This is revealed to us at the beginning when we are introduced to the history of Panem by the Mayor of District 12 during the reaping. We enter the post-apocalyptic nation of Panem where the autocratic President Snow has taken control, and there is no freedom anymore – merely the illusion of it remains. The minute we start reading The Hunger Games, it becomes clear that we are no longer dealing with the world as we know it today. The tone of the novel reflects its gruesome contents, making The Hunger Games one of the best Young Adult novels released in recent times. The main characters are well-drawn out and the world-building is excellent. The need to place blame,” Collins said.It has a strong female protagonist who acts as the catalyst for several events in the book. The relief that the war has ended coupled with the bitterness toward the wartime enemy. The challenges of food shortages, damaged infrastructure, confusion over how to proceed in peacetime. People trying to rebuild, to live their daily lives in the midst of the rubble.

“I thought a lot about the period after the Civil War here in the United States and also the post-World War II era in Europe. That same period would ultimately help outline how the bloodthirsty Hunger Games came to be. Though the Dark Days and rebellion are consistently referenced in the trilogy books and film adaptations, Collins hoped to give more discernment of the reconstruction period the Capitol endured 64 years prior throughout her book. Beyond that, Lucy Gray’s legacy is that she introduced entertainment to the Hunger Games.” It’s Gray’s musical talent that would eventually help in “bringing Snow down in the trilogy.” “Imagine his reaction when Katniss starts singing ‘Deep in the Meadow’ to Rue in the arena. While her story isn’t well-known, Lucy Gray lives on in a significant way through her music,” Collins explained. Katniss doesn’t seem to know anything about the person worth mentioning. “In the first chapter of The Hunger Games, I make reference to a fourth District 12 victor. In an interview with David Levithan, vp, publisher and editorial director at Scholastic, Collins opened up about revisiting the world of Panem in her prequel and who this new girl from District 12 is. Instead, Collins introduces readers to District 12’s Lucy Gray, whose “legacy is that she introduced entertainment to the Hunger Games,” something that would continue to haunt Snow going into the trilogy. In The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, readers learn that Everdeen is not the only notable tribute from District 12.

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