It's the political and social message embedded in The Hunger Games series that has made it so acclaimed and
popular — Katniss isn't just a girl stuck in a
love triangle, Katniss is the inadvertent leader
of a movement, a
symbol of hope for the oppressed, a potential catalyst for change amid civil unrest.
Creating fields
of tension in form, idea, and material, she uses familiar
symbols for
love, protection, and handcrafts, as well as forms relating to forgotten traditions, proverbs,
popular motifs, and themes from folklore.