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For 21st-century young adults struggling for personal autonomy in a society that often demands compliance, the bestselling trilogy, The Hunger Games remains palpably relevant despite its futuristic setting. For Suzanne Collins' characters, personal agency involves not only the physical battle of controlling one's body but also one's response to such influences as morality, trauma, power and hope.
The author explores personal agency through in-depth examinations of the lives of Katniss, Peeta, Gale, Haymitch, Cinna, Primrose, and others, and through an analysis of themes like the overabundance of bodily imagery, social expectations in the Capitol, and problem parental figures. Readers will discover their own "dandelion of hope" through the examples set out by Collins' characters, who prove over and over that human agency is always attainable.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction: "Here's some advice. Stay alive"
One. "I'm not naked": Agency and the Body
Two. "When the time comes, I'm sure I'll kill just like everybody else": Agency and Morality
Three. "A mental Avox": Agency and the Traumatized Mind
Four. "More than just a piece in their games": Agency and Identity
Five. "Bring on the avalanches": Agency and Power
Six. "Why don't you just be yourself": Shared Agency and Social Expectations Within the Capitol
Seven. "It's all a big show": Agency, Intentionality and Reality
Eight. "You will try, won't you? Really, really try": Agency and Hope
Nine. "You can't put everyone in here": Agency and Those That Should Not Be Forgotten
Ten. "I took over as head of the family": Agency and Problematic Parental/Surrogate Figures
Eleven. "The promise that life can go on.... That it can be good again": Agency and 21st Century Readers
Appendix A: Character List and Terminology
Appendix B: Recommended Reading
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
