Workshop 1 - Themes and Ideas

Rich vs Poor
Poor - Poverty, no power, no money, less opportunities, disadvantages
Rich - privilege, more opportunities, lots of money, 

Definition: Theme of 'Rich vs Poor'
It is more than just money, it is about who has more opportunities, power and privilege.
Rich:
- Prescient Snow, District 1, Caesar, capitol.
- Capitol- Don't get reaped for the Hunger Games, Food-Plenty, excessive, variety, Clothing is cleaner, brighter, designer, new outfit every day, the privilege of choice, to co-ordinate what they wear, they have a choice. Buildings-bigger, different material, not worn down, architecture is modern, an example of power and privilege. technology - more advanced, they have airships, trains, they have tracking technology, medical technology, blood scanner, healing balms. Children- Get presents, get to play, don't work, don't worry.

Poor
- District 12, District 11,
- District 12 - building - broken, not very secure, holes, in roofs, made out of wood, smaller, don't have access to materials to make anything better, don't have power.
- District 12 - bland, worn out, raggedy, not a lot of variety, old-style, boy best outfit-broken shirts, button-up trousers/shorts/suspenders, shows us that their clothes don't always fit properly, hand me down, girls best clothes-dresses, shirts/skirts, not good fits. Coal miners- black, grey, dark colours don't show as much dirt.
Technology- medicine, we don't see any, we do see sick people, shows the privilege of being healthy, transport- walking, the electric fence doesn't work- not enough energy to run it.
Food- not enough, scarce, hunting for it, rations, put your name into the reaping for extra food. Children - have to work, no time to play- can play but pushing sticks in the mud, scared of being reaped in the Hunger Games, not a lot of choices of future jobs- most will be coal miners.

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In the 'Hunger Games', Setting is used effectively to show the theme 'Rich vs Poor' is more then just money it is about who has power privilege and opportunities. For instance, we can see the idea of privilege reflected in the physical environments of District 12 and the Capitol. n district 12 the buildings are broken down and not secure whereas the building in the capitol show modern design, variation in materials and are built on a grand scale. This makes the audience think about the differences in wealth and power between the two locations. District 12 has nothing whilst people in the Capitol are safe and secure in their advanced buildings. The purpose of this was to show that Katniss Everdeen has come from a place of less privilege and power so her success in the games is very unlikely. Coinciding with this is the use of colour. In District 12 are lots of browns and greens whilst in the Capitol we see a futuristic palette of metallic, greys, blacks and silvers. The use of settings and colour effectively show us the imbalance of privilege between those living in places like District 12 and the Capitol.