Blog #8

I believe our society will never be fully entertained. There are always new shows coming out that grab people's interests and some older shows start to die. It also seems that we start to get bored of things after a long period of time. People seem to never enough of what they want so the demand for new entertainment is high. I think one of the reasons Americans crave violence so much is because it's human nature. We find it entertaining and exciting since it is something we usually don't see in everyday real life. Also, when people see violence on TV and video games, they know they are in no danger. I  thought it was interesting that Suzanne Collins said part of her inspiration for the book was the mythology of a minotaur. It was a little surprising to me. I think the reason our society wants to have their fifteen minutes of fame is because of curiosity. We wonder what it would be like to be known by millions of people. Plus, everybody likes money and most famous people usually have a nice amount of it. I think in the Hunger Games, Katniss is playing the Gamemakers. In reality TV I think the characters and the audience are playing each other. The people on the show are getting played by acting a certain way to gain more fans. The audience is getting played by the characters because they're making money off the fans.