The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping
Summary
Lucy Gray Baird probably wo n’t appear inThe Hunger Games : Sunrise on the Reaping , but that does n’t mean she wo n’t be crucial to the story . This very first District 12 winner was introduced in Snow ’s prequel story , The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes , and her ultimate fate being will ambiguous has ignited hope that she will again re-emerge . However , this seems unlikely , given the timeframe and the way her graphic symbol was left . Still , Lucy Gray ’s account has massive implications for the remainder ofThe Hunger Gamestimeline , and her importance to the overarching floor ca n’t be magnify .
Theannouncement that anotherHunger Gamesbook and movieis on the way has create a heap of buzz , especially since the story will cover the highly requested 50th Hunger Games . Set 40 yr afterThe Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes , this young prequel should follow Haymitch Abernathy through his own games , filling in the details of this share of the timeline for the first time . Of course , Lucy Gray ’s death or escape from District 12 meansshe likely wo n’t have a place inSunrise on the Reaping , but her fib is still tightly linked with that of Haymitch .
Suzanne Collins has announced details about the upcoming novel in the Hunger Games serial , which will be entitle Sunrise on the Reaping .
President Snow’s Experience With Lucy Gray Makes All The Difference To Haymitch’s Story
Lucy Gray Left Quite a Mark On Snow In The Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes
ThoughThe Ballad of Songbirds and Snakeswas arrange 64 years before the events ofThe Hunger Games , Snow and Lucy Gray ’s tale provided valuable context to Katniss ' time in the field . Everything from Katniss ' Mockingjay fall to the songs she sang would have cue President Snow of the daughter he believed betrayed him . This also means that Katniss ' ill-affected triumph would have felt up personal , which explain why Snow became so fixated on Katniss and did n’t notice District 13 shutdown in on him .
While the winner of the 10th Hunger Games is unbelievable to come out in Sunrise on the Reaping , her bequest is polar to the news report .
likewise , Lucy Gray ’s impact on President Snow explains why the potentate was so angry when Haymitch Abernathy won the 50th Hunger Games . Snow was so furious that he remove all of Haymitch ’s loved ones before the boy could even return home , which is unusual since the president often used family and friends as leverage against his victor . Though he had no musical theme of Snow ’s history , Haymitch being the first District 12 tribute to win since Lucy Gray put him in astounding danger . So , while the winner of the 10th Hunger Games is unlikely to come out inSunrise on the Reaping , her legacy is pivotal to the story .
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A Different Tribute In the 50th Hunger Games Is Sure To Remind Snow Of Lucy Gray As Well
Maysilee Donner Is Another District 12 Tribute With A Connection To Lucy Gray
There ’s another fibre that involve part in the fiftieth Hunger Games that may be even more important than Haymitch in some regard . According toCatching Fire , one of the girls reaped from District 12 ( there were two boys and two girls from each District in the 50th Hunger Games ) was named Maysilee Donner , and she had been best Quaker with Katniss ' female parent . She and Haymitch team up in the sports stadium , and Maysilee was a astonishingly capable survivalist . She held her own in the arena , using the toxicant from various industrial plant to create deathly dart to expend against the other testimonial .
Perhapsthe most intriguing thing about Maysilee is that she was the original owner of thegold Mockingjay pin , which Katniss finally inherited and used as a token within her own games . Ballad of Songbirds and Snakesestablished that Snow disdain Mockingjays , and the fact that Lucy Gray used them to disorient and taunt her homicidal lover is highly pregnant . A District 12 girl being so successful in the area and bear a Mockingjay pin might have cue Snow of Lucy Gray , causing him to put a target on Maysilee ’s back . This would also make Katniss bringing the Mockingjay pin tumbler back into the area all the more personal to Snow .
In theHunger Gamesbooks , Maysilee ’s niece , Madge , gave Katniss the Mockingjay bowling pin before the 74th Hunger Games .
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Could Sunrise On The Reaping Reveal What Happened To Lucy Gray?
Lucy Gray’s Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes Fate Is Still A Mystery
Hunger Gamesauthor Suzanne Collins has prove that nothing in her books is random . The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakeswasn’t the sort of prequel that existed just for the sake of expanding Snow ’s report . There are smartly subtle bit of connective tissue that bandage the prequel with Katniss ' story , and the same can belike be expected fromSunrise on the Reaping . It should be the last patch of the puzzle , tot context of use that retroactively changes bothBallad of Songbirds and SnakesandThe Hunger Gamesin mind - rattling agency . This is sure to join to Lucy Gray somehow .
TheSunrise on the Reapingbook will be released on March 18 , 2024 , with the movie adaption following on November 20 , 2026 .
Lucy Gray ’s ending was left equivocal for a cause , since it reflected her namesake song in which a girl named Lucy Gray disappear without a trace , becoming a ghost . Because of this , Sunrise on the Reapingis improbable to give definitive answer regarding what pass to the10th Hunger Games victor . However , some subtle hints may be spread throughout Haymitch ’s story . Perhaps there will be clew that Lucy Gray return to District 12 . Or maybe some mysterious pearly-white white bone will be find in the forest . Only fourth dimension will tell , but we can be assured thatSunrise on the Reapingwon’t have forget Lucy Gray .
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The Hunger Games : Sunrise on the Reaping explores the dystopian world of Panem 24 years prior to Katniss Everdeen ’s story . This prequel focuses on the reaping of the fiftieth Hunger Games , have intercourse as the Second Quarter Quell , unveiling the origins of crucial effect and tradition in the series .
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping explores the dystopian world of Panem 24 years prior to Katniss Everdeen’s story. This prequel focuses on the reaping of the 50th Hunger Games, known as the Second Quarter Quell, unveiling the origins of crucial events and traditions in the series.
