Friday, April 26, 2013

I'll be completely honest right now. Currently, I am finding this book to be incredibly exciting and thrilling. My hands begin to tremble with excitement every time I turn the page. What I find to be the most interesting aspect of the book is how corrupted the government. I think this government can be most closely compared to the government of Handmaids Tale. They are both similar because they both create a dystopian society for their people. A fine example of this is in Hunger Games, the people of the districts in America live in an impoverished and primitive way. However, the capital, which houses the government, is extraordinarily  futuristic and luxurious. This is just like the government in Handmaids Tale lives in extreme luxury, when their civilians have to face tough living conditions. Also the government from both books both exploits their civilians. In Hunger Games the government summons kids to fight in a battle to the death, just to achieve amusement. The government in Handmaids Tale also enslaved most of their civilians. This represents how both governments in Handmaids tale and Hunger Games are corrupted and how they both exploit their people.

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  1. I agree with you that both governments exploit their citizens for particular purposes. In The Handmaid's Tale, the characters are given specific roles and focused tasks. This is similar to the function of each District as well as the role of the children in the arena, who are exploited for entertainment. I wonder - are both authors suggesting that oppressive government control is only possible through exploitation?

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