Arguments For Banning The Hunger Game

While calls for banning the Hunger Game are continuously sent to school boards and associations, many articles have been written and posted online to oppose banning the book. They do agree with the violence inside Hunger Game is not negligent as other factors like sexual explicit.Yet they argue against banning the book. Professor Mhaire Fraser, among others, suggests that the story is situation specific, and many people underestimate teenagers. She insisted that the only possible reason to ban the book is because it’s so real, which is not any one of those official reasons banning the book listed. In response to another official accusation to the banning, the sexually explicit, Mhaire Fraser also argued that there is nothing of a sexually explicit nature in the book. Even Collins herself stood out to clarify that there’s nothing in it that’s
Karen Coats, a professor of English who specializes in children's literature at Illinois State University, also pointed out that kids need a chance to develop their complex emotions and critical thinking skills. Reading controversial books like the Hunger Game will help children to build their "empathy muscles and exercise their brains. (Livescience)

Ever since the Hunger Game was published, the book that has been adapted to movie and translated to more than 20 languages has lead to quite amount of discussions. Regarding the book itself, it is not surprising that it has been put into such a controversial position, receiving comments from opposing sides. The Hunger Game is a book discussing about social phenomena in current society under the cover of a rebellious story. There are elements of starvation, inequality at different society levels in the book. Capitol and first several districts own huge amount of fortune while the people in last several districts especially district12 are