Dystopias In The Hunger Games

Bradbury’s stories follow a similar genre which is a dystopian feeling where the characters realize what the world has come to be (“Fahrenheit”). Fahrenheit 451, takes place in a dystopia or “... a dehumanizing environment… where the state keeps citizens in thrall be denying them the kinds of positive, useful intellectual stimuli found in books” (Huntington 107). A dystopia is a future where life is appalling. In their attempt to make a perfect future, the government instead created a dystopia where people are destroying their only sense of truth, joy and humanity (Hamblen). Bradbury is trying to convey that, “Dystopian novels show that any attempt at establishing utopia will only make matters much worse” (Dietz).

In these two novels, ignorance truly is bliss. Both Fahrenheit 451 and 1984 convey some significant, albeit exaggerated truths, concerning human behavior. Originality and individuality are characteristics that are revered today, but feared by the fierce tyrants in Orwell and Bradbury’s novels. These governments strive to suppress the population into conformity, to keep them in an almost sedated state so that the citizens do not interrupt the reign of oppression. The human mind is the greatest and most difficult obstacle to conquer; and perhaps the most deadly weapon one can wield.

Robespierre had begun to execute leaders around the country in July 26, 1794 after a fear emitting speech announcing his paranoia of conspiring supporters. After this speech, anti-revolutionists and pro revolutionists alike were filled to the brink with panic. The Reign of Terror was not justified because it is not right to have an entire country in distress and constantly fearing the government that was put in place to be moral and

(BS-3) What society is doing in the book is far from beneficial, it ultimately demolished the society in the long run. (BS-2) As a result of the control and regulation that the government has on their citizens, it ultimentally causes more issues for them. (BS-1) Montag’s society is deliberately controlling and manipulating the citizens, for the purpose to gain control, even at the expense of stripping their ability to have

A totalitarian regime suppresses the wants of the society and denies them the basic necessities of life. Through the portrayal of a totalitarian regime that oppresses the citizens in order to maintain wealth and power for a certain group of the population of Panem, Suzanne Collins warns against the idea of the government controlling every part of the citizens’ lives. In her book The Hunger Games, Collins appeals to the citizens of tyrannical governments such as North Korea, who have similar governments as the Capitol, and to the youth of America to be actively aware of their own political situation (Collins 18). The increasing dictatorship of the reigning Capitol played a key role in fueling the sparks of a revolution after Katniss Everdeen was chosen to be one of the tributes (Collins 24). Collins urges the youth of America to be actively aware of the political situation in order to prevent the tyranny of a totalitarian regime.

His name became a symbol of bringing down the established system, and his example made no one want to speak out against the rising oppressive power of Napoleon (284). This becomes really unhealthy for the community in multiple ways. The citizens are put down in power because they lose the ability to stand up for themselves and the community supports this kind of suppression without fully realizing what is

Both Fahrenheit 451 and Hunger Games show characteristics of Dystopian in their stories. Dystopian is a futuristic, imagined universe where societal control and the illusion of a perfect society have disrupted. It basically shows how the society went from being perfect to completely changing into something different. Fahrenheit 451 and Hunger Games show that; information, independent thought, & freedom are restricted; a figurehead or concept is worshipped by the citizens of the society; and citizens are perceived under constant surveillance. Information, independent thought and freedom are restricted is a major characteristic in both works.

Seminar essay: The effect of discrimination on mental and emotional stability in the Chrysalids: Discrimination within the novel is elaborated and widespread and has a negative impact on many of the characters emotional stability and wellbeing, it is unfair and makes the characters question themselves and their surroundings, and it also results in war, death and being an outcast. Discrimination is a huge topic in this novel. Everyone in the city of Waknuk judges and discriminates anyone who is even slightly different from them or not part of the “norm”, they call them deviations or mutants because they think that the devil sends them so that they can trick people into doing what the devil wants. If someone in Waknuk finds out that something

He was always going against what was right in society and was constantly trying to change it. In the story, he rebels against the government when their concept of handicaps impairs him from being who he really is. In his protest, he “tore the handicap harness like wet paper.” He also was “plotting to overthrow the government” so he could get rid of the handicaps that impaired people. This shows that he was rebellious, because he was going against what everybody else thought was right to get what he wanted.

The tension between the oppressor and the oppressed soon grows to the point where the line breaks. When it breaks it causes a conflict. In society when the line breaks this can result in a revolution or a war. In the book, the line broke when Larsen’s crew was mistreated to the point of starting a mutiny between Larsen’s inner circle and the crew. Larsen repelled the mutiny and killed the head members but it weakened his rule.

‘Dystopian novels help people process their fears about what the future might look like; further, they usually show that there is always hope, even in the bleakest future.’ -Lauren Oliver. Dystopian stories give readers a futuristic, imagined universe that portray an illusion of the perfect society through technological, moral, corporate or bureaucratic control.