Literary Influences on the Hunger Games

I’ve been pondering

And without asking the author out right – here are a few of my suspicions

Lois Lowry’s Classic

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If you haven’t read it yet – add it to your list!

Niccolò Machiavelli’s

Katniss struggles with the battle of fear and love and the same way Machiavelli says a prince must conquer, and realize it is better to be feared. Katniss also battles the inner struggle of acting merely out of necessity rather than love or honor.

The Great Story of Robin Hood

For the obvious reasons.

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One Response to Literary Influences on the Hunger Games

  1. Jaclyn says:

    Hey! Thanks for linking to my blog post! :)

    Interesting point about Machiavelli — I never made the link, but you’re right. The Hunger Games does show the need for some Machiavellian thinking to survive.

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