Fear and Mistrust of One Another
Society, as competitive as it is, has turned human nature into one characterized by a deep fear and mistrust of others. We scurry around through life trying to take advantage of others and gain an advantage for ourselves. This is the reality in Suzanne Collins‘s novel, The Hunger Games, where the games pit contestants from each district against each other; in the end, there can only be one winner, the one who defeats and kills all the other competitors. One of the themes in the novel is that many societies because of their competitive nature, not only dystopias, are characterized by a fear and mistrust of others; fear and mistrust of others, moreover, is used by governments to keep the population in line.
The hunger games themselves, which create the greatest fear and mistrust among the contestants, are used as a way to maintain control of society. During the Reaping, for example, the people are afraid that they will be picked of the games and this fear ensures that they will not revolt; the people are more concerned about not being picked than the tyranny of their government. During the Reaping there is a hint of mistrust of others, as people tend to believe it is unfair that they were chosen; the greatest mistrust of other occurs during the games, however, as the contestants try to kill one another. The games are set up so that there is only one winner, where every contestant is pitted against one another. In this type of environment, it is only natural for everyone to be suspicious and paranoid, only certain that everyone will try to kill them if given the opportunity. Unfortunately, the world we live in is very similar, where the competitiveness of society causes fear and mistrust of others. For example, school is a very competitive setting where everyone wishes to be the top of the class. Because all the students are in competition with one another, they tend to mistrust each other and they fear that someone will gain an unfair advantage. Once you graduate from university competitiveness, fear, and mistrust of others continues in the work place. Everybody wishes to get ahead of each other, and gain the most wealth. Because money is a scarce resource, everybody tries to get as much as possible by anyways possible; this creates fear and mistrust between everyone. In essence, life is a rat race
In the novel, fear and mistrust is also used as a means of control. Everyone is suspicious of one another and they cannot trust anyone, for anyone could be listening or watching you, ready to report you to the Capitol. For instance, even Katniss is wary of her surroundings, and feels that she must always be careful what she does and who witnesses her words and actions: “I glance quickly over my shoulder. Even here, even in the middle of nowhere, you worry someone might overhear you.” Even in our society today, betrayal is a common occurrence, especially if betraying someone benefits the betrayer somehow.
In The Hunger Games, the theme of how a competitive environment leads to fear and mistrust of others and how these emotions are used as a means of control is conveyed. Being a satire, the author is stating that our world today is very similar to the setting of the novel;
life is a game characterized by fear and mistrust of others, much like The Hunger Games. The dystopia of the novel is a warning to how fear and mistrust can be a destructive force in society and that if we allow those in power to manipulate us through these emotions to live in constant fear and paranoia, the world we create will indeed become a police state ruled ruthlessly by the government.
The hunger games themselves, which create the greatest fear and mistrust among the contestants, are used as a way to maintain control of society. During the Reaping, for example, the people are afraid that they will be picked of the games and this fear ensures that they will not revolt; the people are more concerned about not being picked than the tyranny of their government. During the Reaping there is a hint of mistrust of others, as people tend to believe it is unfair that they were chosen; the greatest mistrust of other occurs during the games, however, as the contestants try to kill one another. The games are set up so that there is only one winner, where every contestant is pitted against one another. In this type of environment, it is only natural for everyone to be suspicious and paranoid, only certain that everyone will try to kill them if given the opportunity. Unfortunately, the world we live in is very similar, where the competitiveness of society causes fear and mistrust of others. For example, school is a very competitive setting where everyone wishes to be the top of the class. Because all the students are in competition with one another, they tend to mistrust each other and they fear that someone will gain an unfair advantage. Once you graduate from university competitiveness, fear, and mistrust of others continues in the work place. Everybody wishes to get ahead of each other, and gain the most wealth. Because money is a scarce resource, everybody tries to get as much as possible by anyways possible; this creates fear and mistrust between everyone. In essence, life is a rat race
In the novel, fear and mistrust is also used as a means of control. Everyone is suspicious of one another and they cannot trust anyone, for anyone could be listening or watching you, ready to report you to the Capitol. For instance, even Katniss is wary of her surroundings, and feels that she must always be careful what she does and who witnesses her words and actions: “I glance quickly over my shoulder. Even here, even in the middle of nowhere, you worry someone might overhear you.” Even in our society today, betrayal is a common occurrence, especially if betraying someone benefits the betrayer somehow.
