Dissecting Dystopia: A Comparative Study of The Hunger Games Trilogy, its Prequels, and Film Adaptations

Kermavner, Maruša (avtor), Šporčič, Anamarija (mentor)

This master’s thesis presents a comparative analysis of dystopian elements in Suzanne Collins’s The Hunger Games series, including the five novels and their five existing film adaptations. Dystopia is a literary mode that critiques existing social and political structures through the depiction of oppressive and dysfunctional societies. The study outlines the concepts of utopia and dystopia, their historical development, and the reasons for the popularity of dystopian fiction. The study focuses on three central dystopian elements within the series: authoritarianism, media manipulation, and social inequality. Using a qualitative, comparative, and thematic approach, the study examines the development of these mechanisms throughout the narrative, their representation in novels and films, the ways in which the film adaptations reinterpret these structures, and the evolution of Panem as a political system. By analysing the original trilogy, the prequel novels, and their film adaptations as parts of a single narrative universe, the study addresses a gap in the existing scholarship, which has often focused on individual themes or solely on the original trilogy. The findings demonstrate that Panem functions as an evolving political system sustained through interconnected mechanisms of political control, ideological influence, and material inequality, contributing to a broader understanding of power and authority within The Hunger Games franchise.

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Ključne besede: dystopian fiction, The Hunger Games, Panem, authoritarianism, media manipulation, social inequality
• Vrsta gradiva: Magistrsko delo/naloga
• Organizacija: FF - Filozofska fakulteta
• Leto izida: 2026
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-184911
• COBISS.SI-ID: 285455363
• Datum objave v RUL: 17.07.2026

Sekundarni jezik

• Jezik: Slovenski jezik
• Naslov: Razčlenjevanje distopije: Primerjalna analiza trilogije Igre lakote, njenih predzgodb in filmskih adaptacij

Izvleček

Magistrsko delo predstavlja primerjalno analizo distopičnih elementov v seriji Igre lakote avtorice Suzanne Collins, ki obsega pet romanov in pet obstoječih filmskih priredb. Distopija je literarna oblika, ki skozi prikaz zatiralskih in disfunkcionalnih družb kritično obravnava obstoječe družbene in politične strukture. Uvodu sledi razlaga pojmov utopije in distopije, njun zgodovinski razvoj ter razloge za priljubljenost distopične književnosti. Besedilo se nato osredotoči na tri ključne distopične elemente v seriji: avtoritarnost, medijsko manipulacijo in družbeno neenakost. Z uporabo kvalitativnega, primerjalnega in tematskega pristopa raziskava preučuje razvoj teh mehanizmov skozi celotno pripoved, njihovo reprezentacijo v romanih in filmih, načine, kako filmske priredbe reinterpretirajo te strukture, ter razvoj Panema kot političnega sistema. Z analizo izvirne trilogije, predzgodbenih romanov in njihovih filmskih priredb kot delov enotnega pripovednega sveta raziskava ponuja celovitejši pristop k obravnavi serije, saj so se dosedanje raziskave večinoma osredotočale na posamezne teme ali zgolj na izvirno trilogijo. Ugotovitve kažejo, da je Panem politični sistem v razvoju, ki ga vzdržujejo medsebojno povezani mehanizmi političnega nadzora, ideološkega vpliva in materialne neenakosti, kar prispeva k širšemu razumevanju mehanizmov moči in oblasti v seriji Igre lakote.

• Ključne besede: distopična književnost, Igre lakote, Panem, avtoritarnost, medijska manipulacija, družbena neenakost