![]() In the techno-genetic society of Panem, the hedonistic Capitol maintains its dominance over 12 other districts through military might and a yearly, televised debutante-ball-slash-reality-show-slash-battle-royale featuring 24 children from the lesser districts. You probably know the broad strokes of Suzanne Collins’ dystopian YA series. Let’s talk tesserae Photo: Susana Polo/Polygon ![]() ![]() Why do I, a 35-year-old not-really-a-Hunger Games- fan-fan, keep a Hunger Games poster in the year of our lord 2023? Because it reminds me that you can’t judge a book by its online discourse or its movie adaptation - there’s more Lord of the Rings in the story of the Hunger Games than there is Harry Potter. And at first glance, it’s cheerful: a June Cleaver type, canning preserves with her smiling, pigtailed daughter, who says, “We’ll have plenty to eat thanks to my tesserae, won’t we mother?” At second glance, one might notice the worrying caption, “Don’t let your family starve this winter!” At third, you might recognize the Panem Capitol seal, or actually read the block of bold text beneath that shouts, in unnerving capitals:īE RESPONSIBLE - FEED YOUR FAMILY - YOUTHS 12-18 MUST ENTER THE LOTTERY FOR THE REAPING - NO EXCEPTIONS - ON PENALTY OF DEATH It’s right in my apartment’s entranceway. ![]()
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