Songbirds, Snakes, & Sacrifice

ebook Collins' Prequel References and Philosophies Explained

By Valerie Estelle Frankel

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Discover the hidden meanings in Suzanne Collins' Hunger Games prequel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. Discover how it's a giant metaphor for the philosophies of Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau. Find every easter egg, and discover how tightly Coriolanus Snow and Katniss are symbolically entwined. Who is Shakespeare's Coriolanus and how does he relate? How about the ballads? What modern issue is Collins protesting this time? Professor Valerie Estelle Frankel, author of two books on The Hunger Games, offers all this and more.

Songbirds, Snakes, & Sacrifice