Katniss: Heroine of the Great Recession

The Hunger Games is about overcoming poverty in a starkly unequal world. Sound familiar?

By Sady Doyle

It's not hard to see metaphors in The Hunger Games. Since its film adaptation was released earlier last month, people who've seen it have done little else. The premise of Suzanne Collins' young adults book series is simple: A televised, state-sponsored fight to the death [RETURN TO ARTICLE]

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