I think it will be about the district 1 girl Haymitch goes up against in the end. The career districts are the perfect example of the many governed by the few, and propaganda. It also makes the title make more sense. District one is the first game to have a reaping, so the reeping will be at sunrise. Also, it's a bigger deal for the careers because they're the only ones that go to the reaping, knowing that they'll getting picked
if it's multi perspectives, i'd love to get some chapters from the district 1 girl (i wonder what was going through her mind when she thought she won)! good point on the connection to the sunrise aspect of the title, i hadn't thought about that and the order of the reapings! since she does die during the games, there would probably need to be another pov following the quarter quell. i do want to learn more about the career districts though 👀
Even the arena itself lends itself to the narrative of “real or not real”. Many of the tributes couldn’t believe how beautiful how was and iirc there was mutts and environmental resources that seemed cute and safe at first but then turned out to be dangerous.
I totally agree with you on it not being from Haymitch's pov. Not only because we already know what happens, but also because Suzanne Collins wouldn't write this book for the sake of telling the game itself; as violent as the series is, it is always about what lies beyond the spetacle, and never about the gloryfication of violence. I think it being from the twin sister makes perfect sense, and it is honestly a perspective we havent gotten yet! We have read about the games from a participant and a mentor, but never from a spectator (and one who shares such a special bond with a tribute). It would be fresh, and heartbreaking. I also think it is the perfect pov to tell a story about propaganda. I think using misinformation and social media to spread false stories is a very current topic, and to read about the capitol's maneuvers to justify twice as many tributes, a deadly arena, and the death of all the victors relatives for the district in which he is from... I think this is what she wants to talk about. Because most likely the capitol will make people turn on one another, and twist the facts so it serves them. Wild theory tgat is probably not true: the girls switcheroo. Upon saying goodbye, she realizes her sister is terrified and takes her place. That would make the narration of the sister that stayed behind even more heartbreaking and powerful. Also i love the title of the book!!
So well put! and i also thought the viewpoint of a spectator would be really interesting, it would also give Suzanne Collins grounds to explore a lot more of the impact the hunger games has on the districts outside of just the reaping. it would be so interesting if the girls switched, it would sort of be like katniss volunteering for prim!!! i love the title as well, i can’t wait to get more info about what it actually means 👀
you're definitely onto something about it being from a different POV than Haymitch. I'm curious if Collins will split the book up into mainly two perspectives: Haymitch during the game and Maysilee's twin. I just don't see her not including a Haymitch POV in some capacity. I'll be checking out that fanfilm in the meantime💗💗
it would be really cool to have two perspectives, maybe even in a part i and part ii! I’d love to get some of haymitch’s perspective as well, i feel like he’d have some very interesting insights and internal dialogue. but yes, you should absolutely check out that fanfilm, it’s amazing!
I would love it if this book had a perspective from someone from the capital and Haymitch. The theme of this book is misinformation, so here are my suspects for the capital perspective: Plutarch, Caesar, President Snow, The head Gamemaker from those years games. For the districts perspective: a career tribute, Haymitch, whoever the district 12 mentor ends up being since we will find out who mentored Haymitch. I have three theories for Haymitch's mentor: Theory One: He won without being mentored at all, President Snow seems like a particularly petty person who holds grudges. I could see him making it his mission to never see District 12 win again and being miffed that Haymitch found a weakness in the system to win. He was mentored by a career: The Hunger Games have been going on for 50 years at this point, I think there are enough mentors for each tribute except 12. Since career districts are pro capital, I can see one being outsourced from their district to help D12 without much resistance due to their indoctrination. I can also see that being the reason for his comment: "They'll be 100% stupid as usual". Maybe Madge will be his mentor. Theory three: Haymitch will be mentored by a fake D12 victor, or another person was credited as the first D12 winner. Snow was convinced Lucy Gray will be forgotten; and by this book, he will have the means to do so. It is easy for the Capitol to make up a fake backstory for the D12 winner and have someone pretend to be them. Another possibility is someone else won the games from D12 after Lucy Gray. The Capital credited them being the first D12 winner erasing Lucy Gray altogether.
someone from the capitol would add a really interesting perspective! I think if she does go with a multi-POV format, she will definitely include a government perspective - as for the mentor theories, that’s a lot of really interesting stuff, I hadn’t thought too much about that aspect of haymitch’s games! I could see all three of your theories being true - the third one especially ties into the themes of propaganda, although that one seems quite hard to pull off (not impossible though 👀). thank you for sharing your thoughts, I’ll be thinking a lot about potential mentors now!
