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the starting point of each year’s Hunger Games.
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The praise for the current social system and a
gameattheriskof24teenagers’lives?thesetwo
differentmeaningsofcornucopiain“TheHunger
Games”seemsironicatfirstglance.
The cornucopia as a national anthem is a
compliment to the life in the Capitol, which is
full of wealth and fortune. Unlike residents of
the 12 districts who groan under the oppression
of the dictator, citizens of the Capitol lead a life
of indulgence, wasting the goods produced by
the districts. For example, the Capitol citizens
havepartiesfullofluxuriousfoodeverydayand
intermittently empty their stomachs by taking
emetics to be able to constantly eat. Compared
with Katniss’s life, which was one of nearly
starving to death, the gap in the quality of life
between the Capitol citizens and the district
residentsisindeedsignificant.Thecornucopia,in
short,isanormalthingthatpeopleoftheCapitol
areabletotakeforgranted.
Ontheotherhand,asastartingpointofHunger
Games,thecornucopiaismorelikeastruggleof
tributes who want to survive. The Capitol set up
the cornucopia for optimal entertainment value
andquickdeathstokeepaudiencesinterestedby
making tributes compete for valuable supplies
around the cornucopia. During this process, the
so-called“CornucopiaBloodbath,”anaverageof
about half of the tributes are killed and Hunger
Games start in earnest. On the surface, the
cornucopia is a space of plenty where important
items are constantly provided. However, on its
flip side is the horrific nature of the Capitol,
which governs the surrounding districts with an
"Youcantortureus,
abundancethatresidentsdarenotchallenge.
bombus,burnourdistrictsto
RomanGoddessFortuna:
theground.
Theficklefingeroffate
Butdoyouseethat?
Luck, one of the major components in “The
Hunger Games,” can be analyzed by Fortuna,
Fireiscatching!
the Roman goddess of luck and fate. Originally,
she was a goddess of good fortune, but over
Andifweburn,
time her image as a goddess of unpredictable
fategrewstronger.Fortunaisoftenillustratedas
youburnwithus!"
determining course of people’s lives by spinning
the “Wheel of Fortune” at random, changing the
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www.theargus.org
the starting point of each year’s Hunger Games.
ⓒwallpaperflare
The praise for the current social system and a
gameattheriskof24teenagers’lives?thesetwo
differentmeaningsofcornucopiain“TheHunger
Games”seemsironicatfirstglance.
The cornucopia as a national anthem is a
compliment to the life in the Capitol, which is
full of wealth and fortune. Unlike residents of
the 12 districts who groan under the oppression
of the dictator, citizens of the Capitol lead a life
of indulgence, wasting the goods produced by
the districts. For example, the Capitol citizens
havepartiesfullofluxuriousfoodeverydayand
intermittently empty their stomachs by taking
emetics to be able to constantly eat. Compared
with Katniss’s life, which was one of nearly
starving to death, the gap in the quality of life
between the Capitol citizens and the district
residentsisindeedsignificant.Thecornucopia,in
short,isanormalthingthatpeopleoftheCapitol
areabletotakeforgranted.
Ontheotherhand,asastartingpointofHunger
Games,thecornucopiaismorelikeastruggleof
tributes who want to survive. The Capitol set up
the cornucopia for optimal entertainment value
andquickdeathstokeepaudiencesinterestedby
making tributes compete for valuable supplies
around the cornucopia. During this process, the
so-called“CornucopiaBloodbath,”anaverageof
about half of the tributes are killed and Hunger
Games start in earnest. On the surface, the
cornucopia is a space of plenty where important
items are constantly provided. However, on its
flip side is the horrific nature of the Capitol,
which governs the surrounding districts with an
"Youcantortureus,
abundancethatresidentsdarenotchallenge.
bombus,burnourdistrictsto
RomanGoddessFortuna:
theground.
Theficklefingeroffate
Butdoyouseethat?
Luck, one of the major components in “The
Hunger Games,” can be analyzed by Fortuna,
Fireiscatching!
the Roman goddess of luck and fate. Originally,
she was a goddess of good fortune, but over
Andifweburn,
time her image as a goddess of unpredictable
fategrewstronger.Fortunaisoftenillustratedas
youburnwithus!"
determining course of people’s lives by spinning
the “Wheel of Fortune” at random, changing the
34
www.theargus.org
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