Subtitle The Hunger -

Hunger is used as a tool of control.

While "The Hunger Games" refers to the televised event, the core of Panem is built on a different kind of hunger: the literal starvation of its people to keep them submissive. By keeping the districts focused on the lowest rung of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, the Capitol ensures they are too busy searching for their next meal to organize an uprising. Key Points: subtitle The Hunger

We often think of The Hunger Games as a story of action and bows, but the most heartbreaking moments happen at the kitchen table. The "Hunger" in the title represents the desperation that drives characters like Katniss to volunteer for certain death to save a loved one. Hunger is used as a tool of control