Yeah, sure, I guess thatâs true. None of these people were real.
But letâs focus on what this series, and this fact, say about our society.
In the series, the Capitolâs media focuses entirely on the âfunâ of the Games- the fashion, the plot twists, the favorites, the strategies, the romance. And the entire time, they completely overlook the fact that 1,678 children between the ages of 12 and 18 have died. Usually brutally murdered by other 12 to 18 year old children.
And how does our real-life media react to this story when news of a movie adaptation reaches them? They talk about the romance. This tragic story of a girl who must choose between her long-time best friend and her new love. Even if she chooses Peeta, they still must fight to the death. The star-crossed lovers of District 12. And many readers of the original novels saw the books through the same lens. You would tell them that you read/ were reading the books and their first reaction was, âAre you Team Gale or Team Peeta?â
Meanwhile, children are fighting to the death.
The fact that our media, and many every-day people reacted to the Hunger Games the same as the Capitol media scares me.
I donât want this world to be anything like the Capitol. I donât think any of us do.
And the fact that most of us (including myself) never really considered how many children had died in the games also scares me. But, hey, it didnât happen now/ in the current story, so it doesnât matter, right?
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