Workshop 1-Themes And Ideas/ Hunger Games/ English

Rich vs Poor: It is more than just money, it is about who has more power, privilege and opportunity's.

Rich- lots of money, more opportunities, power, privilege.

Poor- Less opportunities, no power, less money, disadvantaged.

Rich:

- President Snow, District 1, Caesar, Capitol.

- Capitol: Don't get reaped for the Hunger Games,

- Food- Plenty, Excessive, variety, 

- Clothing: Cleaner, brighter, designer, new outfit every day, privilege of choice to co-ordinate what they wear, they have choice.

- Buildings: Bigger, different materials, not worn down, architecture is modern, example of power and privilege.

-Technology: More advanced, they have air ships, trains, they have tracking technology, medical technology, blood scanners, healing balms.

-Children: Children in the capital get presents, get to play, don't work, and don't worry.

Poor:

- District 12, District 11

- District 12: 

Buildings: broken, not secure, got holes in roofs, made of wood, very small, don't have much access to materials to make anything better, don't have a lot of power.

-Clothing: Bland, worn out, raggedy, not much variety, old style, 

Boys Best Outfits: Broken shirts, button up, trouser/shorts.suspenders. shows us that their clothes dont always fit properly, hand me down.

Girls: Best Clothes: Dresses, shirts/skirts, not good fit.

Coal Miner: Black, grey, dark colours don't show the dirt.

-Technology:

We don't see any, we do see sick people, shows privilege of being healthy, people are always walking, electric fence doesn't work.

-Food: not enough, scarce, hunting for it rations, put you name into the reaping for extra food.

-Children: They have to work, no time to play, When they do get to play they are pushing sticks into he mud, scared to be  reaped for the Hunger Games, not a lot of choice for the future jobs, most people will be coal miners.

 

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In the 'Hunger Games', setting is used effectively to show the theme 'Rich vs Poor'. Rich vs Poor is more than just money, it is about who has more power, privilege and opportunities. For instance, we can see the idea of privilege reflected in the physical environments of Distract 12 the Capitol. In District 23, the buildings are worn out, broken down and not secure where as the buildings in the Capatiol show modern design, variation in materials and are built on a grand scale. This makes the audience think about all of the differences in wealth and power between the two locations. District 12 has nothing whilst people in the Capitol are sage and secure in their advanced buildings. The purpose of this was to show that Katniss Everdeen has come from a place of less privilege and power so her success in the games is bet unlikely. Coinciding with this is the use of colour. In the District 12 there are lots of browns and greens whilst in the capital we see a futuristic palette of metallic greys, blacks and silvers. The use of settings and colour effective show us the imbalance of privilege between those living in places like District 12 and the Capitol.