The Hunger Games and Conflicts

One of the books I enjoyed reading was the HungerGames by Suzanne Collins, the books in this series are Dystopian themed novels. Now at first I didn’t think I would like reading this book. It was a book my girlfriend’s little sister just finished reading, so I didn’t think it would entertain my interests. Surprisingly this book is now in my top 10 favorite books. The Hunger Games is filled with so much conflict I had a hard time putting it down.  

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The major player for the cause of the conflict was a society called the Capitol.  As well, the main character Katniss is faced with her own dilemma.  She has to provide food for her family, but in order to get the food she has to break the rules and leave the District.  Then to add more to her plate she has to worry about the Hunger Games. 

The Capitol forces the 11 Districts to draw two names for their Hunger Games event. The names of the people drawn are from the ages of 12-17. They make them fight in an event similar to gladiator match in a coliseum. Although this “coliseum” is more modern and takes place in a setting the Capitol chooses.

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The Government in this novel are real a-holes.  They make the 11 Districts sacrifice their children for the entertainment of the Capitol, but also the purpose of the Districts is slave labour. Each District has a purpose, for example; District 11 is in charge of providing coal to the Capitol. This is all consequences for a war that happen between these two societies a hundred years ago. 

In the book Katniss’s sister gets chosen to participate in the Hunger Games. So, Katniss volunteers to take her position. Self Sacrifice is an admirable trait for a protagonist. She is a heroine that tries to live her life as righteous as she can.