Why Is The Story/movie "the Hunger Games" So Addictive?

[dUSt]

After reading that the author, Suzanne Collins, may be Catholic, I have an urge to go back and re-read the books, making notes of all the Catholic symbolism (ie - Peeta = Petra = Peter, symbols of bread, fire, etc).

[Basilisa Marie]

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After reading that the author, Suzanne Collins, may be Catholic, I have an urge to go back and re-read the books, making notes of all the Catholic symbolism (ie - Peeta = Petra = Peter, symbols of bread, fire, etc).
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I posted this in the other thread, but I don't think there's much Catholic symbolism. Peeta is named so because it's a kind of bread and his family are bakers, not because it's close to Peter. BUT, I'd be very interested to see if you find anything else, because it's been about 9 months since I read the books.