You'll see this in a textbook one day.
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I think the most radical thing the hunger games does is tell young people that the most revolutionary thing you can do is have unconditional love for humanity. Katniss throughout the entire series is guided by a deep sense of compassion for the people around her. It is what causes her to volunteer, to bury rue, to mercy kill cato, its why she tries to save peeta, why finnick telling her to remember who the real enemy is works, and even though her compassion for the larger world falters when peeta is kidnapped, it comes back when she visits hospitals and asks for mercy for other victors and ultimately, it is love and belief in a better humanity that makes her kill coin. Through it all, she maintains an unfaltering belief in the fundemental goodness of humanity, which is diametrically opposed to dr gaul's and snow's worldview. Peeta is even more unwaveringly compassionate
So the series tells young people that the most revolutionary thing you can be is compassionate. Let compassion drive your politics. Let yourself believe in the fundemental goodness of people. And i think that's deeply important in a world that touts the superiority of pure reason or logic, to allow yourself to be guided by something as emotional as compassion. Katniss everdeen tells us that your politics should be rooted in compassion in a world that thinks detatchment or cynicism is intelligence and i think thats v cool
“60s horror movies reflect an era of rapid change and uncertainty, and a yawning generation gap. the social stability of the post-war years crumbled as attitudes to everything from hemlines to homosexuality underwent a seismic shift. horror movies, especially those made for low budgets outside the mainstream studio system, offered ways to process and interpret the rapid pace of change. they often served as cautionary tales about the dangers of abandoning traditional values.”
Was scrolling through AO3 and found this gem
Enemy to parent is a trope we have to popularise lmao
DEFEND YOUR COUNCIL
There's something so unbelievably attractive about both Abbot and Robby lying on official paperwork so a girl could get an abortion
#Oh she gagged them, thank you Saoirse <3
post episode 8 just feeling medically deprived of hearing walker say this
I WAS SO LOOKING FORWARD TO IT
I CAN JUST HEAR IT WITH A VOICE CRACK RIGHT ON THE SOMEHOW
truth is there is not a single ewan mitchell character i would not smash
Ewan Mitchell as Aemond Targaryen
2.01 • A Son for a Son
Goats shelter in Mawsynram bus stop. Amos Chapple
she/her. desi. standbi. certified bollywood buff. multifandom.dupattas. sunflower fields. lotuses. cigarettes in lehengas. phool. kajal. yeh aankhein.लोग जुड़ते गये और बनता गया कारवाँ, मेरी जान
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