tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234332045105633272.post3082313072395700336..comments2013-11-06T09:36:27.042-07:00Comments on I am not "a"mused! *: It is easy to hate...much harder to lovecrazy kidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05569145276687765872noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234332045105633272.post-9094873019914225392012-04-10T12:49:15.799-07:002012-04-10T12:49:15.799-07:00Yes! I agree about the violence too, but my though...Yes! I agree about the violence too, but my thoughts exactly regarding the importance of remembering. Plus, not for young children! I was at war with myself about letting my 14 yo son read them, and then decided to let him. So glad i found this (via Michelle at leading God's generation) and now I have something to point others to when they question me about reading the series (and about letting my son read them....YES it is happening!). Thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881121619059472292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234332045105633272.post-26700535862184347312012-04-05T22:29:40.569-07:002012-04-05T22:29:40.569-07:00I enjoyed your thoughts as they mirror my own. My ...I enjoyed your thoughts as they mirror my own. My support of reading this series has been attacked on numerous occasions. I believe this series is a wake-up call for our generation.<br /><br />I saw this series as similar to the Romans enjoying Gladiators destroying each other and the Bull Jumper children from Ancient Greece. These Gladiator games entertained the masses desire for violence and blood as well as controlled the masses and their enemies. Tyranny was the means for keeping the outlying provinces in line by capturing the leaders and warriors of the provinces and forcing them into the Gladiator Arena. "The Hunger Games" is closely based on these themes, just in a futuristic time period.<br /><br />Much of our society glorifies the Romans and the Greeks. I think if we knew more about how they really lived we would be appalled.<br /><br />The argument of avoiding violence is a good one...as long as it is applied across the board. If a stand is made against violence in books, then cross off a great number of classics like "The Hiding Place", "Ender's Game" (which has two incidents of a child killing another child), "Harry Potter", "Lord of the Rings", etc. It bothers me that some of the same people who are against "The Hunger Games" are proponents for these other violent books.Celeste B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07356778436738411892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234332045105633272.post-50587999178899675582012-04-05T16:02:30.093-07:002012-04-05T16:02:30.093-07:00Great blog, Toni. The books really do make you thi...Great blog, Toni. The books really do make you think and on such a deeper level on some really hard topics. I was just as horrified and shocked when Katniss voted yes for the Hunger Games, but in reading the rest, I took it as she was smart and still playing the game. I think she voted yes because she foresaw what she would have to do to actually give it a chance at ending the games once and for all. I think she knew she might not get the chance she was offered (to kill Pres. Snow) if she voted no. She showed throughout the books how it bothered her to have innocent people killed no matter what side they were on. She never saw them as objects. I don't think that changed when it came time to vote. Unfortunately, the book leaves us wondering if the new president decided to honor Coin's plan or not to continue the hunger games. I don't think it was a necessary move to appease the rebels; I think it was Coin's agenda all along. In my mind, I like to think that by having both the tyrants die, and a more sensible leader brought in, that a chance at peace and the republic they wanted might be realized. Reality? - maybe not, but I can be an idealist. :) No one should have to go through the horror of being forced to kill someone. Each life has a purpose. War is awful on so many levels. I wholeheartedly agree that we need to learn to see all as children of God. That is truth. it is so powerful to recognize that love conquers all. God is love. Jesus didn't come to condemn the world or lead a people in war, he came to save the world. he came to love and showed us how we should love all, even what the pharisees saw as the vilest of sinners. I am truly grateful that He is our intercessor. Just imagine what our world would be like if we all realized how magnificent we really are and how connected we all are, and then lived with the purpose, faith, and love to even a small degree as Christ. Thank you for your thoughts, my friend!Didihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15984246371535414296noreply@blogger.com