Hunger Games prompt 2

“Rue’s death has forced me to confront my own fury against the cruelty, the injustice they inflict upon us…” Katniss page 236.

This quote has made me to think about the cruelty in Panem and the cruelty in our society. Rue’s death may seem as a big deal. Some may think why express Rue’s death throughout the book? Well that’s because she was young and was chosen out of her district to be part of the hunger games. When Rue was chosen it was cruelty upon the capitol to see children fight to the death for some fame. The chances would be 1/24. This shows cruelty and horrible government. Our society doesn't make children do this but others have. For example in Somalia children at a young age are being kidnapped and forced to join the army and fight a war that isn't theirs. Our society is cruel and there are no second thoughts that we are living in a “perfect” society. In the book Katniss hates the capitol for many reasons. The quote “Rue’s death has forced me to confront my own fury against the cruelty, the injustice they inflict upon us…” Katniss shows how the injustice on letting a little girl and many other kids having to fight shows on how the capitol wants entertainment.

In the Roman times gladiators would fight for the amusement of the crowd. In the book we see the same; the more powerful would watch criminals and innocent people die in a cruel way. Katniss shows that she cares about the society she lives in because she knows to speak out on what she doesn't think is right. At the end of the hunger games Katniss and Peeta are the only two left and since Katniss doesn't like the capitol she rebels by taking out berries, by taking out the berries there would be no winner in the hunger games. President Snow had not agreed to this and didn't like Katniss rebellion.

In my opinion Suzanne Collins based the story off of our own society. In Divergent that’s how all the groups were made. For example every group was made because that’s their version of how our society got messed up. But when Katniss says “Rues death has forced me to confront my own fury against cruelty…” Katniss shows in the beginning of the book that she doesn't agree with the capitol. In our society there have been people who had not agreed with our nation’s society which led them to the Revolutionary. Cruelty has also led to racism and sexism, in the book all the things that the districts do benefit the capitol. As the capitol just sits back and enjoy the hunger games as their “entertainment”