The series consists so far of four works. The first two books were each New York Times bestseller, and the third book topped all America's best-seller lists upon launch. Please click this link below for " Hunger games book 1 pdf free download ". Read More: The witcher the last wish book pdf download. The Hunger Games trilogy takes place in an unidentified future time period after the destruction of the current countries of North America, in a country known as "Panem.
As punishment for a rebellion against the latter, in which Capitol defeated the first twelve districts and destroyed the thirteenth, each year a boy and a girl from each of the remaining twelve districts, between twelve and eighteen years old, are selected by lottery and forced to participate in the "Hunger Games".
The winning tribute and its corresponding district will receive great wealth and food respectively. Collins says he drew inspiration for the trilogy, both from classical and contemporary sources. The main classical source of inspiration came from the Greek myth of Theseus and the Minotaur.
As punishment for past crimes, the forces of Athens, sacrificed seven young men and seven maidens to the Minotaur, for whom they died in a labyrinth. Collins says that even when she was a child the idea stunned her, as she "was so cruel" that Athens was forced to sacrifice her own children.
Athens annually gave a human tribute to Crete, whose king, Minos, sacrificed by delivering them in the labyrinth to the Minotaur. Collins also cites the games of the Roman gladiators.
She feels there are three key elements to creating a good game, "an all-powerful and ruthless government, people forced to fight to the death, and being a source of popular entertainment. She relates this to The Hunger Games in the way that they are not just entertainment, but also a reminder to the districts of her rebellion. One night Collins says that she was zapping on television, where she saw people competing for an award and then she saw images of the Iraq war.
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