Hunger Games
Deadly televised tournament
The Hunger Games is a dystopian novel series by Suzanne Collins, adapted into films, in which young people are forced to fight to the death in a televised spectacle.
The phrase has become shorthand for any brutal, zero-sum competition—especially one staged for others' entertainment or political purposes: College admissions has become the Hunger Games.
The gesture of three raised fingers, used in the story as a sign of solidarity, has been adopted by real-world protesters.
- arenaVenue for contests
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
- totalitarianismState controls everything absolutely
- tesseraeMosaic's constituent pieces
- District 12Numbered administrative zone
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- booksnovel, textbooks, study guides, book, paperback
- blockbustersAvengers, Harry Potter, Finding Nemo, The Dark Knight, Spider-Man
- Elimination Gamesmusical chairs, dodgeball, knockout, last man standing, hot potato
- Lionsgate FilmsTwilight, John Wick, Divergent, La La Land, Knives Out
- TrilogiesLord of the Rings, Star Wars, Matrix, Back to the Future, Dark Knight
- Dystopia1984, Nineteen Eighty-Four, dystopian fiction, totalitarianism, Brave New World
Hunger GamesOlympic Games
International multi-sport competition
amateur sports · recreational sports · friendly competition · club sports · professional sports
Hunger Gamesfriendly match
Non-league sporting contest
exhibition game · scrimmage · charity event · all-star game · sportsmanship
Hunger Gamesharvest festival
Autumn event thanking for crops
community celebration · unity ceremony · utopia · Woodstock · jubilee
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