I was reading the Hunger Games and Rue made me squint a little.
And Thresh.
Am I the only one who gave a little side-eye that the big agriculture district to the South was full of black people with brutal overseers? They have dark skin, live in shacks, suffer severe punishments for minor infractions, grow all the food but don’t get to eat it, and Thresh is described as having the strength of an ox.
Somebody was definitely paying attention in US History class…
8:24 pm • 24 March 2012 •
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