The distopian novel I have chosen to blog on is Hunger Games.A distopia in my words is kind of like a messed up world where almost nothing is right.The Hunger Games is an distopian novel because the U.S is in poverty, because of the wars that waged between the colonies. Katniss, lives in District 12 which is full of poverty, starvation, and violence. Every year 2 contestants from each colony is chosen to compete in the hunger games. This is very unfortunate for Katniss because she has to watch her mother and sister, provide food for them, and pretty much do everything else the father of the house would do. Also there's Peeta, the bakery boy, who was the second contender for the hunger games. Peeta has no problem with Katniss and vice versa, but out of the blue there being put in an arena to fight to the death. I think this novel is a very good example of an distopian novel.
I going to compose this blog by telling the use of some literary devices Suzanne Collins decided to use in the novel. The first literary device I would like to bring to attention are allegories.An allegory a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning. To me I think the hunger games is just an example of the situation of capitalism, but just in a book. The capital represents capitalism while the rebels in District 13 represent socialism. When Suzanne was writing this book out, she was obviously trying to explain the issue of capitalism and socialism.Allegories in this book are limited, bu they are very easy to spot out.
The next literary device I am going to use is allusions. Allusions are literary devices that makes a reference to, or representation of, people, places, events, literary work, myths,etc. I think the main allusion in this book is how Suzanne Collins use Panem to represent Rome. The word Panem is really the Latin expression 'Panem et Circenses'. Another allusion is the how collins uses the hunger games arena to correspond with the Colosseum. Also Suzanne uses many names from ancient rome in this novel. Cato, Portia, Octavia, and Flavia are the names Suzanne use in the book that are really roman names.
The last literary device that I am going to use is satire. Satire is the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity. Sadly, they're isn't much satire in this novel but I did manage to find just one. In the novel, Katniss has stylist to prepare her for the Hunger Games. The stylist in the novel are very shallow but they are human. Her main stylist, Cinna,her main stylist doesn't fit the stereotype at all. Towards the end of the book he to joins Katniss in the rebellion against the capital. Now we all see how Suzanne uses many literary devices to get her point across to the reader.
