#curiousnonny

[thesweetnessofspring]

Do you think Katniss settle for Peeta in the epilogue?

Thank you,

@curiousnonny

Did Katniss "oh no, not him" Everdeen settle for Peeta?

Did Katniss "no one else's arms have made me feel this safe" Everdeen only end up with Peeta because he was all she had left?

Did Katniss "only one person will be damaged beyond repair if Peeta dies. Me" Everdeen passively allow Peeta back into her bed?

Did Katniss "this would have happened anyway" Everdeen think she wouldn't have chosen Peeta under different circumstances?

Did Katniss "What I need is the dandelion in the spring. The bright yellow that means rebirth instead of destructions. The promise that life can go on, no matter how bad our losses. That it can be good again. And only Peeta can give me that" Everdeen make building her life with Peeta option B?

And on top of that, did Peeta "he wanted it to be real" Mellark let Katniss settle for him?

I've said it before and I'll say it again. It is canonically false to say Katniss didn't love Peeta or that she settled for him or she wouldn't have chosen him under different circumstances. That doesn't mean a reader must like it or ship it or think it was the best decision or never critique it if that is their opinion. But Katniss Everdeen did not ever settle for Peeta.

And I'm so passionate about it, I wrote a whole fanfiction on Prim living to show that Everlark would, in fact, have happened anyway.

#everlark #the hunger games #curiousnonny #katniss everdeen #peeta mellark

[katnissdoesnotfollowback]

What's your opinion of President Snow as a character in THG trilogy? Was he a great villain?

* Spoiler for TBOSAS *

After reading the novel, what's your opinion about Coriolanus Snow 'transformation' in the end?

Was it his nature or the way he was nurtured that led him to become the character we know?

Thank you :)

@curiousnonny

Snow was a Bond villain and I will die on this hill. He's awful, don't get me wrong, and I certainly would never want to meet someone like him, but there are so many more efficient ways for him to get what he wants, for him to keep control of Panem. He fixates so much on Katniss Everdeen that he loses sight of almost every other threat. I mean... why send Peeta back hijacked to kill one person when he could send Peeta to 13 carrying some kind of lethal disease that would wipe out a large portion of 13's population without harming the weapons or infrastructure? He takes on his fight with Katniss and Peeta with single minded determination and basically forgets that his real enemy isn't just this one girl and her pesky tag along baker boy. These are two kids from District 12 who, while they certainly have a large impact, are by no means the largest or most important piece of the rebellion game. At times it feels like they are because we're in Katniss's head and only see her perspective, but the rebellion and the overthrow of the Capitol happens mostly not in front of Katniss.

That said, Snow tells us in Ballad that he has a tendency to be obsessive and fixate on one thing, and if I remember correctly, Collins even drops the foreshadowing line of "it would be his undoing if he didn't learn to control it" or something to that effect in case we missed the point the first time around when he tells Katniss that he was so busy watching her that he didn't see Coin coming. So that's exactly what happened he didn't control his tendency to obsess when it came to Katniss and Peeta.

And I don't think that makes him a "great" villain. I think it makes him the villain that makes sense for this story. And the one with the right kind of flaws for the plot of the original trilogy to make sense and work well.

One of the things that's actually really good about Collins returning to Panem to tell us Snow's story with Ballad is that Snow finally makes sense in the original trilogy, rather than being a caricature villain. He spends the entirety of Ballads obsessed with Sejanus and Lucy Gray, even though he doesn't want to be. He can't figure them out, and while he manages to "beat" them both by literally getting the one killed and possibly killing the other, his actions still stem from his inability to understand them or control them, and therefore his obsession with them. And then 65 years later he does the same thing, only he can't understand and therefore can't control these two kids either and thankfully just keeps (ultimately) failing with his Drama King tactics like dropping a bunch of roses from a bomber in order to play with Katniss's head rather than do something that would, you know... actually be an effective war tactic. And he does it all in the name of trying to get them to kill each other the way he killed Sejanus and Lucy Gray.

