The Hunger Games Breakdown part 1

The book notes this is a dystopian situation, especially with young people killing each other for political purposes and entertainment. Basically, such a thing is totally cruel yet it is similar to the Roman gladiator games although those involved grown ups, not people 12 to 18 years old.

The book notes the series involves a powerful female heroine, Katniss. The book discusses the best strategy to win which involves finding drinkable water quickly.

It also examines some other possibilities such as what would happen if Katniss did not volunteer in place of Prim (no doubt Prim would have died very early.) It notes that the tributes from District 3 were probably not popular because they were geeks.

Another question is would there have been any difference in the result if Peeta had physically given the bread to Katniss rather than just tossing it on the ground near her? The book also examines mistakes (or, better, lack of realistic logic) in the books such as how could the Capitol actually control distant districts?

The book is interesting but I wish it would have been longer with other possibilities considered such as what would have changed if Peeta had been killed early? How was District 13 able to build such a large underground area? Why didn't they send in a hit squad to take out Snow?

By the way, I think the term 'in-depth' doesn't really apply to this book. That would involve much longer discussions.

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