The Hunger Games Complete Trilogy

by Suzanne Collins

“Oh, no. It costs a lot more than your life. To murder innocent people?” says Peeta. “It costs everything you are.”

I know immediately it’s not for their protection. If the Capitol wanted to safeguard them, they’d be down in a bunker somewhere. This is for Snow’s protection. The children form his human shield.

facists really do love to pretend they are prolife until they use children as human shields.