The ‘Hunger Games’ by Suzanne Collins is a fictional book series about 12 districts. One boy and girl are picked from the districts and are forced to fight to the death in the capital of Panem. The story teaches us that we need to fight back for our freedom. The district people fight back for years, until one day they succeed in doing so. Some people wonder if they should give the capital the same treatment that they were given, however that result was inclusive. 

But back to the main question: how can the books affect us?

The book shows us what happens when the government has control over us, and how powerless we are when it comes to fighting back, or having an opinion. It also tells us that capital is very dependent on the districts, shown as they struggled when District 13 was bombed. China also has a very controlling government like Panem. At one point Germany was once a dictatorship country (though it isn’t anymore), and North Korea is also an example of a dictatorship however they can only control their own government and it is unlikely they will ever take on another country on their own. In our world, the countries Thailand and Vietnam banned the Hunger Games books due to political symbolism associated with the three-finger salute and the story’s themes of rebellion against oppressive governments. 

In the United States, some school districts have the books banned due to the nature of the books and violent content, themes, and perceived offensive material, which have led to it being listed among the most challenging books.