![]() ![]() As a young girl, she was exposed to the harsh realities of war, poverty, and starvation – all of which made it explicitly into the Hunger Games trilogy. As such, Collins took the myth of Theseus and combined it with the Roman gladiatorial games to create The Hunger Games.Ĭollins was also highly influenced by her father’s military career. She has mentioned how she was a geek of Greek and Roman mythology when she was a child and watched and read everything related to it. Suzanne Collins got the idea for The Hunger Games from the Greek myth of Theseus and the Minotaur. Climax: Katniss plans to assassinate President Snow when a bomb goes off near her and her sister.Setting: The post-apocalyptic nation of Panem in North America.Genre: Young Adult, Dystopian fiction, Science fiction. ![]() Mockingjay was named as a New York Times Editors’ Choice in 2011 and the Booklist Editors’ Choice in 2010. A highly successful film adaptation of Mockingjay was released in two parts in 20 respectively. ![]() It has been released in audiobook and ebook formats as well. The book was a resounding success, selling 450,000 copies in the first week alone. ![]()
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