Analysis: Hunger Games Vs. 1812

Have you ever been controlled by fear? This outlines that individuals would do whatever they can to stay out of fears way, it proves that they have no power whatsoever. Today I’ll be addressing this topic with reference to the set topic Hunger Games by Gary Ross and my chosen topic the cartoon ‘State School NO.1812’ by R. Cobb. These two different texts show two contrasting ideas of love and compassion over ruling fear and control; and the amount of power they have.

Power gained through by fear can be defeated by love and compassion. In the Hunger Games, a clear example of this has been utilised in the reaping scene where Katniss scatters the crowed for her beloved sister. Hand-held movement has been incorporated in that scene to propose

In the Cartoon - State School NO.1812, a group of students are showing that control has been overpowering people, this has been expressed by the body language that they have inquired to outline that their body gesture is crouched to in order to emphasis their individuality and to communicate to the viewer that they have lost hope, neither do they have somewhat belief in themselves, which is the leading cause to their non-existing self-identity. The image paints a meaning to the audience, articulating that when the students walk in, they will lose every little bit of humanity that they had causing them to be controlees of their own mind, leaving them no choice but to have no self-identity. Moreover, Symbolism has been used in the image as the gates symbolise entrapment and control. This is publicised as the gates are no ordinary gates in the form that they are several times bigger in both length and width then the students themselves. The use of the gates symbolises imprisonment holding the student’s captive into taking whatever dreams and hope they have and demolishing their last bit of control over themselves. The image is reinforcing the idea that they are trying to communicate how controlling the school is and suppresses the students so that they don't have hope, nor individuality. Hence, the use of body language and symbolism combined together establishes that they have control over you if you have no