Conflict Theory In The Hunger Games By Suzanne Collins

Conflict theory could between when there are two or more groups who are experiencing social strain and when that social strain that promotes social changes. The conflict theorists argue that the two groups are competing for limited resources. To be more precise, conflict theory is defined as “groups in society are engaged in continuous power struggle for control of scarce resources” (Kendall 19). This could be seen in The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins when majority of people in District 12 die of starvation and the children are forced to take out tesserae to help feed their families (Collins 28). According to Kendall, the conflict theory is mostly derived from Karl Marx and Frederick Engels who wrote The Communist Manifesto, and Max Weber. Marx saw society as two halves, the haves (bourgeoisies) and the have nots (Proletariat) and the conflict between classes was desired in order to encourage social change and ultimately making society a

This was because it was the women who held the baby, therefore more well taken care of. However, this changed in the horticultural and pastoral because women provided little to no help when men were herding the animals. After that majority of the societies have kept that mentality until postindustrial where it varies by class, race and age (Kendall 321). In The Hunger Games, it is very similar to postindustrial where the kind of standing a woman can have is based off of her race, age and class. For example, Katniss’s mother is from “whose parents were part of the small merchant class” has blond hair and blue eyes where people of the Seam has olive skin and black hair with grey eyes (Collins 9). America would be considered to be a postindustrial society where we can have women who are living in poverty and women who are running for