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What Sunrise on the Reaping Means for the World of the Hunger Games
Spoiler warning for just about every book in the series.
Readers of the original Hunger Games trilogy already know what happens: He wins, and after his family and girlfriend die soon after, becomes an alcoholic who’s forced to relive his horror each year as the mentor for District 12 tributes. While the manipulation of truth for the Capitol’s benefit is a heavy theme throughout the prequel, it’s heavily contrasted by the songs and folklore passed down by the Covey and residents of District 12 that continue to drive each protagonist (more on that later). Haymitch — convinced he’ll soon reach the same fate — uses the last seconds of the games to light the fuse of the DIY bomb that Beetee taught him how to make and throws it into the force field.
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