The Hunger Games book review

Currently in class, I am reading The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. The book so far is rather interesting and I actually read ahead. I enjoy reading this book and would suggest this book to everyone of any age but those that really don't like reading violence should take this as a precaution. At the section where I last read, it was a tragic end to a sweet character in the book but a fierce beginning for the main character.

The book's setting is in a distant future in North America. The government seems to be a monarchy because they force 2 teenagers presumable aged 12-18 from each district each to fight to the death in the wilderness. They, by the way, are chosen at random but it has to be one boy and one girl. The tributes, as they are called, have to help themselves to hunt for game and find water with the limited amount of supplies that they have. At least they are able to get weapons to protect themselves. The tributes also could have sponsors (unlimited) that support them by sending them materials that they need. I feel bad for the children that have to go and risk their lives. The main reason that they do the fights every year is because the Capitol or the government wants to send a message to the public that they are in control even of children. This is so wrong. 

In the present, if the government were to do this, many people would rebel and take over as quickly as possible. Unfortunately, the people at that time were not able to do that. The Capitol have extremely advanced technology. They were able to blow up any district that they wanted in a matter of days. They had mockingjays, which were a mixture of jabberjays and mocking birds, that were able to mimick anything that comes from a person's mouth. They were the spies of the government. 

After looking at how the book came to be, I was amazed. It turns out that Suzanne Collins had got this idea from different sources. The main spark of writing the book was when she was surfing the channels and she happened to cross by a reality show of two people competing and the Iraq War. She basically blended the ideas and created the idea of children fighting to death. The Greek myth of Theseus also inspired her book and that is what Katniss, the main character is currently similar to. She also learned to feel the fear the loss of a loved one from her father because he served in the Vietnam War. The author's life isn't really reflected in the story. It was more of an idea that came up.