#reaping day

[vargdottern]

and may the odds be ever in your favor

[electrictouchfob]

Sunrise on the Reaping in a nutshell.

[ella467c]

A letter that’s been given to Haymitch Abernathy on the morning of the 75th Reaping. A letter which he first forgot and then ignored till after the execution Coin‘s. A letter which now sits in his bedside drawer. A letter which he rereads every year on their wedding anniversary, thankful that the love of his life survived the torture and the trial.

(This took so much time, hope y’all like it ✨)

[purebl00d-witch07]

𝐊𝐀𝐓𝐍𝐈𝐒𝐒 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐃𝐄𝐄𝐍 𝐚𝐬 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑴𝑶𝑪𝑲𝑰𝑵𝑮𝑱𝑨𝒀.

𝐚 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐜𝐡, 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐧.

𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥 𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐦'𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞. 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐬, 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲, 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐬𝐲𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬, 𝐬𝐨 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐢 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐰 𝐡𝐞𝐫 :)

(𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒚𝒆𝒔, 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑲𝒂𝒕𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒔 𝒇𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓 𝒃𝒆𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒓)

𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒄𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒖𝒑𝒔 ♥︎

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[alexispotted]

I just found out my mom was reading the hunger games books when she was pregnant with me.

explains a lot because I'm a mega-fan

#everlark4ever

#happynotsohappybelatedbirthdayhaymitch

#firstreapingwasrumoredthisyear

[ace-j-nealsss]

Its reaping day.

May the odds be ever in your favour

Xoxo,

-Ace♤

[maz-the-chickennugget]

Happy birthday Haymitch. I hope the odds are in your favor…

[iasirene]

Reposting my most popular Reddit post from r/Hungergames!

Could the Reaping in the Hunger Games be inspired by the 1969 Vietnam War lottery draft?

As we know, Suzanne Collins was inspired to write the series after flipping through tv channels, surfing between the Iraq War and reality tv and realizing that the lines became blurred. Collins’s father served in the Vietnam War, and I’m sure she heard many stories from him. In 1969, the Vietnam War was raging and its unpopularity was being felt all around the USA with growing anti war movements. Because of this, a draft was instated, and here’s how it worked.

366 blue capsules in a jar, one for each day of the year (leap year included). If your birthdate was drawn, congratulations son! You’re first in line to serve the empire. The first date drawn was September 14th, and the last was June 8th. They did this again in December, with letters instead of numbers. The last draft lottery was in 1975, and from 1965-1972, over two million men were forced to fight because of this. There are strong parallels between the Vietnam lottery and the Reaping. During the Vietnam War, poor, uneducated men were more likely to be chosen, as the rich could pay their way out of service. Much like the impoverished Districts being unable to resist. The Hunger Games is a much deeper series than some people give it credit for. It explores issues such as imperialism, propaganda, capitalism in decay, and revolution. It’s not just “some kids story.” It’s even more radical than we remember. Reading again as an adult has been incredibly rewarding. The imperial core (USA, UK, Japan, Canada, etc.) is the Capitol. The imperial periphery (Iran, Vietnam, Cuba, Yemen, etc.) are the Districts. The truth is stranger than fiction.