthorsthisiswhatitwouldbelikelivinginadystopianfutureDystopiansocietiesare undesirable,fearfulsocietiesusuallyduetoagovernmentwhodoesnotcareaboutitscitizens.Dystopianfictionis afastgrowinggenreofliteratureTheHungerGamesbySuzanneCollinsandDivergentbyVeronicaRothare bothbookswhichtakeplaceinadystopianfuture.TheHungerGamesisbasedinadystopianNorthAmerica, calledPanemPanemisseparatedintotheCapitol,where

DystopianSocieties:LiteratureStudy

Utopian&DystopianSocieties-LiteratureStudyWrittenBy:AnthonyKoper,NateStricker,andAJFutrickWe arelearningthemeaningsofautopiaanddystopiathroughreadingTheGiverandTheHungerGames.Autopia andadystopiaareverydifferent.Autopiaisanimaginarylandwithperfectionofallkinds.Inautopianworld, everybodymakesthesameamountofmoney,everyoneistreatedfairly,thereisnoracismordiscrimination, everyonehashousing,andnobodywilleverstarveorbeunhappy...

TheGiver'sImpactOnDystopianLiterature

knowofit'simpactondystopianliteratureTheGiverwaswrittenin1993andwontheJohnNewberyprizeThe storyitselfisaboutaboynamedJonaslivinginadystopiansociety.TheGiverisimpactingthegenreofdystopias byignitingtheriseofDystopiannovelsTheGiverachievedthiswithit'sappealandpopularityEvidenceproving thesefactsarethedystopiannovelspublicatedafterTheGiver.TheappealofTheGivercontributedtotheimpact ondystopianliteraturegreatly.TheGiver's...

EssayOnDystopianControlInTheHungerGames

115TypeofDystopiancontrolintheHungerGamesItisusual,fordystopianfiction,toincorporatesomekind ofsocietalcontrol,whichisoppressiveinnatureandthemainpurposeforwhichitisusedis,tokeeppublicunder controlTheHungerGamespresentsthetechnologicalcontrolinwhichasocietyisbasicallycontrolledby technology–throughrobots,computers,surveillanceand/orscientificmeans.Thespecialistsdesignedthearena throughcomputersandothercomplicatedsoftwares

DystopianLiteraryAnalysis

doseemstobedocumented,it'snowonderthatdystopianliteratureisbecomingpopularamongyoungadults Dystopianliteraturehooksuswithsomanyideas,thatwecan'tnotfinditfascinating.Wecanrelatethemtoour personallivesYoungadultscanfinddystopianliteraturefascinatingbecauseitcanmakethemappreciativeof whatwehaveasasociety.Mosthaveexperiencedapublichighschoolsocialsystemrecently,andcanrelate dystopiangovernmentfigurestotheirhighschoolexperience

TeenagersAndTheYoungAdultChart

havethepowertochange.Thisiswhyitissoimportanttoknowhowteenagersviewtheworld,becausetheywill bemakinguptheworldinafewdecades.Thereisnobetterwaytoknowhowtheythinkthanbyexaminingthe literaturetheyreadOverthepastfewyears,dystopiannovelshavetoppedtheyoungadultchartsItiseasytojust writeoffthesimilaritiesbetweenteenage-aimednovelsasjustastandardstory-writingformulaformakingmoney. However,bylookingdeeperintowhatthesesimilarities

HungerGamesPersonalNarrative

Iabsolutelylovereading,Icouldspendhourscurledupinbedwithagoodbook.BeingthevoraciousreaderIam fantasizesaboutwhatmylifewouldbelikeifIwastheprotagonistinoneofthesestoriesBythetimethefirst HungerGamesmoviecameaboutin2012Iwasinthesixthgradeandabsolutelyobsessed.Ihadallthebooks, magazines,postersandevenpillowcases.NaturallyIstartedtocompareallofmyschoolexperiencestotheNation ofPanemandIwasprotagonistKatnissEverdeen

TheHungerGames:ADystopiaInThe21stCentury

ifitwereautopianworld,butinrealityisquitetheoppositebecauseofitsunjustlawsandrules,oppressive society,andharshrulers.AccordingtoJohnAdamstheword"dystopia"comesfromGreekoriginmeaning literallya"badplace[2]Dystopianfictionisaliterarygenrethat"explores"politicalandsocialstructures,usually ofafuturisticsetting.Thisgenrehasgrowntobeimmenselypopular,especiallyinthe"Teen"category.The dystopiagenreisrelativelynewasit'slessthan

