Mito e Distopia em Jogos Vorazes

Abstract

This work presents a study of Suzanne Collins’ novel, Hunger Games, and aims to analyze the parallel between its catastrophic plot and current social aspects, as well as the intertextuality worked on in this story with the Myth of Theseus, a mythological hero that was used as an influence to the construction of the novel’s protagonist. According to the developed bibliographic study, it was possible to explore some of the criticisms that the author makes to current society, such as the manipulation of the mass through entertainment and the oppressions that a government can exercise over the population. For theoretical background, we used studies by authors such as Koch (2007), Genette (1982), and Thomas Moore (1516). This monograph, based on the observation of the researcher, discusses which reflections can be drawn about events pertinent to the reality of the target audience of this work.