tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post8335687702377462375..comments2024-02-16T02:32:13.736-08:00Comments on Write About Now: Living with a Peeta-file, Part IISherrie Petersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11670339498152684137noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-25802365135353106712012-05-25T15:02:00.974-07:002012-05-25T15:02:00.974-07:00I know I'm late visiting here, but wow, what a...I know I'm late visiting here, but wow, what a powerful comparison between the Vietnam War and the Hunger Games. Very thought-provoking.Margo Berendsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03476308235642890474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-71374325578975986882012-05-01T21:21:47.726-07:002012-05-01T21:21:47.726-07:00These are excellent points. I can definitely see t...These are excellent points. I can definitely see the similarities.<br /><br />www.modernworld4.blogspot.comGina Gaohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09032273127593718883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-68990587661233646942012-04-29T13:47:56.562-07:002012-04-29T13:47:56.562-07:00Excellent points! I wonder if the VietNam images ...Excellent points! I wonder if the VietNam images would have the same impact now. As you say, we've grown hardened to it.Dianne K. Salernihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459839567235304842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-35954779283324644102012-04-27T18:26:32.751-07:002012-04-27T18:26:32.751-07:00I don't think HG is glorified violence. I thin...I don't think HG is glorified violence. I think that actually Collins is making a lot of statements, and violence is used in an effective way to show the brutality of her deeper message.<br />Luckily, it's fiction. What's on TV is not.Lydia Kanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00484415427764822386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-60533599326524023472012-04-26T12:29:12.038-07:002012-04-26T12:29:12.038-07:00Excellent point! I think that's why the books ...Excellent point! I think that's why the books are so popular; they really resonate with aspects of our lives right now. Suzanne Collins has said herself that part of the inspiration for the concept of the book was from watching reality TV and the news.<br /><br />While the books were violent, I never felt it was being glorified. It was there to make a point. It's there to be brutal, so that readers can really see how wrong that society has gone.Krispyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09492607213249874138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-2671575164032115212012-04-25T22:42:29.590-07:002012-04-25T22:42:29.590-07:00This is just brilliant.
Also, if you think about ...This is just brilliant.<br /><br />Also, if you think about it, much worst things have been done to humans in the past. Like the MK-Ultra mid programming experiment. <br />Some say it's still going on. <br />But as you said, most people decide not to dig in to things like these.PurpleMist.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11073902079435835020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-10140422141821708832012-04-25T20:44:31.145-07:002012-04-25T20:44:31.145-07:00Well written, Sherrie! Good points.
My 7th grader...Well written, Sherrie! Good points.<br /><br />My 7th grader just read Hunger Games and my 4th grade daughter is so sad she has to wait three years to read it. But I do think a child needs to be mature enough to read it due to the violence.<br />I did love the series. I still need to see the movie!Kelly Polarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10968381456100611120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-2101459148645642872012-04-25T17:50:31.868-07:002012-04-25T17:50:31.868-07:00I agree with you completely, and thank you for mak...I agree with you completely, and thank you for making the point. (I had no idea the Vietnam War draft was televised, actually.)<br /><br />However, I will say that one minor problem I had with the concept in HG was that SEVENTY-FOUR years (not 24, btw) would have gone by before anyone disrupted the games like Katniss did. I find that hard to believe. As you said, it didn't take long for Americans to protest Vietnam.Kristanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04771013578685419826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-19194017638930427282012-04-25T12:54:29.595-07:002012-04-25T12:54:29.595-07:00All great points so far, I totally agree!
I think...All great points so far, I totally agree!<br /><br />I think the concept of these books (for if they are not high-concept, I have no idea what is) sometimes overshadows the message, but mostly by those who have not yet read the book or seen the movie. It's pretty obvious once you do that that the violence is not being glorified, at least, not by the character through whose pov we experience the story. <br /><br />Thanks for this, Sherrie!Tere Kirklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13562750950130316280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-90386298719054844502012-04-25T08:58:44.785-07:002012-04-25T08:58:44.785-07:00Ditto about the brilliance.
One thing that annoys...Ditto about the brilliance.<br /><br />One thing that annoys me about all the uproar about The Hunger Games is that people often make a judgement about the book/movie before reading it or seeing it themselves. <br /><br />The story isn't about the glorification of violence. It's about taking stand against tyranny.Rebecca Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06842712720778708758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-83012059087157531512012-04-25T08:23:42.685-07:002012-04-25T08:23:42.685-07:00I third the BRILLIANT and add bloody brilliant. Sh...I third the BRILLIANT and add bloody brilliant. Sherrie, your analogy is accurate and breath-taking.<br /> And we've all heard more recently about very young child soldiers in other countries. Human beings can be brutal, can avert their eyes and pretend they don't see, but history shows again and again what we're capable of.<br />The real danger of televised violence is the numbing effect.Tricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-25563063404240981882012-04-25T06:32:39.293-07:002012-04-25T06:32:39.293-07:00Agree with Stina - brilliant!
I personally think ...Agree with Stina - brilliant!<br /><br />I personally think that kids under 13 probably shouldn't watch the evening news OR read the Hunger Games. Each parent has to decide this on their own, but my 8yo asked yesterday when he would be old enough to read the HG and I said 13, just like his big brother. I figure they have their whole teen years to learn about the carnage the world is capable of.Susan Kaye Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348197999397141067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-40352945939999939102012-04-25T06:30:15.305-07:002012-04-25T06:30:15.305-07:00Very well said. I have no problem with fiction por...Very well said. I have no problem with fiction portraying real life or an exaggerated life. My issues with the series had less to do with the violence but in set up expectations and the author veering from them. Or that's what it seemed like to me. But I've let go of my feelings toward the last book and moved on. :)Laura Paulinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06503090226508079501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011133488035315179.post-64271648718518297632012-04-25T06:07:58.700-07:002012-04-25T06:07:58.700-07:00This is a brilliant observation, Sherrie.
One of...This is a brilliant observation, Sherrie. <br /><br />One of the points Jennifer made during an interview was that the story reflects how we now view the news and reality shows. We've become numb to what's going on since it's nothing new, so both have to sensationalize it more to get our attention. I thought that was well put.Stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.com