DystopianFiction:DystopianNovel

Whyisdystopianfictionimportant?Somemaysaythatitisbecauseofthehigh-tensionenvironments,theaction, orthegrippingstorylines.Whilethoseaspectscertainlyplayasignificantroleinthecontinuedsuccessof dystopianfiction,beingwell-writtenstoriesisnottheonlygoalThispaperwilldetailvariousreasonswhy dystopianfictioncontinuestobepopularandsuccessfulwithallaudiences,usingTheHungerGames,Divergent, TheGiver,andReadyPlayerOneasexamplesInorder

RebellionInRomeoAndJuliet

especiallyinbritishliterature.Itisn'tuntiltheElizabethanErathatthisideawasencapsulatedintotheterm"StarCrossedLovers"byfamousplaywrightWilliamShakespeare(ShakespeareandDurband15)Startingfrom Shakespeare'sera,theconcepteofstar-crossedlovershasdevelopedovertimeintoamarkoffreedom,rebellion andconsequenceinliterature.Tosupportthis,thepopularplayRomeoandJulietcanbecomparedwith mainstreamdystopianworksHungerGamesandDivergentRomeo

ofnoveliscalledaDystopian,or"badplace"inGreekThepremiseistohavewhatseemslikeaperfectsociety, butbecauseoftherulesthatmakeitperfect,itallfallsintochaosSomesuchstoriesare"TheHungerGames",and "TheTimeMachine",becausethereisasetofrulesthatmakeitperfect,butbecauseofthat,itisterrible,likein "TheHungerGames",whereeachdistricthastosend2peopletofighttothedeath,itmakestheUtopiaintoa Dystopia.Dystopiannovelsusuallydirectly...

GattacaDystopianSociety

human,whichinturncancreatetheperfectsocietyFrancisLawrence'sTheHungerGamesillustratesbureaucratic control,whereaninapttotalitariangovernmentregulatesitscitizensthroughsuppressionandrestrictionof individualindependence("Dystopia",pg1)Asapparentintheinitialmovie,thecontrolthatthegovernmentuses isviableinpreventinguprisings,whichistheprimarycauseofthecurrenthungergamesPhilosophicaland religiouscontroliscommonlyusedincults,whereagroup...

TheHungerGames'BySuzanneCollinsBetweenHellAndReason'

constantsurveillanceandcontrol,arepresentedthroughtherealworld,films,andliteratureIntheworksThe HungerGamesbySuzanneCollins,Y:TheLastManbyBrianK.Vaughan,andWorldWarZbyMaxBrooks, authorscreatedystopiasinwhichethicalissuesarepresentedtofuelone'simaginationregardingwhatqualitiesa utopiamaypossess.InhernovelTheHungerGames,SuzanneCollinsexpandsupondystopianelementssuchas therestrictionofindependentthoughtand...

DystopianDifferencesInTheHungerGamesAndTheHungerGames

Dystopianfilmsandbookshavebecomepopularoverthepastfewyears.Thesetendtoreflectthewayinwhich societycouldpossiblysoonturnifexpectingextremesDystopianliteratureandmediaalsotendtohaveutopian elementsaswell.Whilethesocietiesintheseworksarestrictandcontrolling,theydooffersomethingthatour societycouldpossiblybenefitfrom.Divergenthasthiselement.Thepopulationisbrokenupintofivefactionsthat representthedifferenttypesofpeopleinsociety

TheExtremeDystopiaInPan'sLabyrinthAndTheHungerGames

Pan'sLabyrinthdirectedbyGuillermodelToroandthenovelTheHungerGameswrittenbySuzanneCollins suggestthatinlightofadystopia,aglimpseofautopiacanalwaysbefoundbeneaththerubleThesimilarideas betweenPan'sLabyrinthandTheHungerGamessuchas:theroleofchoices,defiance,andfear;allservesasa templateforwhatautopianfuturecouldresembleAcommonthemefoundwithinbothworksofliteratureisthe roleofchoices.InPan'sLabyrinth,themaincharacter,...

DystopiaInNaziGermany

Inadystopiansociety,onecanfacemanytroublesomethingswithinthecontrolofagovernment.Becauseoftheir leadersandgovernment,manynationsfacedystopiaWithinthedystopiansocietyofNaziGermany,thecitizens werecontrolledbyHitlerandthegovernment;HitlersegregatedtheJewsandchangedmanyoftheGerman society'sviewpointsthatimpactedmanypeopletoagreewiththechoicesofthegovernmentInevaluatinghow NaziGermanywasadystopiansociety,onecanknowhowdystopia...

