Post by Wolf Tears on Jul 3, 2010 2:22:56 GMT -6
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, and Mockingjay) is a trilogy of books written by Suzanne Collins; this site is loosely based on that trilogy. What follows is a basic summary of the premise behind the world depicted in the trilogy.
Once, a place known as North America stood here. That was before the earthquakes and floods, the wars and storms, the crumbling of mountains and opening of rifts. Bit by bit, the countries of North America fell into ruin.
As the world began to settle, a new country rose out of the dust. The founders called it Panem- why, no one remembers- and it stood for many years. The shining Capitol was the center, and for a time it was surrounded by thirteen Districts. Tyranny took over, though, and began squeezing the districts. Poverty overtook almost all of Panem, and harsh laws with harsher punishments kept the rest under control, until one district- the thirteenth- snapped and rose in rebellion.
The Capitol crushed the rebellion and decimated District Thirteen, returning it to the rubble they had built it from not so long ago. They also realized that the measures they were taking weren’t enough to hold the Districts in line, and so they devised a new tool: the Hunger Games.
Once a year, they demanded a living tithe from every district: one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen. These children were put into an arena and forced to fight to the death, and the event was televised as required viewing for all of Panem. The citizens, not just afraid for the lives of their children but also afraid of the side of humanity they saw in these Games, were effectively quelled.
Year by year, the Games claimed teenage lives, and no one could do a thing to stop them.
Once, a place known as North America stood here. That was before the earthquakes and floods, the wars and storms, the crumbling of mountains and opening of rifts. Bit by bit, the countries of North America fell into ruin.
As the world began to settle, a new country rose out of the dust. The founders called it Panem- why, no one remembers- and it stood for many years. The shining Capitol was the center, and for a time it was surrounded by thirteen Districts. Tyranny took over, though, and began squeezing the districts. Poverty overtook almost all of Panem, and harsh laws with harsher punishments kept the rest under control, until one district- the thirteenth- snapped and rose in rebellion.
The Capitol crushed the rebellion and decimated District Thirteen, returning it to the rubble they had built it from not so long ago. They also realized that the measures they were taking weren’t enough to hold the Districts in line, and so they devised a new tool: the Hunger Games.
Once a year, they demanded a living tithe from every district: one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen. These children were put into an arena and forced to fight to the death, and the event was televised as required viewing for all of Panem. The citizens, not just afraid for the lives of their children but also afraid of the side of humanity they saw in these Games, were effectively quelled.
Year by year, the Games claimed teenage lives, and no one could do a thing to stop them.