“for the Capitol as a whole, being a 'real human being' lies precisely in freedom from the constraints of identity” PhilosophyHumanityIdentityHumannessPersonhoodHunger GamesHunger Games Philosophy Author:Brian McDonald
“for Capitol residents, being a real person means a kind of birdlike flight, freed from any kind of gravity - aesthetic, ethical, or relational - an effortless flapping of weightless wings on the way forward toward the always receding and ever more lurid 'final word in entertainment'.” HumanityHumannessPersonhoodHunger GamesHunger Games Philosophy Author:Brian McDonald
“In the second book of his great autobiographical word, Confessions, Augustine fretted at length over a childish act of vandalism that he committed long ago with some teenage friends; he was now struggling to understand the motive behind an action that seemed to serve no purpose whatsoever. He concluded that he broke the law for no other reason than the thrill of breaking it, experiencing a rush he calls a 'deceptive sense of omnipotence.' By this phrase he meant that such gratuitous lawbreaking provides the illusion of being as free from the restraints of the moral law as is God, who must be imagined as both creating the moral law and existing outside it. But Augustine went on to say that this attempt to be a god is really only a 'perverse and vicious imitation' of the real deity, not only because it’s so obviously an illusion but also because the very attempt to be like God tacitly concedes that God is a superior model to be imitated.” GodlikeAugustineHunger GamesVandalismHunger Games Philosophy Author:Brian McDonald
“Stories are the collective wisdom of everyone who has ever lived. Your job as a storyteller is not simply to entertain. Nor is it to be noticed for the way you turn a phrase. You have a very important job--one of the most important. Your job is to let people know that everyone shares their feelings--and that these feelings bind us. Your job is a healing art, and like all healers, you have a responsibility. Let people know they are not alone. You must make people understand that we are all the same.” PeopleKnowsWayArtImportantStoriesFeelingsJobsTurnsHealingResponsibilitySharePhrasesCollectivesStorytellerNot AloneHealerImportant JobsCollective Wisdom Author:Brian McDonald
