As mentioned previously the book series takes place in the ruins of North America a place that we currently call home. To the characters in the book, the history of the place where they live is commonly referred to as the Dark Days a time when civilians rebelled against the Capitol leaving them with the harsh lifestyle that they currently live in.While the citizens in each of the twelve districts live tough lives being hungry most of their lives and commonly see people die of starvation, the citizens int he Capitol live lavish lives full of unnecessary wants and needs.These two types of extremes remind me of the united States int eh current economic situations. There are rich people who live life like there is nothing wrong with the economy buying and spending unnecessarily, and then there are people who were once middle class and now are homeless and barley making ends meet. I hope that our country never ends up in such a bad situation as portrayed by Collins.
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