Friday, May 3, 2013
The more and more that I have been reading Hunger Games I have been seeing more of a resemblance of Handmaid's Tale. As of recently, I am starting to see less similarities between The Road and Hunger Games. I say this because Hunger Games and Handmaids Tale revolve around a dystopian society.Where as the road just takes place in an uncivilized apocalyptic wasteland. In the Handmaids Tale there seems to be a massive displacement of wealth. Thier capital building has many luxuries and slaves at the commanders expense, but the colonies out side the capital is devastatingly impoverished. This is similar to Hunger Games because the capital city also is quite wealthy and exactly what you would think a futuristic, utopian society would look like. However, the districts surrounding the capital city are too very impoverished.
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We only have a clear picture of Gilead in The Handmaid's Tale, which is similar to the Capital in its elegance (although it's not quite as extreme, to be sure). The colonies in HT are how I envision the districts, although perhaps more horrible and devastating. When we see the Econowives in HT, they are dressed cheaply and seem to struggle, and the residents of Gilead deeply fear the colonies. These parallels are interesting and powerful!
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