As for the nature versus nurture question, I think it's a little bit of both? We are of course, always influenced by the people around us. But the whole thing about Snow being 17 and right on the cusp of adulthood in Ballads is that yes, how you were nurtured impacts your decisions, and he was certainly raised and taught to become what he did, but Snow in Ballads was also literally surrounded by a thousand chances to do the right thing or to become a better person. I don't think he was nurtured in a way that would've made him heroic in our eyes. Not at all. But he didn't have to be so awful. And a lot of it also has to do with the REASONS he does what he does. He only helps Lucy Gray because it helps himself. He only befriends Sejanus because it benefits himself (momentarily). He only listens to Dr. Gaul because it benefits himself, and he ignores Dean Highbottom because those thoughts make him uncomfortable and angry.

There were any number of people showing Snow or telling him how to be kind, humane, thoughtful, and he ignored them all or dismissed them as weak, stupid, inconsequential (how do you like that call back to Peeta's words huh?). Tigris, Lucy Gray, Sejanus, the guy from the bar whose name escapes me but who was always kind to Coryo and his family. And yet Snow actively kept choosing to be a violent, murderous, entitled dickbag.

Thanks for the ask, @curiousnonny!!!

#curiousnonny #thg thoughts #anonymous #look at that ask

[caesarflickermans]

What do you think would have happened if Peeta was rescued from the 74th arena along with Katniss?

Do you think it would have changed the timeline of the rebellion?

Any fic with this premise?

Thank you :)

@curiousnonny

What do you think would have happened if Peeta was rescued from the 7475th arena along with Katniss?

Katniss would not have felt as lost at the start. I think there are still many things left unspoken between them, i.e. their contradictory plans during the arena time. But, overall, I think that Katniss would not have felt like she was missing a purpose. Peeta might have encouraged her to go through the District 13 routines in much the same way he got them all to train for the Quarter Quell.

Many decisions, i.e. how to be a part of the rebellion, would have been made together, surely, especially due to Coin's preference between the two being Peeta.

Their romance would have been a strong part of the propos and Peeta would have been the charismatic person to talk.

Much in contrast to Gale, I think Peeta would have understood Katniss' suspicion of Coin and, at the same time, Katniss having an outlet to voice this to Peeta, might have appeared less rebellious to Coin.

They definitely would have staged a wedding ceremony between Peeta and Katniss.

The remaining victors would have stayed in the Capitol until the end of the war, unless Peeta could have persuaded Coin to help because it would look good for the rebellion.

Snow's strategy would be enormously different because he cannot terrorise Katniss in much the same way, meaning he might have been more vicious in the hard power (real guns) kind of manner. Like, bombing 13 might have happened much earlier because he didn't have any other methods.

Overall, a lot would have changed, and those are just some ideas on the how.

Do you think it would have changed the timeline of the rebellion?

Yeah, I think it would. Both because Peeta raises the soft power of the rebellion, and also because Snow's lack of pressure on Katniss would have caused him to become more vicious and use more hard power.

In addition, I do not think Katniss would have wandered the District aimlessly for a whole month. Snow did not understand that seeing Peeta on screen was what gave her a purpose in this fight; and the "purpose" being on the side of the rebels might instead have nudged her to go to meetings and do things together.

I cannot say that the war would simply have ended a month sooner because that's not how war works, but Peeta's existence in 13 would have been a decisive factor in making Snow more weak and desperately searching for options while District 13 gained two strong victors instead of one "weak" one (in war purposes I mean).

Any fic with this premise?

I'm not well versed in Everlark fanfictions, but I'm a sucker for what-if premises. If anyone got a good longfic on "What if Peeta came to 13 as well" or "What if Peeta was in 13 and Katniss in the Capitol" I'd love to give it a shot! :)

#inbox #curiousnonny #the hunger games #peeta mellark #katniss everdeen #everlark #thg

[backgroundagent3]

Lucy Gray Baird - an innocent victim or a manipulator?

What's your first impression of Lucy Gray?

Do you think she loved Coriolanus in tbosas?

What do you think might have happened to Lucy Gray in the end?

