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Main points of: Media Violence and Power in Suzanne Collin's Hunger Games Trilogy

Some signs of dystopia in the book include how poor the people are in the districts, the totalitarian nature of the government and the gaps between rich and poor.

The society has deteriorated over the years (from when it was North America on through the various climate disasters and the war.)

Dystopia means 'bad place.'

Dystopian literature can let us see faults in our own society.

Dystopian literature can take real-life events and put them into a story (usually making them more serious.)

The Hunger Games is a social critique of our country at present.

There is more violence on United States television than on the televisions from any other country in the world.

The glorification of violence makes the country resemble Panem, at least somewhat.

The main target group for advertising is those from 18 to 34.

The events of violence in games are broadcast directly to the watchers.

In the United States violence can be found even in children's programming.

Exposure to violence activates the fight or flight portion of the brain. If the level of violence increases the effect on the brain decreases so it takes more violence to get the same reaction.

This can also increase fear of becoming a victim of violence.

Katniss represents the moral compass of the series.

The Hunger Games is a reality-based sporting event, full of fashion, intrigue, violence and drama.

The average American spends 2.8 hours per day watching television.

Sports where contestants are allowed to hurt their opponents (on television) have become more popular.

Panem's media is constructed by the government while most of American media is constructed by private companies.

There is no freedom of speech in Panem.

In Panem it seens the only type of media available to everyone is television.

The tributes are depicted in ways that serve the purposes of the government.

The Gamemakers have total control over what is shown.

The Hunger Games is warning to the districts that the government can take their children and have them murder each other and there is nothing anyone in the districts can do about that.

(One of the really odd things is that the government claims a grudge that has lasted 75 years. Most likely the vast majority of the people alive during the rebellion that led to the first Hunger Games are dead by then.)

The government of Panem know that the victors become powerful by their winning and popularity and thus are a threat to the government.

The Panem government uses aerial bombing to destroy District 12 totally. It's a lesson to the other districts, of course.

The games and their recaps are mandatory watching.

It's mandatory even in the schools. (The educational system in the districts seems primitive at best, mainly working to prepare the students for their jobs in the district. This is not surprising since knowledge is power.)

American media establishes norms for looking at the world. (One advantage we have is that we have things like You Tube, Twitter and various websites that can offer differing views of what is going on.)