SuzaneCollins'TheHungerGames

middleschoolerstobetaughtintheclassroomsettingLiteraturepresentedtoyoung,impressible,studentsmustbe relevantenoughtoenrichandintriguewithoutboringthem.Decidingwhetherchildreninmiddleschool(7thand 8thgrades)shouldbeassignedtoreadanexplicitlyviolentseriessuchasSuzanneCollin'sTheHungerGamesin classisamatterthathasbeendebatednumeroustimessincethefirstbookcameoutin2008.TheHungerGames trilogyisaserieswherechildrenareannuallyforced

Bydefinition,dystopiantextsaretextswhichtakeplaceinafuturistic,imagineduniverseinwhichoppressive societalcontrolandtheillusionofaperfectsocietyaremaintainedthroughcorporate,bureaucratic,technological, moral,ortotalitariancontrolThroughoutthelasttwotothreehundredyears,dystopianthemeshavebeenpresent inmajor,widely-circulatedtexts,withtheearliestlisteddystopiantext,JonathanSwift's"Gulliver'sTravels", datingbackto1726And,whilethe1800's

FemaleCharactersOf'ScarlettFromGoneWithTheWind'

Throughouthistory,femaleprotagonistshaveexistedinliterature:ScarlettfromGoneWiththeWind,Jofrom LittleWomen,andKatherinefromTamingoftheShrewtonameafewAllthreeshowthestrongfemaleattributes thathaveinspiredwomenthroughouthistory.Nodoubt,literaturetodaywouldbeverydifferentwithoutcredible femalecharacterssuchasScarlett,Jo,andKatherine,whohaveallmadetheirmarkonliteraturebyinspiring modernauthorstobringforthmorepowerfulwomenwhoare

``Gulliver'sTravels``ByJonathanSwift

Popularliteratureoftenreflectssociety'sbeliefsandstruggles,anddystopianfictionisonceagaingaining popularityFromNeverLetMeGobyKazuoIshigurotoHulu'sreimaginingofTheHandmaid'sTale,writtenby MargaretAtwood,andalltheyoungadultdystopiasinbetween,onedoesnothavetosearchfartofindaunique dystopianreadWhileeverydystopiaisdifferent,thesenovelshavesimilarcharacteristicsthatdefinetheirgenre Thesetwonovelsappealtomebecausetheyareunique...

CompareAndContrastAnimalitarianismInTheHungerGames

ThemaincharacterKatnissfromthenovelTheHungerGamesalsohastoendureanextremelytyrannicalsociety Thechildrenofthedistrictsareforcedtoputtheirnamesinalotteryeveryyearoncetheycometoacertainageto bethrownintoanarenatofighttothedeathwiththeotherchildrenofthedistricts.Theyareforcedtodothis becauseofalongpastrebellionagainsttheCapitol,asareminderthattheCapitolcannotbebeatThewinner receivesrichesandfoodforthemselvesand...

WhatAreTheSimilaritiesBetweenLordOfTheFliesAndTheHunger Games

thebattleyouaregoingtoenterLordoftheFliesisaclassicliteraturebookpublishedin1954byWilliam Golding,aBritishauthor.ThisbookisaboutagroupofboysstrandedonanislandduringWWIIandtheyturned intosavagesinorderforsurvival.TheHungerGamesisapopcultureliteraturebookpublishedin2008aswellas amoviereleasedin2012,whichwrittenbySuzanneCollinsTheHungerGamesisaboutadystopiansociety whereoppressedpeopleliveinfactionsbasedontheirwealth;...

TheObjectsInYuriHerrera'sTheHungerGamesAndThe Mazerunner

AuthorsÂofÂdystopianÂliteratureÂoftenÂwriteÂinÂorderÂtoÂteachÂtheirÂaudienceÂaboutÂissuesÂinÂthe literatureÂrevealsÂtoÂtheÂreaderÂpoliticalÂandÂsocietalÂproblemsÂthatÂneedÂaddressing.ÂÂInÂtheÂdy HungerÂGamesÂandÂTheÂMazerunner,ÂreadersÂareÂintriguedÂbyÂtheÂwayÂprotagonistÂstartsÂatÂthe theirÂwayÂtoÂtheÂtop.ÂSimilarÂtoÂthis,ÂinÂYuriÂHerrera'sÂshortÂstoryÂ"TheÂObjects,"ÂtheÂprotago that.ÂTheÂstory'sÂsettingÂtakesÂplace...

