I watched the Hunger Games when it first came out and thought it was a pretty good movie. Now, after reading the book, I have a new perspective of the story. Let's dig into the meaning behind the title, which is exactly as it states, a Hunger Game. It's all about how well one survives in such an environment without easy access to food. Besides the supplies given at the beginning, which not every tribute got a hold of, they have to find other sources of food. How can one survive without food? It isn't focused on the killing but the survival through the games. Katniss has only killed one person so far. Most of the book is focused on how she survives through the woods and uses her environment to her advantage. It's about finding food to help her survive. If anything, she avoids all types of killing unless absolutely necessary. That's true in the case of her killing the one man in return of him killing her friend and ally Rue.
Katniss and Rue discover this concept and use this to their advantage. They come up with the idea to eliminate the most powerful group's supplies because they are not used to having to find food in the wild. This strategy is smart and are what the Hunger Games are all about. It also exemplifies how people need to survive and fight while they are at their weakest point. If they are hungry, like Katniss is occasionally, then they are weaker and have to find their inner strength to move forward. I think this encompasses the main underlying theme of The Hunger Games.
I was really intrigued with Katniss and Rue's partnership as well; using their wits instead of bravado and false confidence to outwit their enemies. Nice post!
ReplyDeleteIt was nice to see a caring relationship in the story. It contrasted well with all of the killing and violence. But of course, even that can't last very long.
ReplyDeleteI think we can really take the messages in The Hunger Games and relate it to our lives in one way or another. How do we survive through a challenge?
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