The Effects of Class Struggle

9 Hence, t he pow er relat ion of the dist rict s deals w it h t he developm ent of class consciousness in t he course of class st ruggle. Wherein, the dist rict s as whole becom e aw are of t hem selves as a single class with com mon int erest and com m on enemy t ow ard the Capit ol. And this class consciousness is a vit al prerequisit e for revolution t hat manifest s it self in a sense of solidarit y based on class identit y. For the dist rict s, class consciousness m eans revolut ionary consciousness t hrough revolution and t he overt hrow of the Capitol. The Hunger Gam es t rilogy depict t hat the revolut ion will not be achieved wit hout political agent and t he unit y of the dist rict s. Hence, Dist rict 13 that once w as considered died com es as an agent of revolut ion t o persuade t he dist rict s under t he voice of revolution t o overt hrow the Capit ol. The goal of revolut ion is t o form a republic w here t he people of each dist rict and the Capit ol can elect t heir own represent at ives t o be t heir voice in a cent ralized governm ent M ockingjay: 66. Dist rict 13 aim s t o t ake over t he dist rict s one by one, ending w ith Dist rict Tw o, thus cut ting off t he Capitol’s supply chain. Then, once it ’ s w eakened, t hey invade t he Capitol it self M ockingjay: 66. The w ar bet w een dist rict s and Capitol result s the fall of t he Capit ol t o the hand of t he rebels M ockingjay: 252. In t im e of t he post -w ar period, Panem experience t w o president ial elect ions. The first elect ion result s elect ed Coin, and t he lat est elect ion result s elect ed Paylor. Under Paylor’s leadership, Panem is est ablishing a new government w ith dem ocracy syst em

4. The Effects of Class Struggle

The class st ruggle bet w een t he Capitol and the dist rict s reflect ed in The Hunger Games t rilogy result s t he st ruct ural change in government syst em from t otalit arian to democracy. And the goal of revolution—forming a republic where t he people of each dist rict and the Capitol can elect t heir own 10 represent at ives t o be t heir voice in a cent ralized government —is achieved by t he new vot ed president ; Paylor. An emergency elect ion w as t hrow n t oget her and Paylor w as vot ed in as president … Now w e’ re in t hat sw eet period w here everyone agrees t hat our recent horrors should never be repeat ed M ockingjay: 272. The st ruct ural change in governm ent is also follow ed by the changes in societ y. Aft er t he w ar is over, people realize t hat som et hing is significant ly w rong w it h a creat ure t hat sacrifices it s children’s lives t o sett le it s differences. Therefore, t he Hunger Gam es arenas have been com plet ely dest royed, the m emorials built , there are no more Hunger Games M ockingjay: 280. Furthermore, t he dist rict boundaries are t ot ally banished, t he fences are not charged anymore. People are allow ed not only to t ravel around dist rict s and the Capitol, but also to choose w here t hey live aft er t he w ar is over. The dist rict s are unit ed. W e land briefly in Dist rict 3 t o drop off Plut arch. He’s meet ing w it h Beet ee t o updat e t he t echnology on t he broadcast syst em M ockingjay: 272. “ M y mot her’s not coming back. She’s helping t o st art up a hospit al in Dist rict Four M ockingjay: 273.” “ Where did Gale go?” “ Dist rict Tw o. Got som e fancy job t here. I see him now and again on t he t elevision,” she says M ockingjay: 276. The change in economic realm is also seen in t he dist rict s aft er t he catast rophe. Dist rict 12, for exam ple, aft er t he m ining coal is closed, people plow the ashes int o the eart h and plant food. M achines from t he Capit ol break ground for a new fact ory t o m ake m edicines. Alt hough no one seeds it , t he M eadow turns green again M ockingjay: 279.

5. The Type of the Class Struggle