The Hunger Games is a book to entertain but also consists of many themes:
President Snow
1. The first theme I noticed in the hunger games was how the games related to our reality television. People of the capitol looked at the games as a source of entertainment. although people were being injured and killed at the games, they still enjoyed watching them. i think we do this today with reality television. This supports the theme of how people view people getting injured just a source of entertainment.
"Taking the kids from our districts, forcing the to kill one another while we watch-this is the capitol's way of reminding us how totally we are at their mercy."
-The hunger games
"Taking the kids from our districts, forcing the to kill one another while we watch-this is the capitol's way of reminding us how totally we are at their mercy."
-The hunger games
Katniss Everdeen
2. Going into the games katniss and peeta knew that there would be twenty-four tributes and only one would return. They also knew that people would be killed and one of them would die as well. although they knew this, they both kept there humanity and dignity. They do want to survive but neither go in wanting to kill people. they did what they had to do to stay alive but never killed anyone just out of pleasure. this represents another theme, always be humane no matter what situation you are in.
"Because we're going to be thrown into an arena to fight to the death. exactly how am i supposed to work in a thank-you there? somehow it just won't seen sincere if i'm trying to slit his throat"
-Katinss
"Because we're going to be thrown into an arena to fight to the death. exactly how am i supposed to work in a thank-you there? somehow it just won't seen sincere if i'm trying to slit his throat"
-Katinss
Map of Panem
3. I think The biggest and most obvious theme from the hunger games is government control. Panem's government is harsh and cruel. One point of having the games is just to show the government's power. they want people to know that they are in charge and control everything. Towards the end of the book the president think katniss is trying to rebel against the capitol which angers him.
"Only i keep wishing I could think of a way to...to show the capitol they don't own me. that i'm more than just a piece in there games."
-Peeta
"Only i keep wishing I could think of a way to...to show the capitol they don't own me. that i'm more than just a piece in there games."
-Peeta