Hello President Snow, how are you? I am
Annie from District 6. I am the older daughter of the two
famous
architects who designed the train of Panem starting from District 12 going
across the whole nation to
the Capitol. I would like to believe you respect
and honor
my parents. So please, take my
letter seriously for I am the oldest daughter of them
and as I am speaking for all the people of District 6. Also,
please
do not stop reading if I offend
you with something
unpleasant for you to hear, because the words I am going to tell
you
are serious and necessary to be heard.
The Hunger Games once a year may be
entertaining for you and the Capitol residents to watch, but they sacrifice too
many young lives, break the dead ones’ family forever and overall, they are not
necessary at all.
The
Hunger Games is a competition that only one tribute out of twenty four will
survive. Every year, young people cross their fingers and pray that they would
not get chosen as a tribute. If they did not get picked, they would continue
fearing that they might get chosen the next year. Even when
they finally broke through of the wall of being
scared
to be a tribute, they would have to worry for their children. Fear
of the Hunger Games is like people’s own shadows. It is always
there
and it will forever be haunting them. The
Hunger Games not only destroy twenty three tributes’ lives, it also may ruin
the rest of the victor’s life. Even though the victor survived, he may be physically
broken
for the rest of his life or he might feel
guilty
for being the only one coming out of the arena where the
lives of the twenty
three others who once were just like himself were taken away.
The Hunger Games kill young people and damage victors’ souls, just for the sake of satisfying you
Capitol people.
The
family going crazy for their sister or father is even worse than being dead. A
tribute died peacefully. But it is his family that has to bear with eternal sorrow. Can
you imagine your own son being taken away? When you know they have no chance of
coming back alive? And when the peacekeeper shows you your son’s copse with no
sense of life in his dull eyes? Would you still be able to stand there still
and calmly? Well, twenty three families have to suffer like this, seeing their beloved children or siblings but being
powerless to do change anything. Families are scattered like a thousand pieces
of puzzles because of the Hunger Games. I have a good friend who was chosen
this year; her name is Amy Zhou. She was taken away and she is probably not
going to walk down the train in a few months. I cannot describe my feelings.
But I am certain I will always remember her and the pain plus the sorrow.
Anyway, do you not feel guilty at all? Taking away the people and forcing
family and friends to live with it.
The Hunger Games are not necessary at all. They are
only entertainment, but while using lives in exchange for laughter. If you like
entertainment, you can replace real and solid human being with animals or
insects. Killing twenty three lives every year for the past seventy four years
is not necessary. You know that, but you just love seeing tributes suffer so
much, you’d rather go to hell, just like every other Capitol residents. However,
you are the powerful president; you can stop the Hunger Games and save twenty
three lives every year! Listen to my words with your conscience. Listen to all
the people’s words with your heart! Save the man-kind! By simply stopping the
Hunger Games.
Best regard,
Annie, from District 6
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