The Girl On Fire and the Genre She LIT UP | The Hunger Games - Ep. 20

Part I:  Before the YA dystopia became a staple in the factory of Hollywood, before we had so many versions of the same genre, there was The Hunger Games. In today’s episode, we talk about how Suzanne Collins’ iconic series laid the foundation of the “hardcore” YA dystopia trope - missing survival overt oppression, action, and rebellion in a way that actually trusted its audience.  We dig into the Katniss Effect, on what made her such a defining YA heroine, how media, spectacle, and politics shape the world of Panem, and how this was such a staple in fiction and writing as a whole in the 2010s.  If you remember when this series dominated pop culture, or you’re simply curious why it did, you’re in the right place.