Parenting and Hunger Games

"Sit a Spell" was very enthusiastic about Hunger Games because of the deeper meanings in the plot.  She was emphasizing all the virtues of learning about an evil government who exploits its citizens.   So much so, that the children are killing each other to survive.  Of course, the movie only came after reading the book.  What should we learn from this?  We are already living in a world with child labor?  We already live in a world where there is poverty?  Is it acceptable to murder as long as the ends justify the means?

All one has to do is teach your children about the French Revolution.  That is not fiction, but reality.  That was a government that lived on great wealth and riches while the citizens were starving;  and rather than kill each other, they overthrew the government, and beheaded the rulers of Marie Antoinette and Louis IVX.  That sounds like a much more viable decision than to kill your own.

To allow teenagers, whose minds are still developing, to see a picture of kids murdering kids and be happy that maybe they "get" a deeper meaning is ridiculous.   We then become hysterical when a teenager solves his problems by taking a gun to school or even begins bullying someone to the point that they kill themselves. 
As adults,  it is our responsibility to education our young people that there is evil in the world, that there are government bureaucracies that want to take away our liberties, that honor and loyalty are good virtues, and help them to make good decisions in life as they get older.   To burn the image in their minds of children murdering children no matter what the reason is pure madness.  So everyone, before you spend your hard earned money on fiction, step back and take a breath.