Donald Sutherland in The Hunger Games as President Coriolanus Snow (Image courtesy of Lionsgate Films) The highly anticipated prequel to Suzanne Collins's best-selling Hunger Games trilogy is scheduled to release on May 19, and a first peek in Entertainment Weekly reveals that the prequel would concentrate on a young Coriolanus Snow. You know, the person who finally ascends to the position of corrupt dictatorial âpresidentâ of Panem. While itâs difficult to make broad conclusions about a book based on a few hundred (stiff, poorly written, extremely purple) words, it appears as though Collins intends this prequel to attempt to humanize a cruel, power-hungry, vile man who haunts revolutionary figurehead Katniss Everdeen until he is ignominiously murdered by a rioting crowd.
This was an excellent book. It serves as a prelude to the illustrious Hunger Games trilogy. Has an excellent framework, and many of the trilogy's unanswered concerns are addressed. (Spoiler alert) The novel concludes with our protagonist attempting to shoot his love dead when she learns about the killings he committed. Dr. Gaul's persona makes me want to shout. Her perspective on mankind is that we all possess primal tendencies for survival and killing that have been waiting to be exposed at the appropriate time. Although there is some insinuation, it is little. There is a lot of violence, but anybody above the age of eleven should be able to handle it. Although a song contains the line âyou may kiss my assâ, it is not awful. A adolescent claims he is behaving irrationally, but he is exaggerating. Consumption is prohibited. Teenagers consume what is known as posca, a very weak wine. Men in their twenties are often inebriated, but they are seldom dangerous; they are just hungover and incoherent. I adored this book. I'm twelve years old, and many of my buddies really appreciated it. (albeit it falls short of the trilogy in terms of quality). We appreciate your time in reading!!! Enjoy!
Collins shines most for real fans of The Hunger Games as she weaves in intriguing details that add dimension to the horrible world she established in the original novel and Coriolanus's role in it. And, although the figure does not appear in the chronology, Collins quietly refers to Panem's genuine heroâone who emerged from a much more dire situation than this protagonist. Katniss eventually found her path. Coriolanus, on the other hand, we all know how that tale ends. Megan McCluskey can be reached at megan.mccluskey@time.com.
How is Coriolanus Snow elevated to the position of President Snow?
While Coriolanus passes through many social strata in a single year, this is just one chapter of his life, and it does not culminate with a clear route to Panem's president. However, his grandmother has been telling him since he was a child that he would one day be President, so even when he is at his lowest, he has that improbable goal to cling to. What Snow fails to see is his cousin Tigris's efforts as guardian and confidant. (That is the same Tigris as the surgically changed stylist who assists Katniss and her companions in concealing themselves during their infiltration into the Capitol in Mockingjay.)
