Ethical Theory and Moral Practice, Vol. 8, No. 4 (Aug., 2005), pp. 411-435. The Hunger Games Official Trailer 2012 HD. Alexander Vassiliadis: 'The Hunger Games': A Commentary on Society. Many book critiques today would agree with the assumption that The Hunger Games is more than just a story about two young heroes that face various challenges and eventually fall in love.
It can be obviously recognized that The Hunger Games as a novel is Suzanne Collins's successful commentary on modern-day society. Florida State University's English Department seems to have caught on quickly, as they're already analyzing the dystopian world that is Panem, the makeup of all the districts in the universe of The Hunger Games. Although it is not immediately apparent, the plot that Collins has magnificently crafted within this trilogy provides a critique of various aspects of culture through its depiction of "The Capitol" and the reality show within the novel that is "The Hunger Games.
" Some of these aspects include the obsession with outer beauty, obsession with reality television, and of course, wealth versus poverty. Suzanne Collins' "The Hunger Games" Illustrates the Horrors of Big Government.