I think if it's a choice to watch your child become a ruthless killer or watch them ruthlessly be killed, most parents would want the former even though it's still pretty awful. And it seems to me that people from the career districts, like District 2, are brought up to think that killing during the Hunger Games is something good. That it's something to be lauded and celebrated. The morals of the world of the HG are not the morals of today.
Also, in terms of the sizes of the districts, I do think they're pretty tiny. I do think that District 12 might be the size of a city, with most people living centrally and the mines surrounding them. I saw a pretty good DA representation: http://browse.deviantart.com/?qh=§ion=&q=Hunger+games+districts+map#/d36p0xv
I think Katniss did mention, especially in District 11, that there is no way that they're seeing the true reapings and that she suspected that there might have been smaller reapings or that there were different gathering points for all of the children.
Therefore, I think, territory-wise, the living places are small and concentrated like a town or a city, but the work areas are more spread out and further away.
The morals of the world of the HG are not the morals of today.
You know, though, I've been reading a lot of really good essays--disturbing, sometimes, but good--about how the reality shows we see today are really not so far removed from the Hunger Games. I mean, no one's getting killed for entertainment, but people are still being demeaned, humiliated, and tried emotionally. The drama and the stress on its contestants are what make reality shows able to keep getting produced. Because that's what people like to watch. And I feel like these kids who live in District 1-4, which are closer to the Capitol, are so affected by what the Capitol tells them about the Games that it almost doesn't seem real to them, even if they are competing themselves. Because there's always that feeling you have when you watch TV of everything being scripted and set up, even if you're watching something live.
I hope that made sense. xD
I know the books give you the sense that the population of the world is extremely small compared to what it is in real life, but I suppose I imagined that there was more to District 12 than what Katniss described. But maybe there really isn't.
Haha, you and sukebe_miroku linked me to the same map.
That's a good way to think about it. So really, each district could look bigger when represented on a map but still have a relatively small population, since a good portion of it could be taken up by the work areas.
Thanks for contributing and listening to my ramblings! :D
Also, in terms of the sizes of the districts, I do think they're pretty tiny. I do think that District 12 might be the size of a city, with most people living centrally and the mines surrounding them. I saw a pretty good DA representation: http://browse.deviantart.com/?qh=§ion=&q=Hunger+games+districts+map#/d36p0xv
I think Katniss did mention, especially in District 11, that there is no way that they're seeing the true reapings and that she suspected that there might have been smaller reapings or that there were different gathering points for all of the children.
Therefore, I think, territory-wise, the living places are small and concentrated like a town or a city, but the work areas are more spread out and further away.
Thems my thoughts. :D
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You know, though, I've been reading a lot of really good essays--disturbing, sometimes, but good--about how the reality shows we see today are really not so far removed from the Hunger Games. I mean, no one's getting killed for entertainment, but people are still being demeaned, humiliated, and tried emotionally. The drama and the stress on its contestants are what make reality shows able to keep getting produced. Because that's what people like to watch. And I feel like these kids who live in District 1-4, which are closer to the Capitol, are so affected by what the Capitol tells them about the Games that it almost doesn't seem real to them, even if they are competing themselves. Because there's always that feeling you have when you watch TV of everything being scripted and set up, even if you're watching something live.
I hope that made sense. xD
I know the books give you the sense that the population of the world is extremely small compared to what it is in real life, but I suppose I imagined that there was more to District 12 than what Katniss described. But maybe there really isn't.
Haha, you and sukebe_miroku linked me to the same map.
That's a good way to think about it. So really, each district could look bigger when represented on a map but still have a relatively small population, since a good portion of it could be taken up by the work areas.
Thanks for contributing and listening to my ramblings! :D
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