u/LostB_y

Hello everyone! I just finished the Hunger Games series a couple of weeks ago, and after reading Mockingjay and my Bible, I found a connection that I think is cool. I'm aware not everyone here believes in Jesus, but as a Christian, and a Hunger Games fan, I thought It'd be cool to share. In Mockingjay, we are introduced to the origin of Panem's name, from the term Panem et Circenes, meaning Bread and Circuses. As explained in the book, the phrase essentially means to feed people and keep them entertained, and they'll submit to your authority. This phrase originated from the Roman Empire, where the Hunger Games is heavily based off of, and also happens to be the place and the time period where Jesus' story is set. In the Bible, Jesus mentions in John 6:35 that he is the bread of life, and that whoever comes to him won't Hunger. ​Later, at Jesus' trial before Pontius Pilate, the governor of Judah at the time, the people who want Jesus crucified are spiraling out of control, though Jesus is innocent and they are arguing the freedom in exchange of a murderer. To keep the people happy, though he is innocent, Pilate orders Jesus' death. This directly references Panem et Circenes, by giving the people what they want to keep them in his authority. It also somewhat parallels how Snow keeps Katniss alive to appeal to the Capitol's entertainment for her and Peeta's romance. Back to the biblical connection, right before Jesus is crucified at the Last Supper, he takes bread and says it is his body broken for us. During his death, it all comes together, showing how Jesus is the bread, or Panem, who's death is made to keep the people happy, but unknowingly makes it so, that in contrast to the Hunger Games, makes sure they never Hunger again. God Bless!

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