ENGB35H3 Lecture Notes - Barbara Cartland, Simulacrum, Umberto Eco
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Explain the conceptual implications of katniss s covering rue s body with flowers. Rebelling against capitol against the dehumanizing of the contestants. Making rue s death a little less barbaric, giving her more dignity. I want to do something, right here, right now, to shame them, to make them accountable, to show the capitol that whatever they do or force us to do there is a part of every tribute they can t own. That rue was more than a piece in their games. I keep wishing i could think of a way to to show the capitol that they don t own me. That i m more than just a piece in their games . I want to die as myself i don t want them to change me in there. Turn me into some kind of monster that i m not . Hobbesian state of nature, where life is nasty, brutish, and short .
