Panem

It’s the same story every 
year. He tells of the history of Panem, the country that 
rose up out of the ashes of a place that was once called 
North America. He lists the disasters, the droughts, the 
storms, the fires, the encroaching seas that swallowed up 
so much of the land, the brutal war for what little 
sustenance remained. The result was Panem, a shining 
Capitol ringed by thirteen districts, which brought peace and prosperity to its citizens. Then came the Dark Days, 
the uprising of the districts against the Capitol. Twelve 
were defeated, the thirteenth obliterated. The Treaty of 
Treason gave us the new laws to guarantee peace and, 
as our yearly reminder that the Dark Days must never be 
repeated, it gave us the Hunger Games. 
The rules of the Hunger Games are simple. In 
punishment for the uprising, each of the twelve districts 
must provide one girl and one boy, called tributes, to 
participate. The twenty-four tributes will be imprisoned in 
a vast outdoor arena that could hold anything from a 
burning desert to a frozen wasteland. 
Over a period of several weeks, the competitors must 
fight to the death. The last tribute standing wins. 
Taking the kids from our districts, forcing them to kill one 
another while we watch — this is the Capitol’s way of 
reminding us how totally we are at their mercy. How little 
chance we would stand of surviving another rebellion.
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