Thinking About How The Hunger Games Were Designed To Prove That Without Society, Order, Government, Someone

thinking about how the hunger games were designed to prove that without society, order, government, someone to rule, we devolve into little more than animals, and how the games themselves prove over and over again that this is not true. We see it in every single game we witness.

Katniss placing flowers around Rue's body in the arena. Thresh sparing Katniss because she was kind to Rue, even though he was making it that much harder for himself to win.

Haymitch going back for Maysilee after hearing her scream even though their alliance had been broken. Haymitch holding her as she dies the same way Katniss did Rue.

Coral's "I can't have killed them all for nothing" when she realizes she's not going home. Lamina cutting down Marcus at great personal risk. And, my favorite moment in tbosas, Reaper collecting the bodies of his fellow tributes, his peers, even the ones who tried to kill him, into a pile. Taking the weapons from their hands. Closing their eyes and crossing their arms in the best approximation of a proper burial he can manage, covering them with the Capitol flag as a makeshift shroud.

The Games bring out the worst in people, yes. But despite the extreme circumstances, despite the exterior pressure of the Capitol, despite the fact that it could mean pain and heartbreak and death, it also shows that people have an enormous capacity for goodness. That even in a situation purposefully designed to make empathy impossible, people can't help but have it anyway.

Snow looks at the Games and all he can see is what's inside himself-- this pure animalistic drive to conquer and defeat. He kills and it feels good and he thinks that everyone else must feel that way too. He doesn't realize (maybe can't realize) that he is the exception, not the rule. He cannot see outside himself, outside his own warped perspective, to realize that the fact that people do show humanity in the games proves his entire worldview wrong.

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Family Portrait

The only family he has.

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sunrise on the reaping haymitch abernathy the hunger games suzanne collins thg series catching fire katniss everdeen district 12 mockingjay katniss peeta thg haymitch no other reason hunger games fanart jolly art Still always thinking about how he knew all their names years later Why do I feel the need to do this to myself You can count- They're all there I think this is one of the darker things I've drawn It felt really heavy Also I'm totally only posting this today because that's when the reaping happens I've actually had this idea for MONTHS like since December but as you can imagine-it took a lot of motivation please don't let this flop istg

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itsajollyjester

3 months ago

The Wayfarer

God of travelers and storytelling in my comic Little Fawn

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itsajollyjester

8 months ago

@icelynia

I have unironically thought this for years and even started writing one my senior year of high school lmao

My headcanon for God Games is that the events of Eros and Psyche are happening at the same time and that’s why Aphrodite is upset as Odysseus for leaving home and breaking his mother’s heart

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epic the musical eros and psyche it's also been my favorite greek myth for years Also I loved reading all your ideas in the tags! I just couldn't fit it all in a screenshot haha

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itsajollyjester

1 year ago

hiiii :3 ive been following ur stuff on tiktok b4 finding u here and am absolutely obsessed w ur portrayal of everything - esp ur previous hunger games content & post mockingjay stuff! do u have many thoughts on either of those bc id be DYING to hear them lmfao

Thank you so much!!!!

First, I am very much not neurotypical and even less so when it comes to THG and have A Thought about most things in the series but I'll try to be as brief as I can lmao

My main thing that I love and am obsessed with is what I believe is the the theme at the heart of the story: That compassion for those around you and building community are acts of rebellion and vital to break the cycle of oppression. And I think that can be seen through pretty much every character and story line throughout the series (including ABOSAS) by either embodying it or rejecting it.

When it comes to my art for the series, I try to draw things that I haven't seen as much as I'd like to. I'm not great at writing my thoughts down, especially about things I am passionate about, SO I try to use my art as a more concise outlet. (If you were asking about a specific artwork I did, lmk!)

For my thoughts specifically about what happens post Mockingjay- I think Katniss and Peeta got to live out the dream they had at the top of the training center in Catching Fire. But that takes a LOT of work and I appreciate that Suzanne Collins didn't wave away their history and trauma for a happily ever after either. It feels like their lives and struggles and joy aren't over when the book ends.

When I have a specific thing to talk about, I can go for HOURS (all my friends and family can very tiredly attest to that) but here's like my over arching feelings that I hope answered your questions a little?

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itsajollyjester

1 year ago

Coach Peeta in Catching fire: no time for affection, we are training like careers to survive.

Katniss: no KISS for me ? You DON'T give me any hugs ? Oh ! oh ! Jail for Peeta ! Jail for Peeta for a thousand years !

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itsajollyjester

1 year ago

Finally drew fanart for my favorite webtoon

Edit: The comic's called The Blind Prince, I forgot that not everyone will see my tags 😅

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itsajollyjester

6 months ago

here’s an Odesta for the first time in months

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itsajollyjester

1 year ago