Hunger Games: A Future Reality?

 Hey everyone! So I recently started reading the Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins, and I must say I AM HOOKED! For those who are not readers or have been under a rock for past few months, I will begin this blog post with a short insert about the Hunger Games trilogy:

Summary: In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives alone with her mother and younger sister, regards it as a death sentence when she is forced to represent her district in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before -- and survival. – Scholastic

These books highlights the effects of an overly-powerful government which controls everything from the food that you eat to where you are allowed to go as well as what you do for a living. Suzanne Collins has created a world where even the mere thought of such a world gives me chills. Having been told from the start about the freedoms and liberties we, as American Citizens, are guaranteed, this world is even more terrifying.  Let’s be realistic though. Is there a chance that a world like Panem might exist in the future? Should we be worried? I know everyone who has read these books has thought about this!  In my opinion though corruption is now wide-spread, socialism at such an extent has been long forgotten. The effects of such a government have been already proven to be non-working, and these types of government rarely last long before a revolt is began as shown in the 2^nd book of the Hunger Games, “Catching Fire”. If you have not read these books yet, I highly recommend that you do if you are into reading about dystopian societies. I am currently read the 3^rd book and I’m trying to read it more slowly since it is the last book in the series and I really don’t want it to end. Let me know what you think about these books!  

Signed,
The Liberated Muslim