In the Hunger Games, President Snow is Really the Good Guy.

Thank you StatsAndFacts for debating this with me! I am Forever 23 and I am glad to debate with a fellow Hunger Games fan! I am Forever 23 and I am here to bring forth the premise that the good guy in the Hunger Games trilogy is really President Snow. .. My ensuing roadmap will include defining some key terms in the debate, demonstrating the BOP and then stating 3 of my own arguments. So without further ado, lets begin: Good Guy- any person who is on your side President Snow- Panem's ruler The BOP in this debate: Pro has to prove why President Snow is not a terrible person and why Katniss Everdeen is not better. Con has to show why Katniss is better and why Mr. Snow is a horrifying man. Now onto some observations: 1. Good is a very subjective thing The word good is very subjective. For some, it may be good to donate money to charity. For others, it may be to prevent violence. Lets focus on the following fact: President Snow was born in a very different society that we have today. There, what is considered immoral here, is absolutely acceptable in Snow's world. Killing children in The Hunger Games was acceptable in that society. Snow may perhaps not fit the USA as we have it now. However, his actions were considered acceptable and even beneficial to the land of Panem. Assertion #1- President Snows Love For Family Just like Katniss Everdeen, President Snow loved his family above all. In fact, he had a grand daughter, Celestia Snow. She was 12 years old, old enough to enter the Hunger Games. Snow however, even though he had the complete power, never entered her or the other Capitol children into the Hunger Games. Egeria, his wife, was also considered dear to him. The man really did care about his family. That makes him no different from Katniss Everdeen. In fact, as I will explain in my next assertion, an even better man. Assertion #2- His Actions All Had A Reason To Them The opposing side may say, "Well, he killed kids from other districts, is that okay? ". No, it is not okay. Killing kids is not okay. However, when carefully reading the book, you see the real reason for the Hunger Games. To prevent even more deaths. The amount of people dying because of the rebellion, was much larger than the amount of people dying in the Hunger Games and in the district. Another common question, "He poisoned his friends, you say that's okay? ". His friends were people who posed a potential threat to the society. He killed them for this reason. The man did not want Panem to fall into an even deeper hole and all of Mr. Snows actions has a reason. In fact, his actions were well thought out and done as to support the people. Katniss on the other hand, was a selfish women as I will prove in my third assertion. Lets take a glimpse at Katniss. After the revolution, she was supposed to kill Snow. The rebellion was over and yet, she spontaneously killed President Coin instead of President Snow. We know that Mr. Snow would never have done that. Assertion #3- The utilitarianism theory According to, . https://en.wikipedia.org... "Utilitarianism is a theory in normative ethics holding that the best moral action is the one that maximizes utility. Utility is defined in various ways, but is usually related to the well-being of sentient entities. Originally, Jeremy Bentham, the founder of Utilitarianism, defined utility as the aggregate pleasure after deducting suffering of all involved in any action. John Stuart Mill expanded this concept of utility to include not only the quantity, but quality of pleasure, while focusing on rules, instead of individual moral actions. Others have rejected that pleasure has positive value and have advocated negative utilitarianism, which defines utility only in terms of suffering. As opposed to this hedonistic view, some define utility with relation to preference satisfaction whereas others believe that a range of values can be included in its definition. " The Hunger Games is actually supported by this theory. President Snow had to keep the districts in line in order to prevent a substantial amount of deaths during the revolution. Katniss on the other hand, cared about no one but herself and her family. In the second book, right before the Hunger Games preparation, she did not want to ally, even if it could save the lives of many others. In Mockingjay, she refused to be the symbol unless given so many privilages. People went out of their way to make her happy while she. .. did not return anything. On the other hand, we have President Snow, he was not demanding and did things that may not have seemed to do so, but at the end helped the public. Dear judges, clearly Mr. Snow is the one with more reason and logic.