I just realized how ironic it is that Katniss Everdeen is called the Mockingjay. After all, Mockingjays can only repeat what they’ve heard. And, to the dismay of many, no one could ever control what comes out of Katniss’ mouth.
thinking about how thg said in an oppressive regime the act of love is a rebellion. that hope is a weapon and freedom is the only answer. jesus christ. suzanne foot my therapy bills
But totalitarian domination as a form of government is new in that it is not content with this isolation and destroys private life as well. It bases itself on loneliness, on the experience of not belonging to the world at all, which is among the most radical and desperate experiences of man. (Hannah Arendt on totalitarian regimes)
[…] except in the North there are no words for things like “shopping malls,” “liberty,” or even “love,” at least as the rest of the world knows it. The only true “love” we can express is worship for the Kims, a dynasty of dictators who have ruled North Korea for three generations. […] If you grow up in the West, you may think that romance occurs naturally, but it does not. You learn how to be romantic from books and movies, or from observation. But there was no model to learn from in my parents’ time. They didn’t even have the language to talk about their feelings. You just had to guess how your beloved felt from the look in his eyes, or the tone of her voice when she spoke to you. The most they could do was hold hands secretly. (Yeonmi Park on North Korea)
The Hunger Games has been a classic dystopian novel regarding the social standards of first-world countries and totalitarian dictatorship since the early 2000s, specifically 2008 when the first of the trilogy originally debuted. Everyone has heard of the block-buster films starring Academy Award winner and American sweetheart, Jennifer Lawrence; but while the films are deemed some of the greatest book-to-screen adaptations of the 21st century, there is something unforgettably special about the novels themselves.
With an unwavering, unforgiving, and unforgettable heroine, The Hunger Games is filled with the perfect amount of rage, love, and desperation. Katniss Everdeen is a character who will put everything on the line for those she loves- including her own life. In a world where children are punished for the rebellions of the past, Katniss Everdeen must make a choice between saving her sister or herself. When her twelve year old sister is chosen to fight to the death against 23 other teenagers, Katniss must risk it all to win the Hunger Games and come home to her fractured family.
Told from the point of view of our protagonist, The Hunger Games takes you on a journey through life, love, and untimely death. This book is beautifully paced and nearly impossible to put down. With a witty and strong character guiding you through her broken world, it allows you to look at what the possible consequences of our time could be. Seeing the parallels of your own life through the eyes of a 16 year old who has to fight tooth and nail to survive makes you take a step back and assess who you are and what you have.
While you see how a hero and survivor is made, you also are shown the trials and tribulations true love must go through. Despite its original message, The Hunger Games is always remembered as a love story; which, I guess, it is, but not in the ways you might think. The real love story is between Katniss and her sister. Primrose Everdeen was always the person Katniss was willing to give her all for- willing to die for. While the love triangle is entertaining and beautiful, the truest form of love in this book comes from family and sisterhood.
The Hunger Games will always be the greatest book– greatest series– I’ve ever read. The character developments, the love story, the twisted tales… Everything is executed in such an interesting and exciting fashion. This story keeps you on the edge of your seat, biting your nails, hoping and praying it will work out alright. Suzanne Collins’ novel is timeless, incredible, and always worth the read.
not to be an edgelord but sometimes i see tags like this and i wonder if i’m some kind of fucked up joker guy. like this is for real and not a bit? the hunger games was too dark for y'all at 12-16? at the target audience age it was written for? seriously?
maybe i’m just being edgy or something but i think getting to read some fucked up murder shit as a kid is good for you and i think adults trying as hard as they can to keep that stuff as far away from kids as possible are lame
