In this novel, they're many social and historical context. Suzanne Collins, the author of the book, uses The Hunger Games to comment on social aspects of life. For example, Collins comments on the corruption of government by describing how the government in The Hunger Games forces kids to kill each other as a form of entertainment for themselves. Another thing Collins makes a commentary on is the differences of social classes. She uses the Hunger Games to state her opinion about life and different aspects of it.
Furthermore, the government of Panem have turned the a serious crime into a sporting event. The Hunger Games government participate in the games every year. Each person haves a tribute they sponsor and help so that they can win the games. Corruption is often defined as the misuse of public power for personal gains. The corruption of government is not anything new to society. Corruption of government and higher officials have been occurring since the beginning of time. The government in the Hunger Games are similar to a dictator or totalitarian government, but not entirely. The Panem government doesn't control every aspect of life but they manipulate every district in their country into doing what they please.
To add on, the differences of social classes help the government manipulate these people even more. In the Hunger games ,the elite class is the one sponsoring and watching the games, while the lower classes, which are all the 13 districts, are forced to play in the games. The winner gets rewarded with food and money. The Capitol or where all the elite people live, for example politicians, take advantage of the 13 districts. The 13 districts in The Hunger Games, live in complete poverty. Some districts are less poor than others but most of them starve everyday. Most of the districts don't have enough money to live a "normal" life. Collins shows the differences of the social classes and she demonstrates how the upper class always seems to have an advantage over the lower classes because of their wealth.
Furthermore, the government of Panem have turned the a serious crime into a sporting event. The Hunger Games government participate in the games every year. Each person haves a tribute they sponsor and help so that they can win the games. Corruption is often defined as the misuse of public power for personal gains. The corruption of government is not anything new to society. Corruption of government and higher officials have been occurring since the beginning of time. The government in the Hunger Games are similar to a dictator or totalitarian government, but not entirely. The Panem government doesn't control every aspect of life but they manipulate every district in their country into doing what they please.
To add on, the differences of social classes help the government manipulate these people even more. In the Hunger games ,the elite class is the one sponsoring and watching the games, while the lower classes, which are all the 13 districts, are forced to play in the games. The winner gets rewarded with food and money. The Capitol or where all the elite people live, for example politicians, take advantage of the 13 districts. The 13 districts in The Hunger Games, live in complete poverty. Some districts are less poor than others but most of them starve everyday. Most of the districts don't have enough money to live a "normal" life. Collins shows the differences of the social classes and she demonstrates how the upper class always seems to have an advantage over the lower classes because of their wealth.
