The Hunger Games is the first book that makes up the famous trilogy written by Suzanne Collins. Katniss, the protagonist of the book, is a sixteen-year-old girl who lives in Panem, a country divided into 13 different districts. Every year the harvest is held, during which each neighborhood chooses a boy and a girl to participate in the games. Participants must kill each other to survive and only one person can win. Thanks to Katniss' ingenuity and strategies, both of her district's tributes were able to survive and overcome this challenge. This world clearly connects to the reality shows of our contemporary world and gladiator fights. This essay will analyze the different themes, used to convey symbols and messages, that emerge in the novel. Panem is the country where The Hunger Games is set and represents the dystopian United States as it is divided into thirteen districts under the power of the Capitol. As in America, which began with thirteen colonies governed by a colonizing country: England. There is a very clear difference here between the lives of the rich and the lives of the poor. All the wealth, in fact, is concentrated in the Capitoline Hill, the richest neighborhood, or in other specific neighborhoods. Most people in the districts are severely malnourished, creating discontent among the population, leading to rebellion. An example of this is when Katniss Everdeen goes hunting illegally in the forest beyond her district, in order to bring food to her family: “The forest became our savior (...) it was slow at first, but I was determined to make him nurses. I stole eggs from nests, caught fish in nets, sometimes managed to shoot a squirrel or a rabbit." The sixteen-year-old, being one of the tributes, experiences...... middle of paper ......a gold token that Katniss wears during the Games to represent her district, which was given to her by her younger sister Primo . It symbolizes a bird in flight, which is generally itself a symbol of freedom, but in the novel it represents defiance, together with District 12, and therefore, consequently, with his family and his community. Hope is what keeps us going, no matter the circumstances. This is seen in Suzanne Collins' book, as the people in the districts live hoping that one of their relatives will not be chosen, and if not, hoping that the tribute will survive this terrible event. In conclusion, the themes found in The Hunger Games all portray important symbols and messages which give the book a more interesting and effective perspective. Furthermore, it is important to note how this novel relates to our contemporary world, making it seem more realistic.