Another similarity between “Hansel and Gretel” and The Hunger Games is the conspiracy of the birds. In both of these stories, the birds seem to guide the children throughout their journey. Hansel thinks he sees a white bird above his family home; there is also a white bird that guides them to the witch’s house and the duck that helps them across the water. It states “Help us, help us little duck. Hansel and Gretel are out of luck. There’s no bridge, not far or wide. Help us, give us both a ride. The duck came paddling over” (Grimm, 189). This shows us that regardless of their daily struggle to find food, there is still a way to make it within the forest. The Mocking jay is a bird that is used in The Hunger Games as a way to communicate with
