Interpreting Society, Geography, and Characters of the Hunger Games
Another ongoing mystery from Sunrise involves Burdock’s own parents and, by association, his Covey’s family lineage. Collins’ narrative through Haymitch purposely hides this information as she often does. However, important clues abound, both overt and subtle. Early on, a teenage Burdock sees Lenore Dove up in the apple tree and says, “Hey, cuz, you allowed…
by Riley Turner, guest author and Anthropology student at Butler University Suzanne Collins’ second prequel to the Hunger Games trilogy may be the boldest title in the series yet. Haymitch’s story takes readers for a wild ride with many twists and turns, including its vibrant, 70s-inspired Capitol, its enchanting, yet deadly 50th Games arena, its…
Author’s Preface: With so much attention focused now on Maysilee’s character in Sunrise, it dawned on me that I still wasn’t sure about Collins’ inspirations for her first and last names. It seemed that previous writers from the trilogy era had not sufficiently solved this puzzle, so I finally decided to dig a bit more…
Tom Paradis
The World of Panem 