One of my wild theories is that this book is actually written from Effies point of view. I know this sounds odd but hear me out: Suzanne Collins literally said that she would write about “the easiness with which the many are governed by the few” (her words). Writing from Effie’s perspective could explore this theme in such an effective way since Effie has always been torn between choosing her own morals and choosing to do the job she does for the Capitol. Also the title ‘Sunrise on the reaping…’ Effie is literally the one who presents the reaping and has to put on a ‘fake’ smile while sending kids off to the games. Maybe we get to see her mom or relative as the current ‘tribute picker’ (during the 50th) and we get to see how Effie gets influenced by the ideas of the environment she grows up in: living in a world where watching these games is normal and how she gets brainwashed into doing the job we see her doing in the original trilogy.
oh interesting, she definitely does have a connection to the reaping and would be such an interesting character to follow!! did suzanne collins ever reveal how old effie is in the original trilogy? i can't remember if we ever got her age, so i'm wondering how old she'd be during the 50th hunger games
@@azhangia She must have been about thirty during the 74th, making her a toddler during the 50th. I really liked Effie’s character development during the original trilogy and would love to see Collins exploring her backstory. Idk about my speculation but I am truly convinced that we will follow someone who is in some way brainwashed. Someone who has hope and goodness inside of them but isn’t fully able to express it since the cruelty of the games is so normalised in Panem. The title ‘Sunrise on the reaping’ seems too contradictory if we are actually going to follow Haymich’s perspective: the reaping must have been a very black day for him. Effie is a wild theory but following one of the Career tributes during the 50th could also be interesting since they are also pressured/brainwashed into volunteering to partake into the games. A lot of words sorry! I just get so nerdy when it comes down to talking about the hunger games haha. Loved ur video btw. I’m very curious about this book. I’m sure Collins will surprise us all once again :)
@@Fandomzz_EDIT don’t be sorry, I love reading your thoughts!! and I think effie would have a really interesting backstory to explore (Suzanne Collins just has to write every character a book a this point 😂) and a career tribute would be fascinating as well, especially since there were so many careers in this game with double the tributes - I wonder when they’ll release more details about the book, I’m so curious to see who it’ll be about!
I don't think it's going to be Effie, she was way too chipper about it in the books and her questioning the efficacy of the games really only comes about when katniss and peeta win and all that drama comes about. But I think you're dead on that it's going to be a Capitol based character we already know and love - I just fully believe that it's going to be from Cinna's perspective. Like think about it - he's about Haymitch's age so he'd be 16-18 during the Quell, he's the only Capitol resident we see who doesn't buy in to the propaganda, and there's no way that he'd have been selected to design for the games if he'd just finished school - dude probably had to spend years building a reputation before they'd even give his application a glance. The timings add up as he'd be at the age where he's starting to question all of the things he'd been taught throughout his life, the announcement screams that there's going to be a theme of deconstructing brainwashing through propaganda, and Suzanne LOVES to throw a massive spanner in the works in terms of taking us a completely different route than we thought we were going. I BET that we're getting teenaged Cinna
Tigris and Maggs both play a major role in this book. Tigris will be Haymitch’s stylist, and the things she does to encourage Haymitch is the final nail in her relationship with Snow. I feel that it’s not an accident that Haymitch speaks so kindly of Maggs in Catching Fire. She made a profound impact on him, perhaps as a surrogate mentor because 12 doesn’t technically have an available winner? There will be many Easter eggs as it pertains to Katniss’ mom and dad.
I love all your theories. I personally hope we get to explore the life of a victor, which we did not get to see with K&P. But I'd love to have Madge's sister pov as well ! All I hope is that SC doesn't try to connect everything and everyone and like in Ballad. I was OBSESSED with all the Mainstay Pro short films too, specifically the 2nd QQ and the one about Annie and Finnick.
I would love to get a glimpse of the victor life too!! and mainstay pro truly had the BEST hunger games fanfilms, I remember that finnick and annie one as well!
This was so so so interesting! I agree I do think we will be getting multiple pov's to showcase both sides of the coin. I'm also curious to see if she'll include snow or at least give us info on what he's accomplished since the last book
I would love to see the book from Plutarchs (I have no idea how to write his name) perspective. He was one of the leader of the revolution even though he is part of one of the old families in the capitol, so to see how his mindset shifted (maybe also through Haymitch) would be really interesting. It would also match with the ideas/philosophy that Suzanne Collins said she will base this new book on. Also I think Match's mother will also play a significant role (or at least I hope so) because through her perspective we get to see a lot of backstory of Katnisses parents, Haymitch and Maycee Lee and in general what is happening in district 12. Either way I am soooo excited!! 😊 Also sry if my English isn't the best, its not my first language!
great points, Plutarch would be an interesting character to explore! the title “sunrise on the reaping” doesn’t lead me to believe the main POV is someone from the capitol, so that’s why I thought madge’s mother / maysilee’s twin would be a main POV, but maybe Plutarch is involved in the reaping in a way we don’t know yet 👀 I am also very excited either way!!!
@@azhangia yeah thats true but maybe he was somehow involved with the reaping for the first time (sunrise of his career) and thats where the title comes from. But of course those are just speculations... either way I really enjoyed your video and I am excited to see what Suzanne comes up with!