What's your opinion about theories :

1. Greasy Sae as Lucy Gray.

2. Coin as a daughter or relative of Lucy Gray.

Thank you :)

@curiousnonny

Hi! I haven't read the book yet, so my answers will be based in the movie.

It's never occurred to me that Lucy could be a manipulator, and anyways I don't think she is one. She was put in an awful situation, and she did what she had to do in order to survive. I definitely think she was the victim.

My first impression of her was good. I don't know why but I found it so funny when she started singing at her reaping. But from the start, I thought she was very brave and charismatic.

I do think she loved Snow, but definitely not in the way he loved her. He was obsessed with her, whereas I think she just grew to love him because he saved her life.

I really hope she got away at the end and found happiness somewhere far away from Panem, which is why I don't like those theories (especially the Coin one, I sure hope they're not related).

Thank you for the ask!

#ask away #the hunger games #thg #the ballad of songbirds and snakes #tbosas #lucy gray #coriolanus snow #alma coin #movies #curiousnonny #background agent 3

[antoine-triplett]

What's your thought about Peeta's home life?

Do you think his parents are abusive toward him?

In the novels, we know that his mother hit him. How about his father?

Why do you think their family doesn't live with him in the Victors' Village? Thoughts?

Thank you so much.

@curiousnonny

I don’t get the impression that his father was abusive. I get the sense that he and Peeta are a bit alike, but that his father is quieter and more reserved. Usually when Peeta mentions his father, it sounds like their relationship was similar to Katniss’ relationship with her dad where he would explain things to Peeta things with care. His father comes to see Katniss before the Games and promises to make sure that Prim is fed so I think he is sensitive. He knows that’s still what she wants to hear most, even as she’s most likely heading to her own death. He’s just a bit awkward in how he expresses it, not unlike Katniss herself.

That being said, it's important to note that his father doesn't do anything to stand up to his mother either. His passivity is mentioned several times and I believe that’s intentional.

I think his mother was more emotionally abusive than physical, especially as Peeta got older and larger, even though we do know that she hit him as a child. Peeta's mother has no problem telling him that Katniss could win the games right to his face, even though it means he will die. This is a prime example of what we can assume is her ongoing cruelty. They clearly don’t have a warm or loving relationship. I get the impression that Peeta's mother disapproves of his "softness" - or what Katniss refers to as his "goodness" - and that she equates it to his father's passivity.

Peeta's ability to anticipate people’s moods/wants and be kind of a chameleon and mask his true feelings is common in kids who come from an abusive home life. They are accustomed to navigating unpredictable interactions and trying to people please even when it seems futile.

It’s possible that alcohol was a factor is his mother’s abuse; Peeta's reaction to Katniss getting drunk is uncharacteristically intense. There are implications in the way he checks in on and looks after Haymitch as well.

SO here is where I go off the rails a bit because I think this all ties into the book’s commentary on traditional gender roles and expectations. After winning the first Games, even though he's only 16, Peeta is expected to behave like a grown man. He is the one that publicly proposes while Katniss' mother is the only one publicly reminding everyone that they are still kids. (Making the important distinction that in reality the proposal is Katniss' idea and Peeta very much does not want to propose/is upset about it.) He lives alone while Katniss is expected to stay under her mother’s care for at least a couple more years. Basically until her mother passes her off to Peeta and they get married, as Katniss observes at one point.

Both of Peeta's parents are still alive at the beginning of CF and own a business in town. His brothers are older than him which would mean they'd likely be expected to move out on their own soon. Prim is still young and an important part of The Capitol’s fabricated version of Katniss’ story, so I'm sure they encouraged her family to live with her and complete the "happy ending" of that story. They probably don’t care much about who Peeta lives with as long as he’s close to Katniss.

#I am clearly very normal about him lol #the hunger games #peeta mellark #thg meta #jessies thg revival #jessie speaks #ask #curiousnonny #tw: abuse

[clockworktributes]

You can change one single thing in The Hunger Games trilogy novels and/or movies—what is it?

Why?

