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Some people: The love story isn't the point of The Hunger Games series! The love story distracts people from the important messages about war and oppression!
Me: Actually, the love story is vital to the series because it sits at the heart of all the major themes.
Other people: Yeah! You're right! This series isn't a love story! It's a metaphor for those themes!
Me: 🤦♀️
Me: YOU DON'T GET IT EITHER!
These things are not mutually exclusive! The love story can be thematically relevant and a metaphor for philosophical concepts and still be a love story! Romance is not a dirty word! It's okay for a story to be about characters in love!