Examples Of Sacrifice In The Hunger Games

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James Smith
Ms Mary Britt
3rd Period Honors American Literature
02/06/2018

In Suzanne Collins’ renowned young adult dystopian fiction trilogy The Hunger Games, The United States of America, now known as Panem, is divided into twelve districts, of various wealth, who send their children to fight each other every year in an event known as the Hunger Games. The twelve districts annually sacrifice their children for the stability of the nation, and also for glory and wealth for the victor of the Games. The sacrifices that each character in The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins allows the reader to understand that sacrifice is necessary to survival in the nation of Panem.
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These sacrifices are viewed in a variety of ways, depending on the district. The wealthier districts view the sacrifices of their children to the Hunger Games as an event to be proud of, and, according to Collins, “In some districts, in which winning the reaping is such a great honor, people are eager to risk their lives” (Collins 23). During the selection process, known as the “Reaping”, Katniss’ sister Prim is selected for the Hunger Games. This scene shows the first example of sacrifice in the novel. The people of Panem, either willingly or begrudgingly, sacrifice their children to the Hunger Games. This sacrifice is to maintain the peace and relative safety. Katniss simplifies the message of the Hunger Games by stating, “Look how we take your children and sacrifice them and there’s nothing you can do. If you lift a finger, we will destroy every last one of you. Just as we did in District Thirteen” (Collins 19). This shows how cruel the Capitol is to the other districts, and it also details that the institution of the Hunger Games was never optional or wanted by the districts. Instead, the reader learns that the Treaty of Treason, a treaty created after a civil war, was forced upon the

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