Travis of TheHogsHead.org brings us more beautiful insight into the world of the Hunger Games.

But the more subtle version is the dehumanization of the citizens of Panem. What is valued, as is evident by the Capitol, is melodrama, entertainment, and fashion. The stylists working on Katniss are so out of touch with reality that they don’t even think she looks like a human until they’ve given her an extreme makeover. This constant emphasis on the superficial creates a horrifying situation far too much like our own: Capitol people are scandalized when someone’s fashion isn’t right, but are entertained by gruesome violence and death.

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