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Main points of: Five Lessons in Human Goodness from 'The Hunger Games'

Some of the main points of the article include:

The series shows how human goodness can flourish despite being in dehumanizing circumstances.

Killing is against human nature. Katniss takes no pleasure in killing anyone in the first book. Actual research indicates most people are reluctant to kill someone else.

Wealth makes us less compassionate. The citizens of the Capitol consider the games where children murder children to be good television. Some even bet on the results.

Seven studies show upper class people to be more likely to lie and cheat when gambling or negotiating.

People are motivated to help others by empathy and not by reason or numbers.

People will tend to help people who have compelling stories.

Power comes from social and emotional intelligence, not strength and viciousness.

The people in the series who use brute force and violence are the ones that end up losing in the end in the series.

Social connection is more important than power and independence.

The quantity and quality of social relationships a person has is closely related to their level of happiness. (Recent work in archaeology, etc, has found that Neanderthals seem to have some sort of social relationships and artistic abilities.)

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