English Workshop 2 about the hunger games

Keyword: Atmosphere, Mood - how you feel in the surroundings

1. Reaping scene - District 12
Dull colors - over worn
People all walking at the same pace
Effie shows up in a purple dress
Most girls have braided hair
Boys have short hair
Girls wear dresses and skirts
Boys wear shirts and trousers
Everyone is all equal by what they wear
They are scared of being reaped
Tension
Sorry for them
Life is hard
They are poor
They don't get health care


2. Capital
Lots of vibrant color dresses and tuxedo's
Nobody looks the same
Excessive make-up on men and women
Capital use more advanced tech to create their clothing
Easy to live
Wealthy
Capital is able to get a cream that can heal you over time


3. Beginning of arena
Dull colors - camouflage - grey's, blacks, greens
Jackets, cargo's, T-shirt, hiking boots
All look the same - makes it easier to watch them die


Themes:
Hope & Rebellion
Rich vs Poor
The poor aren't favored to win the hunger games

The director makes us despise the capital

In the Reaping scene costume is used effectively to show the imbalance between the rich and poor of Panam. For instance, the children of district 12 all look the alike in dull, simple and over worn clothing. In contrast, Effie Trinkett arrives wearing bright colors, a large wig and headpiece and excessive make-up. This makes the audience feel sorry for the people of District 12 because Effie is a symbol of the wealth in the capital. We see that not everyone lives in poverty. The director did this to show the hard life of those in Katniss's home district. Coinciding with is Effie's behavior. She is loud, happy and confident while the people of the district are quiet and scared. This can be juxtaposed to the scene where Katniss and Peeta arrive in the Capital. In this scene everyone else is rich and clean and they are the different ones.