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The Teacher
24th June 2011, 16:19
Excellent series. Anyone read it? I was interested if anyone noticed the same political undertones that I did. The bad guys are the Capitol (not Capital but close) who live lives of luxury and excess while the people of the 12 Districts live in poverty and are forced to work for the benefit of the Capitol.

Then there is District 13, very egalitarian and efficient, also against the Capitol, but their leadership is underhanded and very willing to kill innocents / allies in order to gain a post-war advantage over the other districts.

comradecommie
27th June 2011, 20:00
I am currently on Catching-Fire and I have noticed that too.