Both the book and the film of The Hunger Games were criticized for being similar to Seventh Victim by Robert Sheckley and Battle Royale and their respective film adaptations and to The Lottery by Shirley Jackson .
Like the novel , the film has been noted for its similarities to other works , such as Robert Sheckley 's short story `` Seventh Victim '' and its Italian film adaptation The 10th Victim , the Japanese novel Battle Royale and its film adaptation , and the Shirley Jackson short story `` The Lottery '' , with some criticizing The Hunger Games for being derivative of such works .
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