Tag: Hunger Games

Trajan Heavensbee: A Featured Ancestor in Sunrise Appears First in a Surprising Place.

Posted on April 19, 2025 by

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Heavensbee Hall

WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD for Sunrise on the Reaping Beyond all the familiar names and revelations we encounter in Sunrise, none made my jaw drop more than the mention of Trajan Heavensbee’s portrait in the family mansion. We “meet the Heavensbees” through Haymitch’s cynical eyes… Continue Reading “Trajan Heavensbee: A Featured Ancestor in Sunrise Appears First in a Surprising Place.”

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The Goose and the Common: An Unexpected nod to (New) England in Sunrise on the Reaping

Posted on April 8, 2025 by

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Warning: Spoilers Ahead for Sunrise on the Reaping As early as page 5 in Sunrise, we learn that Collins seems to maintain some kind of fascination with geese. Haymitch’s “girl,” Lenore Dove, treats about a dozen of them (lots of “dozens” show up in… Continue Reading “The Goose and the Common: An Unexpected nod to (New) England in Sunrise on the Reaping”

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Happy Hunger Games!

Welcome to a virtual place to share perspectives on the full set of Hunger Games books and films, including the Ballad prequel and Sunrise on the Reaping. Future posts may include guest authors, student contributors, and my own topics of interest. Comments on posts are welcome and are reviewed prior to approval.

Meet the Author
Watch Episode 56 of Into The Arena (Feb, 2023), with Tom Paradis chatting about his university class and recent book, A Place Called District 12: Appalachian Geography and Music in the Hunger Games (and Ballad).
This site inspired by a first-year seminar on the Hunger Games at Butler University.
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