How Are Costumes Are Used To Enhance The Story

photo 1:
blues/whites, all look the same, many people, faded clothes for over wearing and washing, girls all braided hair, guys all combed/short, girls all in dresses, boys collared shirts, live in poverty, makes us feel bad, Effie trinket is juxtaposed to the people in District 12

photo 2:
head pieces, vibrant colours, over the top make-up, high end/good quality, clean, everyone looks different, is very rich and over the top, juxtaposed to District 12, more technologically advanced

photo 3:
jacket, pants, t-shirt, shoes, camo, dark, all the same costume, makes us feel worried, depersonalize the tributes

Costumes are used effectively to show the imbalance between rich and poor, the capitol an District 12, in Panam. For instance, this is seen in the reaping scene where the figure of Effie Trinket is juxtaposed to those of District 12 in this scene the children of District 12 are wearing dull faded and simple clothes whilst Effie wears a vibrant pink outfit with an extravagant wig and and over the top make up. This makes us understand how unwealthy the people of District 12 are compared to the people in the Capitol. The purpose of this is to show that life in all the Districts is not as hard as it is in District 12. Coinciding with this is the use of setting in District 12 everything is run down and old but in the Capitol it is new clean and colourful. The costumes used in the reaping scene can be juxtaposed to those worn by citizens of the Capitol seen by Peeta and Katnyss on the train