- When Effie Trinket says, "The pair last year at everything with their hands like a couple of savages." she is dehumanizing the citizens of District 12

- Effie talks to Katniss and Peeta about other tributes from their district and customs of District 12 as if they have no feelings. Although Effie treats those from District 12 as less than herself, it is not because she is evil. Effie has grown up in the Capitol where it is taught that the Capitol is more important than all other districts and that the districts are less civilized and cultured. 
- "The three step back and admire their work. 'Excellent! You almost look like a human being now!'...they all laugh...'Thank you,' I say sweetly. We don't have much cause to look nice in District 12."

- "The monstrous boy from District 2."  This is Katniss's first impression of Cato, the boy tribute from District 2. The fact that this is the only thing Katniss notices about Cato show that she is dehumanizing him because she does not think of him as another person with emotions, and a family and friends.

Most dystopian works, present a world in which harsh control of society, and the illusion of a perfect society are maintained through one or more of the following types of controls: 

-  Corporate control: The rule over society through products, advertising, and/or the media. 

-  Bureaucratic control: society is controlled by an inconsiderate government through relentless regulations and incompetent leaders. 

- technological control: society is controlled  through computers, robots, and/or scientific means. 

-  Philosophical/religious control: society is controlled 

In the Hunger Games, within the Capitol, the citizens believe they are living in a Utopian society.

When the tributes are change their appearance an on-screen personalities, this contributes to the illusion of a perfect, utopian society.

The people in the Capitol are manipulated into thinking that they have freedom, but are really being watched by the government. 

Only the people in the districts, especially those in the poorer districts (such as District 12), know that their society is not perfect, but the people in the Capitol don't see the reality. 

Relevance in The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games shows many of the characteristics of what seems to be a dystopian society, where the citizens of Panem are oppressed by the Capitol. Panem is divided into twelve districts, with each one having a particular job to do for the Capitol. However, most of the districts are poor and its citizens struggle to live in a life of poverty. One such example is Katniss's district, district 12, which has a wide socio-economic gap, with the poorer people living in the seam while the wealthier live in the town areas. Citizens of district 12 fear the Capitol, which is due to the strict regulations and propaganda, which constantly puts down the districts from past events like the rebellions and the annihilation of District 13.