Bug Question: Hunger Games

Is oppression really a bad thing?

  In Susan Collin's Hunger Games the Capitol has complete control. There were 13, now 12, districts in the land Panem; post America. We learn early that the Capitol thrives while most of the districts suffer.President Snow, who runs the Capitol, claims to be generous in letting the districts live.

  In the early years of Panem the districts had a huge uprising. As a result, President Snow ordered the bombing of district 13, which now no longer exists. This is the main reason the Hunger Games were invented. It's a lesson to those who tried to overthrow the Capitol.

 

Sneetches

Is the Sneetches an allegory? I believe it is. The star belly Sneetches did not accept the others without stars upon thars. It was sort of like the Holocaust, or any other prejudice event throughout history. During World War Two the Jews were discriminated against, just like the non-star belly Sneetches were. Someone came along with a quick fix with their problems too (Hitler perhaps?) Made a gain off the Sneetches hating eachother.