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TheFightforJustice
andDemocracy:
HungerGames
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*Spoileralert:thefollowingcontentcontainsspoilers
ByNaGeum-chae
Argusian
YoungAdultDystopianNovels:
e are all players in the game called “life.” Even
TheHungerGamestrilogy
though we are not at each other’s throats in this
“The Hunger Games trilogy” takes place in an unspecified
game?thisreality?weleadliveswherewehave
futuretime,inthedystopian,post-apocalypticnationcalled
enemies and even become enemies to others. “The Hunger
“Panem”locatedinNorthAmerica.Thecountryconsistsof
Games trilogy,” a series of young adult dystopian novels
a wealthy Capitol City and 12 poorer surrounding districts
ruled by the Capitol.The trilogy’s narrator and protagonist
written by American novelist Suzanne Collins, presents this
Katniss Everdeen lives in the poorest region of “Panem,”
dramatic aspect of life. A cruel TV show that is broadcast
District 12, where people regularly die of starvation. As a
live 24 hours a day with 12 boys and 12 girls who have to
punishment for a past rebellion against the Capitol, one
killeachotheruntiloneremains;thisportrayalinthetrilogy
boyandonegirlfromeachofthe12districts,betweenthe
ages of 12 and 18, are selected by lottery to compete in
certainlyseemsdistasteful,butisalsostrangelyfamiliar.
anannualpageantcalled“HungerGames.”
Whatever may be the precise cause of this peculiarity, the
The teenagers selected for Hunger Games are
trilogy was lauded by the readers around the world, and
transported to the Capitol by train with their mentors and
the film adaptation was also a big hit, proving its immense
staff. The mentors are generally the past victors from
popularity.Meanwhile,thevarioussettingsofthetrilogyare
each districts and are in charge of the image making and
sponsorship contracts of their mentees. After receiving a
rooted in Roman culture. Many major and minor elements,
brieftraining,thetributesareforcedtofighttothedeathin
ranging from name of the fictional nation, “Panem,” to the
apublicarenauntiloneremains,andthewholeprocessof
systemic structure of the country, all stand as appealing
the Games is broadcast live on aTV show.The purposes
factorsthatremindthereadersofRome.TheArgusanalyzed
of Hunger Games are to provide entertainment for the
Capitol citizens and to remind the districts of the Capitol’s
“TheHungerGamestrilogy”fromtheperspectiveofRoman
enormouspowerandforgivenessforthefailedrebellion.
culture,lookingforanotherattractionofit.
31
NOVEMBER 2020
TheFightforJustice
andDemocracy:
HungerGames
ⓒwallpaperflare
*Spoileralert:thefollowingcontentcontainsspoilers
ByNaGeum-chae
Argusian
YoungAdultDystopianNovels:
e are all players in the game called “life.” Even
TheHungerGamestrilogy
though we are not at each other’s throats in this
“The Hunger Games trilogy” takes place in an unspecified
game?thisreality?weleadliveswherewehave
futuretime,inthedystopian,post-apocalypticnationcalled
enemies and even become enemies to others. “The Hunger
“Panem”locatedinNorthAmerica.Thecountryconsistsof
Games trilogy,” a series of young adult dystopian novels
a wealthy Capitol City and 12 poorer surrounding districts
ruled by the Capitol.The trilogy’s narrator and protagonist
written by American novelist Suzanne Collins, presents this
Katniss Everdeen lives in the poorest region of “Panem,”
dramatic aspect of life. A cruel TV show that is broadcast
District 12, where people regularly die of starvation. As a
live 24 hours a day with 12 boys and 12 girls who have to
punishment for a past rebellion against the Capitol, one
killeachotheruntiloneremains;thisportrayalinthetrilogy
boyandonegirlfromeachofthe12districts,betweenthe
ages of 12 and 18, are selected by lottery to compete in
certainlyseemsdistasteful,butisalsostrangelyfamiliar.
anannualpageantcalled“HungerGames.”
Whatever may be the precise cause of this peculiarity, the
The teenagers selected for Hunger Games are
trilogy was lauded by the readers around the world, and
transported to the Capitol by train with their mentors and
the film adaptation was also a big hit, proving its immense
staff. The mentors are generally the past victors from
popularity.Meanwhile,thevarioussettingsofthetrilogyare
each districts and are in charge of the image making and
sponsorship contracts of their mentees. After receiving a
rooted in Roman culture. Many major and minor elements,
brieftraining,thetributesareforcedtofighttothedeathin
ranging from name of the fictional nation, “Panem,” to the
apublicarenauntiloneremains,andthewholeprocessof
systemic structure of the country, all stand as appealing
the Games is broadcast live on aTV show.The purposes
factorsthatremindthereadersofRome.TheArgusanalyzed
of Hunger Games are to provide entertainment for the
Capitol citizens and to remind the districts of the Capitol’s
“TheHungerGamestrilogy”fromtheperspectiveofRoman
enormouspowerandforgivenessforthefailedrebellion.
culture,lookingforanotherattractionofit.
31
NOVEMBER 2020
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