The Hunger Games and The Underland Chronicles are two magnificent book series written by the American author Suzanne Collins. Collin's most famous series, The Hunger Games, has sold over 100 million copies worldwide, as well as earned nine MTV movie awards, received three Grammy awards, and won Golden Globe nominations (Add). She has also written for many children’s shows and was a head writer for Scholastic Entertainment. The Iraq and Vietnam War inspired Suzanne Collins’ story The Hunger Games, and her interest in American TV game shows, to depict the struggles of a girl chosen to fight and survive a game of violence and catastrophe. Suzanne Collins has led a basic American author lifestyle, from childhood to adulthood. She …show more content…
Collins moved a lot during her childhood because of her father’s involvement in the Air Force, and this was very important to them (Add). History was also an important topic in her family because their father taught history at the college level (Add). Collins married Charles Pryor in 1992 and they had two children, Charlie and Isabel. Collin's upbringing was a huge influence on the stories she wrote, and we can see how her personal life ties into her stories. There are many reasons why Collin’s personal life consolidates with her writing life. Her father had a great impact on how her stories were written, from his involvement in the Air Force and wars to his teaching degree. However, she also has many hobbies and enjoyments that we can see are presented in her stories. Collins had many hobbies that helped grow her stories, particularly The Hunger Games, like reading, Greek mythology, spending time with nature, running, and gymnastics (Add). In the book and movie The Hunger Games, the main character Katniss is very athletic and excellent with a bow and arrow. She is also very in tune with nature and knows how to survive in the wild. Collins also has four lucky colors, gold, orange, white, and red, that if you watch the movie, you can see make their way all over in