Hunger Games And Foundation Comparison
“Foundation” by Isaac Asimov and “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins at first seem so different. Foundation is set mainly on the outskirts of the Milky Way, over ten thousand years from now, while The Hunger Games is a story of a Small nation somewhere in North America not long from now. These two books are indeed different, the setting, plot, and characters have almost no resemblance. But both of these books have similar themes.
Simple plot of Foundation- a large group of scientists was sent to the outskirts of Galactic Empire in order to keep technology, science, and history safe. The scientists are struggling to maintain peace with the surrounding planets-kingdoms.
Simple plot of The Hunger Games- Capitol uses the "Hunger Games" in order to enforce their control over the twelve districts. The districts are exhausted by constant violence and rebel against the Capitol.
One of the most obvious themes in these books is the conflict between two societies. In Foundation, the planet Terminus is being forced under the control of another planet. In The Hunger Games, the districts are also fighting for freedom. However, it seems that the …show more content…
As we already know, the Capitol was controlling the districts by violent “Hunger Games”. Suzanne Collins demonstrates that the violence is not a very good way to control somebody, by leading the story into war. In Foundation, Terminus needs some sort of way to control the surrounding planets, which is not violence- since the main idea of the book is the peaceful resolve of conflicts. The mayor of the planet finds a way- a symbiosis with the surrounding planets. He trades the technology for resources in order to maintain peace. More than that, he establishes a new religion making folk believe that the nuclear machines they sell to the barbaric planets work on “Holy Spirit of Space” and the people living on his planet are holy so that Terminus wouldn't be attacked as it is
Simple plot of Foundation- a large group of scientists was sent to the outskirts of Galactic Empire in order to keep technology, science, and history safe. The scientists are struggling to maintain peace with the surrounding planets-kingdoms.
Simple plot of The Hunger Games- Capitol uses the "Hunger Games" in order to enforce their control over the twelve districts. The districts are exhausted by constant violence and rebel against the Capitol.
One of the most obvious themes in these books is the conflict between two societies. In Foundation, the planet Terminus is being forced under the control of another planet. In The Hunger Games, the districts are also fighting for freedom. However, it seems that the …show more content…
As we already know, the Capitol was controlling the districts by violent “Hunger Games”. Suzanne Collins demonstrates that the violence is not a very good way to control somebody, by leading the story into war. In Foundation, Terminus needs some sort of way to control the surrounding planets, which is not violence- since the main idea of the book is the peaceful resolve of conflicts. The mayor of the planet finds a way- a symbiosis with the surrounding planets. He trades the technology for resources in order to maintain peace. More than that, he establishes a new religion making folk believe that the nuclear machines they sell to the barbaric planets work on “Holy Spirit of Space” and the people living on his planet are holy so that Terminus wouldn't be attacked as it is