In The Hunger Games, the theme of how a competitive environment leads to fear and mistrust of others and how these emotions are used as a means of control is conveyed. Being a satire, the author is stating that our world today is very similar to the setting of the novel;
life is a game characterized by fear and mistrust of others, much like The Hunger Games. The dystopia of the novel is a warning to how fear and mistrust can be a destructive force in society and that if we allow those in power to manipulate us through these emotions to live in constant fear and paranoia, the world we create will indeed become a police state ruled ruthlessly by the government.
Hybrid Animal
Jellycorn, a mixture of jellyfish and unicorn was originated in the Southern part of Africa. The jellyfish which was actually originated in Philippine mixed with unicorns are called the ‘jellycorns’. They usually inhabit in damp caves in Africa. For survival, it eats carrots and berries from the wild. It also needs to clean itself often to survive. Jellycorns are helpful for the games because of its poisonous tentacles that can kill other tributes. It can also detect where other tributes are and can kill them using its horn.
Gender Equality & Gender Stereotypes
In our society, there are some strong “gender stereotypes.” For example, people believe women are feminine, weak, understanding, sensitive, girly and many more. On the other hand, they think men are str9ong, masculine, muscular, aggressive and et cetera. These days, many people are still fixed in belief that women have to cook, clean, take care of the children and the men are supposed to work and earn the money for the family. However, the two protagonists of the novel, ‘The Hunger Games,’ do not conform the stereotypes listed above. Although Katniss is a girl, she’s responsible, active, independent, strong, courageous, ambitious and clever, while peeta is sensitive, weak, timid, feminine, emotional, and cooperative. ‘The Hunger Games’ present positive representation of gender equality. In the story, we could find one girl and one boy from a district enter the games, instead of putting girls and boys separately, they all go into the same arena and fight each other. Also the book gives the readers the idea of gender equality by showing Katniss and Peeta in opposite characteristics present in the gender stereotypes.
Advertisement
My advertisement, for logos, a logical explanation that expresses the reason to buy or support the product, is that stating that the tributes from our districts have won and achieved many various kinds of medals and trophies. For pathos, which is emotional and pitiful that appeals to audiences’ emotion, my advertisement states that percentage of money won as a prize would be donated to the needy families. This would provoke the poor people to support the tributes of our district, district 4. Lastly, for ethos, which provides the audience with the credibility of the product, my advertisement claims that the tributes of our district have been trained by the previous winner, Christopher Blackchard from our district.
The Character Creation
My name, Sawyer Blanchard, I was born in 1996, July 13. I can remember the day a boy called Theseus winning the Hunger Games like it was yesterday. Theseus was a 15-year-old boy from district 4 who rose to fame and wealth from nothing. Since that day, it has been my dream to repeat Theseus’s accomplishment. My parents, unfortunately, do not share my dreams. They want me to take over the family fishing fleet. My father is the second wealthiest man in district 4, and he expects me to make our family the-first family of the District. My father has forbidden me to enter my name in the reaping; my father, however, is unaware that I plan to volunteer this year after I turn 15, the age that Theseus won the Hunger Games. Last year, my father called me into his office, and informed me that he would be leaving for Capitol, when I turn 15 to study business in preparation for taking over the company. At that moment, a crow landed on a branch outside the office window. I knew my father’s plans were not my destiny. When I was 10, returning home from swimming, I saw a flock of crows circling our house. They were diving low and flying around our yard. When I reached the yard, I saw that our family dog was dead and feasting on his carcass. Often, I have nightmares of crows and the crows outside my father’s office were a reminder that my destiny was to be the champion of the Hunger Games. I spend my time training myself averting my parents’ gaze. The Hunger Games, in my opinion, is a great system that gives people opportunity to become a hero.