DangersOfDictatorshipInTheHungerGamesBySuzanneCollins

WrittenbySuzanneCollins,TheHungerGamestakesplaceinapost-apocalypticcountry,calledPanemThe countryisdividedintotwelvedistrictsandcontrolledbyacentralcity,knownastheCapitol.Everyyear,each districthastoselecttwochildrenastributestocompeteinabrutalsportingevent,knownastheHungerGamesin whichtheymustkilleachotheruntilthereisalonewinner.InTheHungerGames,SuzanneCollinscriticizesthe dehumanizationofrealitytelevision,warnsreaders

ExamplesOfMarwinismInTheHungerGames

theirreadersandtheboxofficerAllofthesebooks/serieshadtheunderlyingthemeofthe"survivalofthefittest" underharshenvironmentsthatthefictionaldystopianworldwouldputtheprotagonistsin.TheStanford EncyclopediaofPhilosophy

DystopianSocietiesAndProgressionTowardsEqualityEssay

intoasadisticandmassmurderingdictator?AdolfHitler,duringhistimeofpower,wasresponsibleformillionsof deathsandleadingGermanyintoadystopiansocietyAdystopiansocietyisaplaceofhumanmiserythatisruled byatotalitariangovernmentthatmakeschoicesfortheirownbenefitnotthepeople's;AdolfHitlermade Germanydystopianbybeingthesolepowerandeliminatingorsuppressinghisopposition.Hitlerwasableto persuadeGermanythattheJewishpeoplewerethecauseof

TheHungerGamesBySuzanneCollins

TheHungerGamesbySuzanneCollinsinaclassicexampleofadystopianTextasitisafuturistic,imagined universeinwhichoppressivesocietalcontrolandtheillusionofaperfectsocietyaremaintainedthrougha bureaucratic,technological,ortotalitariancontrol.Throughoutthebooktheiraremanyformsofpowersfrom wealth,gender,theCapitol,andPeetaMellarkThetotalitariangovernmentrunbythecapitolisclearlyoneofthe mostobviousanddangerousformofpowerinTheHunger...

TheHungerGamesandTheMazeRunneraretwobest-sellingnovelsthatbothembracethelatestcrazeofyoung adultdystopianliterature.Bothnovelsencompassthegenreofsciencefictionandaccentuatethemainthemeof sacrifice,althoughtheauthorsportraythethemesindifferentwaysInaddition,themaincharacterintheHunger Games,KatnissandthemaincharacterinTheMazeRunner,Thomasarebothimpelledtofightfortheirlivesin artificialworldswhichservesasthemainconflictin

Isn’TItIronic?.Irony:TheUseOfWordsToConveyAMeaning

situationcontrastingtwoverydifferentthings,ironycanbeverybeneficialforthereadertounderstandthestory. Bothofthesestorieshaveacorruptdystopiansocietythatthemaincharactertriestodrawattentiontoandthrough theuseofirony,theauthorcanportraythecorruptnesstotheaudienceIronyisusedinmanypiecesofliterature mostlyforacomedicelement,butinthecontextthatitisusedinboth"TheLottery"byShirleyJacksonand...

ConventionsOfDystopianFiction

Whatdoweloseinthetransitionfromoldtonew?Thisisthequestionwefaceinsomanyaspectsofourlives Tradition,family,technology,andliteratureallasksthisquestion.Isthereanyvalueoftheuntriedandpossibly untrueelementsthatweseeinourpresent-day?However,despitethedoubtsometimesexpressed,westillseean influxofnewanddifferentcustoms,computers,andbooks.Booksoftenreflectthestyleandsocietyofthetime theywerewrittenin,creatingaclearpicture... ExamplesOfDystopianSocietyInTheTrumanShow

ThePrisonManufacturedbyaDystopianSocietyThroughoutthesemester,manypiecesofliteraturewas introducedthatpresentedthethemeofdystopiansocietiessuppressingtheircitizens.Thesepiecesrangedfrom printedbooksdescribingfictionalcharacters'struggles,toafilmfabricatingafictional,civilimprisonmentofan ignorantman,andevenreal-worldexamplesofgovernmentalcontrol.Alltheauthorswereabletoconstructthis ideaofmostcommonlyagovernmentorsomesortofcontrolling

YearOfTheJungle

Withtoday'sUnitedStatesofAmericaasanexampleCollinscreatedtheimaginarydystopianNationofPanem. ThenovelisconsideredasoneofthefinestexamplesofdystopianliteraturewithAmazonannouncingitasitstop sellersurpassingtheHarryPotterseriesandhasbeentranslatedinto51languagesandsoldin56territoriesThe novelbroughttheconceptofdystopiatothe...

ThemesInRelationToGoodVsEvilAndComingOfAge

Asareader,IfindmyselfdrawntostorieswiththemesinrelationtogoodversusevilandcomingofageSome conceptsthatIliketoreadaboutaredystopianandpost-apocalypticstories.Asawriter,Idooccasionallylean towardsdystopias,butIammuchmorelikelytofindmyselfwritingaboutanimperfectromanceMyfiction writingdoestendtoinvolvethemesinrelationtogoodversusevil,butIfocusmoreonthefactthatgoodandevil arenotalwaysblackandwhite.Lately,Ihavefound...