“The Hunger Games” Deep-Dive: From Burger King to Bugger King, Reality TV, Hunger, Archery in the Bible, and More

The Hunger Games is a 2008 young adult dystopian novel written by Suzanne Collins. The book is the first of a trilogy, the others being Catching Fire (2009) and Mockingjay (2010). The books became best-sellers and spawned The Hunger Games movie franchise. This essay will only focus on the story and character development in the … Continue reading “The Hunger Games” Deep-Dive: From Burger King to Bugger King, Reality TV, Hunger, Archery in the Bible, and More

Burning Bibles: “Fahrenheit 451” Deep-Dive

Our degeneration of respect for the Bible made me think of how the media, especially secular media, have treated the Bible in works of fiction. This led me to reexamine a book I read as a teenager (and possibly all of you in school); the 1953 novel Fahrenheit 451. Written by Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451 … Continue reading Burning Bibles: “Fahrenheit 451” Deep-Dive