Discussion: The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins

[bill_mchale]

Originally Posted by Redcard

It did, yes. But the first one was about empowerment.

The second one was about empowerment.

The third one was about Team Peeta vs Team Gale.

If you look at the publication times of the books and compare them to the theatrical release dates of the twilight movies, you'll see precisely what happened when the editor got ahold of the third story.

I just would have liked the third book to mesh more with the story being built in the first two, that's all.

I have to say, I really don't see empowerment as being the major theme of any of these books; nor do I see the main point of the third book being about who Katniss ends up with (yes it is a subplot, but not the most important one).

Katniss starts the series fairly empowered in her own life. The rest of the books include moments of empowerment, but far more often she is being manipulated and steered around. In each book, even the last, the situations she is in and the actions she take only serve to confuse her and damage her emotionally.

Lets also keep in mind that she is a classic unreliable narrator. There is plenty of evidence in the story that her perception of herself and others is skewed by her experiences.

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Bill

[Belfaborac]

To be honest, I think you're attempting to dig far deeper than the books warrant. It's a post-apocalyptic story which one either finds enjoyable or not, not a work of profound philosophical value meant to teach one important things about life, the universe and everything.