One of my disappointments with the films comes from the absence of the Avoxes. These are the Capitol slaves. Convicted felonious citizens literally deprived of free speech by the removal of their tong as punishment of the crimes they have committed. I felt that these mutilated servants were the quintessence of the Capitols vicious routine. Their basic human rights are robbed indiscriminately merely because they were undertaking actions to survive in an unforgiving world. Although one of the obvious scenes where brutality is the nature of the game, the blood path at the cornucopia is not described in vast detail in the book. Nor do I feel it was necessary to increase the level of gore and blood thirst. The cornucopia is vicious free-for-all but also simple and consisted of bereavements with a little less expressive intensity than some of the other deaths. To put more emphasis onto it would be over exaggerating the conflict. Though I felt Rues passing could have done with a little more blood lust, its simplicity helped emphasize the emotional depth of the her death. It wasnt extraordinary or eventful and that contributed to its pull on the heartstrings of the audience. Lastly, the first book doesnt shy away from nudity; there are plenty of passages where the characters are threadbare. Nothing too explicit but it shows a certain element of vulnerability at the same time as being very nonchalant. There is a degree of being so emotionally afflicted that being deprived of clothes is of little consequence. The district stylists use the naked bodies of tributes to gain favour with sponsors. This goes a long way to portraying that even in envisioned worlds, sex appeal sells. Nudity and sexual themes feature in sequels Catching Fire and Mockingjay. Onatural is the fashion statement of the Capitol, in some cases its used as a ploy used to undermined and unnerve other characters. It would be fair to say it is a factor in the way events unfolds as its controversy between the characters causes friction. I believe it brings an extra dimension to the philosophy of Panem, they shake off the fig leaves to manipulate and groom Capitols puppets. I think it assists in comprehending the authors educated guess at what could be deemed as socially acceptable in the future. This makes an important statement about the culture and mentality of the civilisation. Click "next" below to read part 3...