Thank you 😊,

@curiousnonny

Make Hayffie canon in the books lol.

#hayffie #curiousnonny #the hunger games #question #thg #haymitch x effie

[fictionaltrvlr]

I had an ask from @curiousnonny that i accidentally deleted, but here it is anyway 😅

Ask: What happened in the Career districts, why would they volunteer for a life or death battle? Do you think this is a parallel to real life?

I definitely think it parallels our current society! Collins said that she came up with the idea wile flipping between channels of reality tv and the invasion of Iraq, and I definitely see both of these as parallels to why the Careers would volunteer.

First, and not so serious, the reality tv angle. Reality tv is so diverse, we have a lot of fairly harmless ones. But we also have a lot that have made us question the ethical implications.

Recently, Jury Duty, where this poor guy was basically Truman Show’d in real life and has stated that it’s been hard for him to move on and that he feels like he’s always being watched and followed. And also the ‘real life’ Squid Games which is currently being discussed, due to the living conditions and lack of compensation most of the tributes contestants, experienced. And of course, the classics, like Fear Factor.

People will put themselves in really weird, dangerous, and at the very least emotionally hazardous situations simply for the promise of a cash reward and fame.

Secondly, more darkly, is the war/military component. Young people are both drafted and volunteer to fight in conflicts that they often don’t fully understand. We can look both in history and to current conflicts and wonder how so many people could support something that to us looks obviously wrong or cruel. But as a society we are often blinded by patriotism.

Even looking at the way the military is, we have so much propaganda geared towards young people about how they will be heroes and welcomed home as such. However, just look at veterans. They often don’t have access to the mental health services they need to cope with their trauma. Many veterans end up homeless because they can’t work a steady job as a direct result of their service.

I think both of these factors go into why the Careers would volunteer. They fell for the shine and the lie that they would return from the games as heroes and be free and almost royalty for the rest of their lives. And yes, they received riches and fame, but at what cost? Mockingjay really highlights how they continued to be used; their lives were not their own.

And I think that’s the same way it is today. People’s lives are often ruined by fame, they never really have privacy again, they are mercilessly mocked by the internet.

And in a more serious vein, those who literally risk their lives often come home to regret their actions, feel they were fighting for a wrong cause, or they end up being be discarded by the very government that used them and promised them a hero’s legacy (the life of a victor, if you will), and now they have to live with pain for the rest of their lives.

The Hunger Games is a brilliant criticism of our society.

#the hunger games #thg #the careers #career districts #the hunger games analysis #curiousnonny #asks and replies #thoughts on things

[browneyeddevil]

What's your opinion of President Snow as a character in THG trilogy? Was he a great villain?

* Spoiler for TBOSAS *

After reading the novel, what's your opinion about Coriolanus Snow 'transformation' in the end?

Was it his nature or the way he was nurtured that led him to become the character we know?

Thank you :)

@curiousnonny

I don't really think Snow as a character left much of a lasting impression on me after reading THG trilogy. I recognised that his character was there to be the villain for the series, but honestly as far as I can remember it could have been anyone playing that role. Nothing really stood out to me or made him seem especially deep for an antagonist role. Coin, in contrast, left a much more lasting impression just because, for me on the first read-through, she was a true subversion of the 'good guy/rebel side' trope that really intrigued me.

I think the prequel really helped me understand Snow better as a character and added some much-needed depth to the character. It gives significance to the sentiment; "I was watching you, and you were watching me," line from Mockingjay. I think, from the trajectory TBOSAS takes Suzanne makes a lot of effort to really setup the beginning of Snow's journey to the person he becomes in the main trilogy, he's selfish, obsessive and somewhat self-righteous at the beginning, but not downright evil.

I'd venture to say that nature has very little to do with the way Snow turned out, but more the circumstances around how he was brought up. He was quite traumatised by the events of the first rebellion and then had a lack of nurture after his mother died, in the typical sense. His grandmother was staunchly pro-capitol and not very affectionate, as far as I can remember. He was vulnerable to negative outside influence, as he had very little guidance from adults in his own life. So, it was very easy for him to be pushed further into his burgeoning beliefs rather than having them challenged by people in power who could give him everything he wanted.

