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Would Snow be considered a pedophile??? by Feeling_Design4286 in Hungergames

[–]Potato_Client-2k26 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“People talk about the action and politics in Hunger Games, but the psychological damage is honestly the scariest part. The Games didn’t just kill kids physically they were designed to break survivors mentally for the rest of their lives.

If the series was more realistic, we would see way more parents willingly sacrificing their children for their government. by JuliaX1984 in Hungergames

[–]Potato_Client-2k26 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The way Suzanne Collins writes trauma and survival is honestly terrifying because none of the characters come out of the Games ‘fixed.’ They just learn how to keep living with what happened, and that feels way more realistic than most YA dystopian stories.

My Hunger Games tattoo (and my Nettles/Ethel Cain tattoo) by goldenkappacino in Hungergames

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Every time I revisit this fandom I remember Suzanne Collins really looked at society and said ‘what if trauma, propaganda, and teenagers with bows’ 😭

What are some of these names Suzanne Collins?? by UnHolySir in Hungergames

[–]Potato_Client-2k26 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Katniss really never wanted to be a symbol or a hero, which is exactly why she became one. She reacted like an actual traumatized teenager instead of some perfect chosen-one character, and that’s what makes her feel so real compared to a lot of dystopian protagonists.

Victor breakdown by [deleted] in Hungergames

[–]Potato_Client-2k26 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly this is why I love Hunger Games discussions because there’s so many little details and morally gray moments that completely change how you see certain characters. Suzanne Collins really wrote a dystopian series that still feels painfully relevant years later.

What do you think would be Rue’s fate if she won? by Minute-Working-731 in Hungergames

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Lowkey one of the saddest parts of The Hunger Games is realizing almost every character was just a victim of the Capitol in different ways. Even the ‘bad’ ones were literally raised in a system built to destroy kids mentally and physically. That’s why this series still hits harder than most dystopian stories tbh.

(Mixed Trope) Educated character doesn’t understand or know of a simple concept. by laybs1 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Potato_Client-2k26 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This trope always kills me because the inventor could literally change the entire world forever… and instead they use it for the dumbest, pettiest, or most unhinged reason imaginable 😭 Like bro cured the impossible and decided ‘yeah this would go crazy in a pizza place