Location: Pablo Creek Library - Conference Room
Join us as we explore the theme's behind The Hunger Games! (Discussion Questions below Movie Summary)
Please note: We will not be watching the movie during the event, nor is viewing it beforehand required.
🎬 The Hunger Games (2012) – Short Summary
In a dystopian future, teenager Katniss Everdeen volunteers to take her sister’s place in a televised death match called the Hunger Games. As she fights to survive, she’s forced to navigate violence, public manipulation, and the moral cost of staying alive — all while unknowingly becoming a symbol of rebellion.
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🧠 Philosophical Discussion Questions
These questions are inspired by the core themes of The Hunger Games and are open to anyone — no need to have seen the film. They’re grouped by theme to spark deeper reflection and accessible conversation.
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🧍♀️ Identity & Selfhood
- What does it mean to retain your identity in a society that tries to define it for you?
Can you ever truly know who you are if your choices are limited by survival or social pressure?
- Can someone be both a symbol and a person at the same time?
What are the risks of turning individuals into icons or heroes?
- How does trauma shape identity — does it reveal who we are, or create someone new?
Are we more ourselves before or after we’ve endured hardship?
- What does it mean to perform your identity for others — and how much of our daily life is a performance?
If authenticity is risky, is performance a form of protection?
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⚖️ Morality & Ethics
5. Is morality a luxury or a necessity in extreme conditions?
Should moral codes bend when survival is at stake, or do they matter even more in such moments?
6. What is the role of empathy in systems built on competition?
Can compassion survive when the rules reward cruelty?
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📺 Culture, Power & Society
7. How do we decide what is ‘entertainment’ and what is exploitation?
When do we cross the line between watching something for enjoyment and participating in harm?
8. In what ways does culture desensitize us to suffering — and how do we wake up from that?
Are we complicit in systems we critique, simply by living within them?
9. If survival requires obedience, is freedom still possible?
Can you be free in your mind if your body is constrained?
10. Is it possible to dismantle a corrupt system from within it, or must you stand entirely outside it?
What are the costs of playing the game versus refusing to play?
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🔥 Rebellion & Purpose
11. Can rebellion be an act of selfhood, or is it always political?
What separates personal resistance from revolution?
12. When we celebrate strength, what kinds of strength are we actually valuing?
Is physical survival more meaningful than emotional resilience or moral courage?
