The World of Panem
Interpreting Society, Geography, and Characters of the Hunger Games
Category: Lucy Gray Baird
Considering a Katniss-Covey Family Connection
(Spoiler Alert for The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes) by Eddie Mikus, guest contributor. A popular fan theory that emerged after The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes (TBOSAS) came out this past May involves the idea that Katniss Everdeen could be related to a… Continue Reading “Considering a Katniss-Covey Family Connection”
The Valley Song as Country Music Exemplar
(NOTE: Spoiler Alert for the Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.) Readers of The Hunger Games learn about “the valley song” during Peeta’s recollection of his early adoration for Katniss: “So that day, in music assembly, the teacher asked who knew the valley song. Your… Continue Reading “The Valley Song as Country Music Exemplar”
What Happened to Lucy Gray?
(NOTE: Spoiler Alert for the Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes) A considerable amount of discussion is occurring right now about the whereabouts of Lucy Gray Baird near the end of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (BSAS). In typical form for Suzanne Collins, this… Continue Reading “What Happened to Lucy Gray?”
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Tom Paradis
This site inspired by a first-year seminar on the Hunger Games at Butler University.
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