Richard’s Comments (group member since Dec 17, 2013)

Richard’s comments from the On Tyrants & Tributes : Real World Lessons From The Hunger Games group.

A rebellion wouldn't do much. The government is too big. You would have to somehow rally the districts together, but that would be impossible.

America has changed a lot, but I don't think much can change at this point.

How did you guys like the live presentation?

I think that the separation of the districts plays a good part because it makes not enough people to over throw the guards on duty. I think that's one of the main reasons why they did that.

Lord Of The Flies them is similar to Hunger Games in that Lord Of The Flies their is a struggle for power through sacrifice and murder by the one in power. She could have gotten her inspiration by reading that novel.

I think she is really just concerned about saving her life and protecting her sister. Every once in awhile a person comes a long and she attempts to save their life. It all depends on how you see it.

I'm glad their is no sex in the Hunger Games. We already have enough of that everywhere else on TV.

I really think that the artists of The Hunger Games are really embedding Collins message and descriptions of the architect. Its a scary thought, but that is almost like Washington D.C in a way. They make the government seem larger than life itself, in a way.

I think it really does change how we behave. We kind of put on fake personalities to impress other people and that is changing us in a lot of ways. We are slowly growing to depend whole heartedly on social media and technology. We know that our privacy is at risk, but we do it anyway. Its our fault really for signing up for the deal.

I think that the most relevant theme is how in the hunger games everything was on surveillance. I think especially nowadays with all the terrorism going on our private lives aren't so private. You just get that feeling like some dude is watching you on a camera.

I think that it is important for Katniss and Peeta to not go back and live a quite life like Cincinnatus and George Washington both did. It is just not a good idea. It leaves room for people to take over and remake the government how it was prior to their reign. They should at least give the new form of government time before they trust another person to take over.

My favorite scene is when Katniss and the other dude from her district make it out alive.