Brød og Sirkus: Den Dystopiske Profetien i The Hunger Games: Mockingjay

Abstract

Given the growing uncertainty and polarization in contemporary society, this thesis will investigate how the dystopian genre might offer insight into current socio-political challenges related to power. In extension of that, it will also harbour the belief that there is reason not only to simply view dystopias as cautionary tales that encapsules societies inherent flaws, but also as helpful narratives that instils the reader with a sense agency, inviting them to enact societal change. The thesis thus comprises an investigation of the workings of ideological and political structures in Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, in an attempt to uncover its implications of power dynamics in contemporary society, identifying the dystopian warning and exploring how Collins inspires the reader to confront the apparent oppression that contemporary society faces in the wake of a political uncertainty.

Given the growing uncertainty and polarization in contemporary society, this thesis will investigate how the dystopian genre might offer insight into current socio-political challenges related to power. In extension of that, it will also harbour the belief that there is reason not only to simply view dystopias as cautionary tales that encapsules societies inherent flaws, but also as helpful narratives that instils the reader with a sense agency, inviting them to enact societal change. The thesis thus comprises an investigation of the workings of ideological and political structures in Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, in an attempt to uncover its implications of power dynamics in contemporary society, identifying the dystopian warning and exploring how Collins inspires the reader to confront the apparent oppression that contemporary society faces in the wake of a political uncertainty.