Interpreting Society, Geography, and Characters of the Hunger Games
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…
More than a reference to a literal sunrise on reaping day, Collins’ brilliant title manages to tap into one of the most famous philosophical arguments from the Enlightenment Era. While the lion’s share of attention probably focuses on Scottish philosopher David Hume’s concept of implicit submission, the key to the book’s title is found in…
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The World of Panem 