Theseus and the Minotaur and the Hunger Games

Throughout countless novels society remains a joint theme. Societal structure greatly reflects upon the composure of the plot, as well as the characters. In the novel The thirst Games by Suzanne Collins, Collins creates an alternate society which is completely keepled by their government, the Capitol. The Hunger Games is reminiscent of the Greek apologue, Theseus and the Minotaur. They some(prenominal) administer the opinion of a society supervised thoroughly by the government, and the idea of a method of insurgentling against higher powers.Collins uses the literary device of allusion to reference her literary process of The Hunger Games to characters and themes found in Theseus and the Minotaur. The Hunger Games and Theseus and the Minotaur both declare the themes of sacrifice, oppression, government control, and survival through characterization and allegory. The characters of Katniss Everdeen and Prince Theseus of Athens both flesh out what it takes to sacrifice ones s elf for others.They both postulate undreamed of incentives towards their decision of volunteering as tri exactlye, yet they have different motives regarding who or what they make their choices for. From the beginning of The Hunger Games, its clear Katniss has a true contact to her younger sister, Prim, and genuinely cares for her. How could I leave Prim, who is the only person in the world Im certain I love? (Collins, 10) Katniss implies that in all matters, shell always be there for Prim, who is eventually her motivation for volunteering as tribute for her.In Theseus and the Minotaur, Theseus volunteers to end pouf Minoss viscous and never mop up cycle of tributes sent to fight the minotaur, but are defeated and killed. What Katniss and Theseus have in the common is that theyre both volunteering so others dont have to suffer. Katniss is sacrificing herself for her family, and Theseus for his countrys bravery. They both have strong motives and something they mean in which is what it takes for someone to sacrifice themselves if it betters their cause.The Capitol and power Minos have total control over Panem and Ancient Greece. They both make it almost impossible to rebel against them or else they will threaten war, in which the other sides have no chance of winning. The Capitol keeps control of Panem by providing food and entertainment. King Minos keeps control by threatening war and also by providing food and entertainment. The Capitol in The Hunger Games and King Minos in Theses and the Minotaur put their regions under complete government oppression. They both prevent war by reminding their societies of the cost of war.Theseus and Katniss both have imposture tactics of defeating either the minotaur, or other tributes. Katniss is an extremely strong hunting watch which facilitates her with survival in the hunger games. She can climb trees and can hid herself extraordinarily well from enemies. Theseus wins with his smart thinking and problem solving. They both have help from a love interest in which case its Peeta for Katniss, and King Minoss daughter for Theseus. Katniss is originally uncomfortable accepting help from others, but as the novel progresses, she has to accept help if she wants to win.Theseus rather than Katniss takes help from King Minoss daughter immediately, using any kind of resource he can to defeat the minotaur. Often writers take ideas and conceptions from other pieces of literary work and incorporate it in their own work. This is shown in The Hunger Games with the Greek myth Theseus and the Minotaur. Collins takes Theseus and the Minotaur and incorporates it into the future. If majority of ideas and purposes all come from other sources, who originally thought those thoughts? The world may never know.