We are looking at themes and connections in The Hunger Games.

• Government oppression
• Themes of internal and external conflict
• Self-preservation vs. self-sacrifice

You will be identifying connections to the real world throughout history or in present-times.  Please take note of situations from which you may draw analogies.  We will be discussing themes of hegemony, dictatorship, and political oppression, in addition to situations of rebellion, such as the taking down of the Berlin Wall.