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Feminism in the Hunger Games

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?The Hunger Games saga is based off of the popular novel series written by Suzanne Collins, which has inspired the production of some of the most popular movies among teens as well as other ages worldwide. The first movie of the saga, The Hunger Games, made its debut in 2012 making 691 million dollars worldwide. The second movie, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, was unveiled in 2013 and made 864 million dollars worldwide. The third movie, The Hunger Games: Mocking Jay – Part 1, is coming to theaters in November of this year and is predicted to be just as popular, if not more, than the previous two movies. The movies take place in a “dystopian future” where a country known as Panem is controlled by a totalitarian government, which inflicts a serious pandemic of hunger on its inhabitants. The country of Panem is divided into twelve districts that are separated from the Capitol, where the wealthiest of all of Panem live. Citizens who reside in the Capitol are not required to participate in the games and simply watch for their own entertainment. The twelve districts consist of the impoverished people who struggle to survive the hunger and oppression inflicted upon them by the Capitol. Every year a representative from the Capitol randomly draws two young citizens, one male and one female, from each of the twelve districts to participate in the “lottery.” The lottery is the ultimate battle for survival, where the citizens who are chosen from each district fight for their lives against one another in order to secure a wealthy lifestyle for themselves in Campion Village. The game is simple with little to no rules regarding barbaric actions such as murder. However, there are many obstacles including fire, rabid baboons, and poison berries that are thrown in the way of the competitors purely for the entertainment of the viewers. Although the game is brutal, there is only one goal to be accomplished. The task at hand requires participants to kill all other competitors in order to survive and win the Hunger Games. The “Hunger Games” are televised nationwide each year as a thrilling and lethal show put on for the citizens of the Capitol. The movie revolves around Katniss Everdeen, a sixteen year-old from district twelve who volunteers as tribute when her younger sister, Primrose Everdeen, is randomly chosen to participate in the games. Because Prim is only twelve years old, Katniss feels that her sister is too weak and inexperienced to compete in the brutal games. Katniss, who is a natural born hunter and a highly skilled archer, is thought to be a promising competitor. Katniss becomes close friends with the other citizen chosen from district twelve, Peeta Mellark. The two form a televised romance and fight together until the end in the game changing blood bath, wh

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