Examples Of Excessive Government Control
Riley Ellis
Ms. Althoff
Lit and Comp 10
5-20-15
Hunger Games Final “The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so free that your very existence is an act of rebellion” (Albert Camus). Excessive government control leads to rebellious actions. The Hunger Games and Catching Fire is about 12 districts that fight in games where people get killed. The games are created by the capital and are watched by the people in the districts and capital. Usually there is only one victor, but when you rebel you can get whatever you want out of it. In the Hunger Games series, excessive government control leads to rebellious actions, which is shown by the symbolism of the mocking jay, the 3 finger salute, and the tributes banding together and holding hands. …show more content…
“I think he said for us to hold hands,” says Peeta. (Collins, the Hunger Games: Hunger Games, 69). Katniss and Peeta are forced to hold hands by Cinna. This shows that they aren’t allowed to do what they want. This act expands to all the tributes and they band together. It shows excessive government control because they are forced to hold hands. “By the time the anthem plays its final strains, all twenty-four of us stand in one unbroken line in what must be the first public show of unity among the districts since Dark Days.” (Collins, the Hunger Games: Catching Fire, 255). This happens when the previous victors are holding hands. This shows that people and the victors are joined as a whole to fight back against the government/capital. Excessive government control is a problem in this scene because the capital is forcing people into the games when they don’t want to and when they have already been in them. Holding hands and working together shows the government that the people are strong and can gain power
Ms. Althoff
Lit and Comp 10
5-20-15
Hunger Games Final “The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so free that your very existence is an act of rebellion” (Albert Camus). Excessive government control leads to rebellious actions. The Hunger Games and Catching Fire is about 12 districts that fight in games where people get killed. The games are created by the capital and are watched by the people in the districts and capital. Usually there is only one victor, but when you rebel you can get whatever you want out of it. In the Hunger Games series, excessive government control leads to rebellious actions, which is shown by the symbolism of the mocking jay, the 3 finger salute, and the tributes banding together and holding hands. …show more content…
“I think he said for us to hold hands,” says Peeta. (Collins, the Hunger Games: Hunger Games, 69). Katniss and Peeta are forced to hold hands by Cinna. This shows that they aren’t allowed to do what they want. This act expands to all the tributes and they band together. It shows excessive government control because they are forced to hold hands. “By the time the anthem plays its final strains, all twenty-four of us stand in one unbroken line in what must be the first public show of unity among the districts since Dark Days.” (Collins, the Hunger Games: Catching Fire, 255). This happens when the previous victors are holding hands. This shows that people and the victors are joined as a whole to fight back against the government/capital. Excessive government control is a problem in this scene because the capital is forcing people into the games when they don’t want to and when they have already been in them. Holding hands and working together shows the government that the people are strong and can gain power