The Hunger Games: Three-Finger Salutes

Several students were arrested for using a three-finger salute that was adapted from the movie, The Hunger Games. The three-finger salute is a gesture used when saying goodbye to a loved one, although later on in The Hunger Games series, it progressed into a indication of rebellion. The act of using the three-finger salute began after the country’s coup and has since then, forced the authorities to arrest whoever raises the salute in public. Before the premiere of the movie, several students raised their salutes and were immediately apprehended for a few hours to “adjust their attitudes.” A couple movie theaters had suspended the movie after realising that they were being used as a political evolution.

The students’ act of rebellion was a