1. Aspects of Totalitarian Systems in NovelsThe following section will analyze how totalitarian systems in novels are constructed and list the important aspects that make them up. Due to the limited number of words, the focus is only on the main aspects: the head of the system, the laws and punishments and the concept on which the systems are built. 2.1 Who is the leader of the system The leader of Panem is Coriolanus Snow. He calls himself President Snow, even though he is an absolute ruler and there are no votes. He is described as very strict and scrupulous. Its resident is in the Capitol, the capital of Panem. The Capitol possesses all the riches of Panem and is host to the "Games". In contrast, we have the “Committee of Elders” in The Giver, with the “Chief Elder” at its apex. This is a group of elderly people who run the Community: they make all the decisions, choose the people's mission and can change the rules. Another part of the leadership in The Giver in the 'Receiver'. He is part of the Committee of Elders, but he is isolated from it because he carries the memory of the Community. These should give him wisdom so that he can be questioned by the committee when new difficult issues arise. A parallel between the two novels is the close surveillance that the rulers exercise over their citizens. In The Giver, we can see that they are monitored via loudspeakers and that "[all] private ceremonies are recorded." In The Hunger Games, we learn about supervision in the second book, Catching Fire, when Snow pressures and threatens Katniss by knowing everything about her life, as well as the kiss with Gale. 2.2 Laws and punishments From the beginning it is obvious that in the community in The Giver middle of paper ...... impossible because there is no real differentiation between men and women and as there is no no religions. Another foundation of community is the lack of choice for citizens. All choices have either been made in the past or adopted by the Elders Committee. The only real choice citizens have in their lives is the weather for having a family unit and, for students, where to spend their volunteer hours. This was a necessary action for the community to prevent citizens from making bad decisions. As the Giver said, each member of the community lives a life that was created for them. An additional quality of the community is that it is very consistent. There is rarely any change and if there is, it is very slow and minimal. The Committee of Elders excludes nothing new or foreign, because it has no memories and is only aware of the present moment..