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The Hunger Games Trilogy takes the reader to a mythical world filled with ‘jabberjays’ and ‘mockingjays’. Each carefully crafted instalment leads the reader to the next with anticipation and curiosity to discover the fate of the main character Katniss Everdeen.
Fantasy and reality are equally combined to transport the reader to another world whilst still challenging perceptions of social behaviour, conformity, human rights and the social class system.
Two people form 11 districts are selected each year to complete in the Hunger Games, a reality TV show for the entertainment of those in the Capitol. The only way to win the Hunger Games is to be the last survivor with both fellow competitors and the Hunger Games arena posing threat to all involved. With public acceptance and affection increasing chances of survival, Katniss must play a game that does not sit comfortably with her private and compassionate character traits. She is forced to present herself and her relationships as the public want to see them, which challenges her own moral compass as well as those closest to her.
As the trilogy develops we see Katniss rebel against the Capitol and everything it stands for, standing up for a fair and equitable class system that she believes in and challenging the conformity that so many have yielded to for so long.
The films are brilliant; the books are better!
Mrs. N. Flint
