Suzanne Collins is a popular 21st century American novelist. From her beginnings in writing for children’s television, she developed her skills in writings aimed at youth. Her novels are meant for young readers, but she catches attention from people of all ages. She grabs her readers with her unique style and intense subject matter, drawing from experiences through her background. She is best known for writing two intense series of books, one of which was made into a popular movie series. As a result, she is held in high regard as being a popular contemporary writer. Suzanne Collin’s background effects how she writes and the topics she chooses. Suzanne Collins was born August 10, 1962 in Hartford, Connecticut. Collins’ parents Michael and
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For Suzanne Collins her theme is war. The first theme, war, was something she was exposed to as a kid. Collins in an interview talking about her father when taking about war “would discuss these things at a level that he thought we could understand and were acceptable for our age. But, really, he thought a lot was acceptable for our age, and I approach my books in the same way”(Authors and Artists for Young Adults 3). Like her father she only gives the audience what she thinks they can handle. In her Hunger Games series, she is inspired by the stories of Theseus and Spartacus. “Even as a kid, I could appreciate how ruthless this was…Crete was sending a very clear message: 'Mess with us and we'll do something worse than kill you. We'll kill your children.' And the thing is, it was allowed; the parents sat by powerless to stop it” (Authors and Artists for Young Adults 11). Collins is unquestionably relentless in the portrayal of war and it being so barbarous and sorrowful. “Collins does not shield her young readers from the violence of war, nor does she sugarcoat the moral implications and ambiguities”(Authors and Artists for Young Adults 23). This is the theme she mainly uses, and it is very
For Suzanne Collins her theme is war. The first theme, war, was something she was exposed to as a kid. Collins in an interview talking about her father when taking about war “would discuss these things at a level that he thought we could understand and were acceptable for our age. But, really, he thought a lot was acceptable for our age, and I approach my books in the same way”(Authors and Artists for Young Adults 3). Like her father she only gives the audience what she thinks they can handle. In her Hunger Games series, she is inspired by the stories of Theseus and Spartacus. “Even as a kid, I could appreciate how ruthless this was…Crete was sending a very clear message: 'Mess with us and we'll do something worse than kill you. We'll kill your children.' And the thing is, it was allowed; the parents sat by powerless to stop it” (Authors and Artists for Young Adults 11). Collins is unquestionably relentless in the portrayal of war and it being so barbarous and sorrowful. “Collins does not shield her young readers from the violence of war, nor does she sugarcoat the moral implications and ambiguities”(Authors and Artists for Young Adults 23). This is the theme she mainly uses, and it is very