A morte que alimenta a fome: uma análise da trilogia Jogos Vorazes, de Suzanne Collins

Abstract

The present thesis aims to analyze the trilogy The Hunger Games (2010), Catching Fire (2011a) and Mockingjay (2011b), by the American writer Suzanne Collins, exploring the aspects of social criticism present in the books. As these are dystopian productions, it seeks, in equal measure, to probe how close this fictional typology is to representing some of the dilemmas faced by social organisms already in this 21st century. To begin this study it returns to the basic concepts of utopia and dystopia, which are necessary to understand the line of thought studied, having as theoretical support Chauí (2008), Jacoby (2001) and Claeys (2017). From an analytical reading of the works, it seeks to understand how the author builds a series of criticisms related to the forms of domination and control of the social fabric, the issue of entertainment as a form of distraction of the population, the loss of sensitivity to death, especially of children and young people, and the use of hunger as a weapon against the population. The theoretical foundation used for this involves authors such as Foucault (2014), Debord (2003), and Bauman and Donskis (2014). Finally, the ideas that motivated Collins to write his works are outlined, along with their social impact and the question of what caused the great dystopian production in the 21st century, which is justified by the readers' identification with the scenarios proposed by these narratives, because when they encounter their realities, full of already dystopian elements, they see a lack of hope and fear the future.