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The main points of: Dystopia: Reflections of the real world in the Hunger Games.

Dystopia means bad place.

It's a repressive society that controls free thought and individuality.

The inhabitants are forcibly controlled.

The exact forms in which the dystopia functions can vary among dystopian novels.

The New Historical Approach says that what is in dystopian novels is never isolated from the cultural and political surroundings of where it is written.

Absolute control is achieved by enslaving (in some form) the minds of the inhabitants.

This makes them numb to the defects of the society they live in.

Themes common to dystopian novels include a resilient protagonist, the need to survive, government control and social conformity.

Distrust is fostered to spread disharmony among the populations.

Normally the inhabitants do not try to overthrow the government controlling them.

The protagonist(s) is/are usually young.

The rebellious nature of Katniss is a depiction of Americans being tired of being ruled by a government with strict policies.

Katniss rebels in different ways against the Capitol and becomes the leader of the revolution.