#thg #tbosas #coriolanus snow #anon #anon answered #curiousnonny

[am2c]

From Katniss' POV, we know that every district has specialization about their main product or industry, such as District 3 (technology), D4 (fishing), D12 (coal) etc.

What kind of economic system do you think Panem have?

If we can draw parallel with real world right now, which country is the most similar with Panem?

What's your opinion about this situation on Panem and its system?

Thank you 😊

@curiousnonny

omg! this is a hard question for me because I'm not good in economy stuff lol, but I think it could be like socialism, I mean every district share their goods and the government assign houses and some goods to their citizens but I mean is not equal for every citizen, the only country I could think somehow is similar to Panem is North Korea but I honestly don't know and obviously the system is not right, is only good for some in the capitol and very few in some districts, pretty much everyone else is poor and they just get the minimum to get by

#ask #thg #curiousnonny #you got me thinking

[lionydoorin]

Lucy Gray Baird - an innocent victim or a manipulator?

What's your first impression of Lucy Gray?

Do you think she loved Coriolanus in tbosas?

What do you think might have happened to Lucy Gray in the end?

What's your opinion about theories :

1. Greasy Sae as Lucy Gray.

2. Coin as a daughter or relative of Lucy Gray.

Thank you :)

@curiousnonny

oh hello!!!!!! this ask was a surprise but this is SUCH a cool idea anon and hmmmmmm

first of all, lucy gray is DEFINITELY a victim. that's it. she was thrust into the biggest nightmare any teenager in panem could have faced, treated as an object by her mentor slash future romantic interest, and when she was thrown back in 12 after the games was persecuted for crimes she did not commit. and honestly for me it's simply falling for snow's unreliable narrative to think of lucy gray as some evil mastermind who was there to get him or something.

i also think she was definitely falling for him, but lucy gray was really self aware and prioritized her safety at all costs, so she could see his red flags and knew when to step back. she wasn't naive. coriolanus definitely was good at lying and manipulating, but when his facade began to fall, she could see right through him and it was easy to put love aside for her own safety. but yeah, i think she was genuinely falling in love with him.

and i'd like to believe that she escaped somewhere, but i don't know how well she'd survive and i'm sure once snow was powerful enough he'd definitely send people looking for her! she was the only one around that knew the truth about him and his secrets being out somewhere is something that would definitely haunt him. i don't think he killed her in the forest, and i don't know if he ever found her, but i definitely don't think she went to 13 or something. the thing i love about the hunger games universe is that the world outside of panem is a mystery, and as much as panem likes to use the whole "our society is the only thing left and it only works because of our (shitty) system", you never really know what's out there. maybe she's gone somewhere else, somewhere safer. maybe she died trying. maybe snow found her. the mystery is the fun part :3

and for the opinion on the theories!

lucy gray being greasy sae and giving katniss the mockingjay pin only works for the movie verse, and as much as it's a cute theory i don't think its remotely Close to being true. lucy gray wasn't some mysterious girl in 12, it's a small district with an even smaller population and as an important part of the covey she was known around town. i don't think she could return as someone unrecognizable and i don't think if she went back, specially during snow's regime, that she would've survived for long without being executed by his orders.

coin is NOT lucy gray. she's younger than lucy gray, their personalities are NOTHING alike, and lucy gray would NEVER share such beliefs. anyone that thinks the character would come near such ideals doesn't know her at all. and i also don't think coin is related to lucy gray! i don't think she went to 13 because there's no way she'd known about its hidden society and since it was only a few years after the first rebellion, there's no way to know how structured its society was to take someone from the outside in.

thank you for the asks!!!!! pls hmu with more later heheheheh

#ask #curiousnonny #lucy gray baird #thg #tbosas #ma talks thg

[thesweetnessofspring]

Why do you think Peeta doesn't talk to Katniss between age 11/12 (the bread scene) until after the reaping? Thank you

@curiousnonny

I think the answer, in part, lies in this exchange from Mockingjay. Peeta has told Katniss he remembers the bread:

"We were outside at the end of the day. I tried to catch your eye. You looked away. And then...for some reason, I think you picked a dandelion." I nod. He does remember. I have never spoken that moment aloud. "I must have loved you a lot." "You did." My voice catches and I pretend to cough. "And did you love me?" he asks. I keep my eyes on the tiled floor. "Everyone says I did. That's why Snow had you tortured. To break me."

