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Social commentary in “The Hunger Games”

Gianna Costanzo, Copy Chief December 3, 2025
We all know the phrase “life imitates art.” It’s a concept explored by Oscar Wilde in his essay titled “The Decay of Lying.” This philosophical saying is used to describe moments when real-life events mimic what is depicted through works of art. A tragic example of life imitating art can be seen through the sinking of the Titanic. Fourteen years prior to the sinking of the Titanic, American author Morgan Robertson published his novella titled “Futility, Or The Wreck of the Titan.” You can guess what the novella is about.
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