Marianneboss answers “Why did Suzanne Collins rip off the idea...”

Jason asked this question about Battle Royale:

Why did Suzanne Collins rip off the idea from this book and pretend she didn't?

Marianneboss Way long before those two books (Hunger games and Battle Royale) there were two by Stephen King called The long walk and The running man. You could se…moreWay long before those two books (Hunger games and Battle Royale) there were two by Stephen King called The long walk and The running man. You could see the similarities in the way that while the first one is about a competition where just one boy survives at the end, the second one is a critique about reality tv and its growing crave for violence where also the competitor that survives is the winner.(less)

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