Peeta pretty consistently shows that he engages in his relationship with Katniss with her consent to the degree that is possible at the time. The Games complicate this dynamic, of course, and so her consent comes through being compelled to respond to his declaration and the audience's expectations, but at the same time, she is attracted to Peeta and likes him/his company. For things in their control, however, we have Peeta saying things like "Remember, we're supposed to be madly in love, so it's all right to kiss me anytime you feel like it" and asking her if being friends in CF would work for her. Katniss describes their sleeping arrangement as "let[ting] him into my bed," and on the rooftop when Peeta wants to freeze the moment he says, "if you'll allow it." After the QQ interview, one of the couple times he doesn't seek her consent first, he asks her if he has anything to apologize for. Even here above, he's looking for what she feels. There's a lot going on in his mind and if she said yes who knows if he would have believed her, but it's another example of Peeta searching to know Katniss.

So what was Peeta waiting for all of those years? Katniss's consent, or at least an invitation.

He says he tried to catch her eye. He probably saw this as a moment they might connect. She might give him a smile or hold his gaze, and he would know it was okay to approach her, to say something. But instead, she looks away. Her focus is on a dandelion, not him. He has no idea what's really going on in her head, so he takes this as her way of saying "I'm not interested in talking to you."

And Katniss says she catches his eyes flitting away from her. It could be a boy catching a glimpse of his crush, but he could have been trying to catch her eye and when she doesn't respond with a friendly expression, he moves on. Thinks, maybe some other time. Only he runs out of time and they're brought together by the Games.

#everlark #the hunger games #peeta mellark #katniss everdeen #mockingjay #curiousnonny #anon ask #everlark analysis #thg analysis #thg meta

[katnissdoesnotfollowback]

Re : your answer about Peeta join military in your fanfics.

Do you think Peeta will join Peacekeeper in an in-Panem AU?

Or do you that's an impossible scenario?

Thank you :)

@curiousnonny

So, referring back to this ask? I do not want to say it's an impossible scenario, because I support fanfiction writers' rights to do whatever the heck they want. But I do think that Peeta joining the Peacekeepers in an in-Panem AU would depend on a couple of variables.

For me personally as a writer, my brain would need him to have grown up in a different district. Other districts would have a different mindset and view of the Peacekeepers. Or maybe he grew up in the Capitol and got in a little bit of trouble, kind of like our dear friend Coryo, then was offered a the choice of either the Peacekeepers for X amount of years or a worse punishment.

BUT...if he's living in 12 and isn't reaped in this hypothetical AU I'm not writing lol, I think he'd have to have exhausted every other option for work, and he'd have to not be with Katniss yet. Because I think he'd go to the mines before he went to the Peacekeepers if there's even a glimmer of hope that he could be with or already is with Katniss.

And once he's in the Peacekeepers, unless we're talking dark!Peeta, I think he'd be a bit like Sejanus. Everything he sees happening and being done to the people of the districts only makes him more indignant and more rebellious. The difference in that scenario, though, is that I think Peeta would blend in better and be a little less obvious about his rebellious acts and thoughts than Sejanus was. But I do think the experience would work similar to Peeta's canon experiences in the Games and embolden him to undermine the Capitol in whatever ways he could. Like he's the Peacekeeper any rebels in whatever district he's assigned to make sure is on duty when they get up to trouble because he looks the other way, maybe even helps them cover their tracks. Or they clue him in that something is going on in advance, so he can distract the other Peacekeepers. They hope Peeta's on the detail searching their houses because he's the best at covering it up and lying about it to the others if he finds something they shouldn't have in their homes. That kind of thing.

