The Hunger Games has a very original setting. It is set in North America sometime in the future. However, North America in this book isn't at all what our continent is like today. It is run very much like a communist country, and it is split up into twelve districts. There used to be a thirteenth district, but it was destroyed, once again displaying the communism of these times. The twelve districts are very segregated, and it's not like today where you can simply vacation in a different spot anytime you would like. Once you are in a district, you may not leave unless you receive permission from the higher powers of the districts. These higher powers are found in the "Capitol," which is the most wealthy and powerful district of all.
This future North America is caught in the middle of the past and the future. The Capitol has many cool things that you'd find in a futuristic science fiction novel. For example, you can get most things at the press of a button and they have hovercrafts that they use to monitor the districts with. Unfortunately, the twelve districts that the Capitol rules over are much less advanced. The people living in these districts often live in poverty and can't afford any of the modern conveniences that the Capitol has, thus it seems almost like they're living in the past.
I believe that this setting is very important to the plot. It shows the deep contrast between the filthy rich and selfish Capitol and the poor, meagre districts that it rules over. This novel is about a young girl from District twelve who is forced (by the Capitol) to compete in a competition with 23 other kids around her age. The competition is basically that they must fight each other until all but one are dead. It is a sickening thought, that teenagers should be forced to compete in such a contest. The way that the districts are laid out only gives the reader more reason to hate the capitol, thus enhancing the plot.
This future North America is caught in the middle of the past and the future. The Capitol has many cool things that you'd find in a futuristic science fiction novel. For example, you can get most things at the press of a button and they have hovercrafts that they use to monitor the districts with. Unfortunately, the twelve districts that the Capitol rules over are much less advanced. The people living in these districts often live in poverty and can't afford any of the modern conveniences that the Capitol has, thus it seems almost like they're living in the past.
I believe that this setting is very important to the plot. It shows the deep contrast between the filthy rich and selfish Capitol and the poor, meagre districts that it rules over. This novel is about a young girl from District twelve who is forced (by the Capitol) to compete in a competition with 23 other kids around her age. The competition is basically that they must fight each other until all but one are dead. It is a sickening thought, that teenagers should be forced to compete in such a contest. The way that the districts are laid out only gives the reader more reason to hate the capitol, thus enhancing the plot.
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