President Snow, in the Hunger Games, is a complete
monster. The Capitol, where he lives, is
a monster in itself. It is driven by
greed and power (expropriation and exploitation). All the districts provide things to the Capitol
and in return, they are provided with food.
Depending on how much the Capitol values the goods being provided, the
more food and better shape the district is in.
For example, District One provides jewelry and District Two provides
weapons and Peacekeepers. Therefore, the
Capitol treats much better than District Twelve, which provides the Capitol
with coal. The inhabitants of the Capitol
eat and eat until they are so full they have to take pills to vomit, which
enables them to continue eating. Whereas,
the inhabitants of District Twelve have to struggle for food or essentially risk
their lives for more food.
The districts are kept under control with the power of fear,
which resembles Class Discipline. The
Hunger Games is essentially a sacrifice of 23 tributes from the districts.
Along with the games, there are Peacekeepers in each district that
enforce the laws in any way they see fit.
District 12 didn’t have very strict Peacekeepers until the third book,
and then they go around hitting, shooting and whipping people as punishment and
instilling fear in the community.
President Snow, who is in charge of the Capitol and all the
districts, is exceptionally monstrous.
He is driven by power, so much so **SPOILERS** that he poisons all the
people that could potentially take it from him. When the districts begin to believe in their
power to overthrow the Capitol, President Snow sets out on a mission to have
the driving force (Katniss) killed.
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