I would hope that in said hypothetical AU that I'm not writing lmao, the Capitol gets overthrown before his term with the Peacekeepers is over, because if I'm remembering correctly, it's something stupidly long like ten or twenty years. So the Capitol gets overthrown, he goes back to 12 to help rebuild, talks to Katniss and POOF! Everlark.

Thanks for the ask, @curiousnonny!

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#curiousnonny #anonymous #look at that ask #really gonna hate it if this idea gets stuck in my head #and won't leave #damn it damn it damn it #out with you plot bunnies! OUT!

[caesarflickermans]

If you want to influence other people to read or watch The Hunger Games series, what would you say to them? Or how would you describe THG to them?

Thank you :)

@curiousnonny

I'd speak to the elements that THG can have for many different people, probably narrowing it down to what my conversation partner is interested in (e.g. I won't tell a teenage girl how great the polsci elements are). To phrase it more generally, this would be my convincing 'speech':

The Hunger Games is an essential read to understand human connection and conflict in our current times. Told through the perspective of an impoverished teenager in America's futuristic dictatorship, the trilogy on its surface level might appear as a Survivor meets romance story. However, The Hunger Games expresses questions of modern times within its own storytelling that speak to many different people in different life stages (and encourage a re-read).

For one, it is an exploration of love and community in the face of dissociation much akin to digitalised modern times. Through another lens, the books serve as a possible explanation to modern youth activism in face of an apathetic government. For others, it stands as a modern version of 1984's stern warning on oppressive regimes in our near future. And some young readers might read the story as an uprising of their own growing up against the adults in their life.

As a story admired worldwide from young Western teens to North Korean defectors, The Hunger Games is a book series creating meaning to many people in different circumstances. It has been read for its romantic aspects as well as political uprisings. Most certainly, it will not leave you without insight on your own life, the life around you, or the world we live in. What you take away from it, however, is up to you and your own circumstances.

#inbox #curiousnonny #the hunger games #thg #this was weird to write bc all the people i know read it haha

[backgroundagent3]

What's your favorite character from TBoSaS?

Why do you like this character?

Favorite quote or moment from them?

Please state one (or more) thing which you don't like from them.

Thank you 😊

@curiousnonny

Thank you for the ask!

I haven't read the book yet, so this is all based on what I saw in the movie. I think my favourite character was Sejanus Plinth.

I love how he always stayed true to his values and tried to fight for those less fortunate than him. He was a loyal friend to both Snow and Marcus. He believed that people were good and deserved better than they had. Had he been around in time for the rebellion, I think he would have been able to make a difference.

My favourite moment was when he stayed behind with Marcus even when it was clearly a very bad idea. He didn't have the power to help him, but he tried to honour him at the end.

The thing I didn't like about him was how even though his heart was in the right place, he didn't really think things through. He kind of assumed that everyone else was as good as he was and that mde him pretty reckless.

#ask away #the hunger games #thg #the ballad of songbirds and snakes #tbosas #sejanus plinth #movies #curiousnonny #background agent 3

[yourssinfullyquiche]

Have you read the hunger games prequel, the ballad of songbirds and snakes?

What's your opinion about it?

What's the most shocking revelation from the novel related to the original trilogy?

What's your favorite character from it?

Do you plan to see the tbosas movie in theaters?

Thank you

@curiousnonny

Hello curious anon, thank you for sending me this ask even though I take a dismal amount of time to respond~ 1. Yes, I've read tbosas. I actually inhaled the book the moment I had the chance. Finished it in 2 days, I think. Which is fast for me because I can be quite the slow reader.

2. I LOVED IT. Suzanne Collins is a masterful writer and it astounds me how her mind works. THG books were my doors to the world, it laid the ground and outlined my views be it social or political, etc. It helped me understand the world, and I know it sounds morbid but I find comfort in those books, the characters, especially in Katniss. Katniss inspires me so much and when I read her thoughts I'm comforted by her kindness and maternal instincts. It touches my soul. Her courage, sarcasm, defiance burns my soul. I think you can get the idea how special these books are to me. So when tbosas came out, I immediately loved that we were going to explore Snow. I love exploring how villains/antagonistic characters think, how their mind works. We had the privilege of listening to Katniss's voice and now we have the opportunity to understand why Snow is the way he is. Suzanne did not disappoint! At every turn, you can see the parallels between Katniss and Snow, at every turn where Katniss would've responded with selflessness, it is selfishness with Snow. You can see how two people who were from somewhat similar hardships could turn out to be polar opposites. We had a glimpse of that in THG with Katniss and Gale. I think that's fascinating, when you can empathise with a villain yet see where one or more wrong decisions could permanently alter the course of their life. Suzanne makes us understand him yet does not ever gives us the means to justify his actions. That's also what makes Snow or other well written villains terrifying because anyone could turn out that way.

3. I think it would probably be the fact that Snow knew the location of the shack well and was in the shack (I keep saying shack, think that's what it's called) in the woods. All this time I thought he knew of that secret place because he's the president and would have probably installed some cameras there. So I assumed he just turned a blind eye to the hunting that was occurring because he sees D12 as a worthless district, they hunt but yet his own peacekeepers are benefitting, so why shake the system that feeds his pawns well. But to know that he trekked the same route that Katniss did, to know he spent some time in that area, around the lake that Katniss did. And don't forget that's the first time we also hear Lucy Gray singing 'Deep in the Meadow,' around that place (iirc). It's so spooky to know that the shack that Katniss associates good memories with, was visited by someone who she doesn't have any good memories with. 4. I don't think there's a character that I really love, I appreciate all of them for what they add to the story. I guess...I like Sejanus but only after I've read the book because while reading, he annoyed me a few times. Now though, I appreciate his sweet personality, his courage and his defiance, admire it even. I remember feeling so shocked and afraid for him when he stood up to Dr. Gaul during the class discussions because had it been the era Katniss was in, we all know she would've either been executed or turned into an Avox for that. Words can't describe how sad I was when (...) happened. He was too good like Prim, he deserved better. He only wanted to leave and live a life that he would've been proud of. And it boils my blood whenever I think of what Snow did to his legacy. Side note: I've said this before, when I read the books, I pictured Sejanus to be a lanky, dark skinned Indian boy. 5. I think I would...idk, I'm just not that excited with some of the main casting choices. I'm not having any expectations at all so it would save me from any negative feelings. But I do hope the movie does well. This was really fun, thanks for asking me!

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Who was the most lucky and un-lucky person from TBoSaS?

Why do you pick them? Please give reasons.

You can interpret the luck and un-luck thing however you want.

Thank you :)

@curiousnonny

Spoilers ahead!

hm that’s kind of tricky. I feel like it may be a boring answer, but I think Snow was luckiest, simply because he survived the longest. I don’t know if it was really “luck”, since that implies a something is out of our control, and Snow was very controlling and conniving. But I guess I’ll just go with that idk haha.

Maude Ivory is another, given the affinity that the Hunger Games seems to have for killing off their lovable innocent 12 year old girls, i think it was very unlikely for her to survive but i’m glad she did!! 😭

On the other hand, there’s so many options for unluckiest! The obvious choice for me is Sejanus, mostly because i think he’s my favourite character haha. He was so genuine and wanted to make a difference, only to be betrayed by the person he trusted most.

As an extension of Sejanus, his mother also feels very tragic to me. She’s such a sweet woman who just wants to believe the best of everyone. And she ends up taking in the man who killed her beloved son and sees her as his maid, and I don’t think she ever learns the truth.

Casca is another example though. While he does enjoy the benefits of living in the Capitol, he has been saddled with the immense burden of being named the creator of the hunger games, because of a mistake and betrayal in his childhood. And then to be poisoned by the son of the man who betrayed him?? That’s pretty awful.

I think I interpreted the lucky/unlucky thing as most tragic hahaha sorry if that’s not what you were going for. I also have not seen the movie yet so I’m sure I’ll have more thoughts after!

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