There's absolutely zero chance the book's coming from Haymitch's perspective - I think that was a gut reaction on everyone's part when we saw that it was going to cover the 50th games. But the sheer emphasis on propaganda and real/not real in the release makes it BRAZENLY obvious that it's not going to be from Haymitch's perspective as the dude was already aware the Capitol was a monstrous administration. I literally only just thought of this for the first time about an hour ago but I think that we might be getting a book from Cinna's perspective. Like just think of it - Suzanne Collins knows that we go absolutely FERAL for fan favourite characters' perspectives and the timelines fit. If Cinna and Haymitch are roughly the same age - which is likely - then it's entirely possible (in fact it's probable) that he grew up eating directly from the Capitol's hand without question, but by the time these games would take place, he's like 16-18 - prime time for questioning authority and coming to terms with his beliefs in the system. My bet is we're going to watch his deconstructing the propaganda he's been fed all of his life and potentially coming up with how he ultimately showed the middle finger to Snow with the dress which signed his death warrant. And the timelines work because there's no way that the Capitol would take just anybody on as a designer for the games - they probably only pick stylists who have a consistently good reputation for design and the like already so there's a very easy explanation for the 24 year gap, being that he goes to fashion school (presumably) and spends years building up enough of a following that he had a reasonable shot at being appointed to the games
I think it’s really interesting to consider which POV it might be in. I agree it probably won’t be Haymitch because he would give us the same perspective of being inside the games that Katniss’s POV did and it would be similar narrative messaging as that. Maysilee’s sister is a good guess, thinking about propaganda, it would also be interesting to see the games from just what the capitol puts on the screen. However, I wonder if Suzanne Collins will continue her theme of having a young person as the POV or if we could get an older perspective (like Haymitch’s mom?) but I’m not sure how she would handle having a POV that is already confirmed to die and I think what happens after her death is necessary to include
ooh a POV from an older character would be really interesting, especially someone who has been around for many games! since we know haymitch’s mom does get killed by the capitol, i agree that it would be hard to write from her perspective. If we think about characters we already know, I guess the covey from tbosas would be older during the second quarter quell 👀
@@azhangia omg I didn’t even think about characters from tbosas that would be really interesting, definitely possible too since this is only 40 years later
Everything we know and what we don’t know is something I really am debating which I’m sure the games themselves are set in place, but after a boy from District 12 wins it becomes suspicious he won under unprecedented circumstances. It can show a differentiation of what an underdog turned Victor can achieve compared to a career turned to fallen, the girl from district 1 must’ve not wanted the life given to her, but to make ends meet she feels confident enough to volunteer, possibly showcasing what an accolade of the 2nd Quarter Quell can be for career districts like 1 and 2 compare to one from 12, (we’ve seen 3 so far) It would be a crazy comparison and maybe a battle royal like rumble to solidify one’s volunteering, double the tributes which makes the perspective quite of an expectation compared to a calamity in other parts in Panem.
I’d love to mention also how I am rooting for a viewer outside perspective of the receiving end of the propaganda, setting up Madge’s mother perfectly, showcasing her state of mind watching the games and possibly having viewed everything up to what we know after the games finished. Possibly making District 12 a bigger example to not try and play the dealer when he’s played his cards already. The Capitol could have infiltrated and possibly found a vulnerable lost twin who would do anything to achieve a better living her sister could have not achieved even if it meant to get her hands dirty, maybe we see a fine aged Mags Flanagan eyeing Haymitch in the Capitol for allies, a musk middle aged President Snow having felt embarrassed for allowing his games to be tempered with, and doing any means necessary for repercussions at a high level of public humiliation.
that’s so true, especially if the theme is propaganda, we don’t actually know what parts of the information we as readers have already been presented with is true, since katniss would likely have gotten the information that was propagated out to district 12 after the quarter quell. and I too am rooting for that outside perspective - even if Madge’s mother isn’t a main POV, I think she’ll be involved in the story to a certain extent like you mentioned!
really enjoyed your video and I love your prediction, it could be so interesting and detailed! got me even more excited about the release than I already was 😅
This was a great video… I agree that it won’t just be a straight retelling of Haymitch’s Games, because Suzanne has already written that. I do hope we get to learn more about that arena though, because the few details we do know are fascinating! Love from Ireland! 🇮🇪
Very interesting! I definitely agree that it will be more than just Haymitch's POV. I;ve been theorizing about who the main character might be, but hadn't thought of Maysilee's sister. Interesting theory I hadn't heard before! I think that is a pretty good theory that could happen. Another is that it could actually be a younger Plutarch Heavensbee. What if he is either watching as a Capitol Citizen and becoming radicalized against the Capitol ideology by the things he sees around him, or even things that affect him or his family personally? Or else maybe he's already just starting to work his way up as a Gamemaker in the Capitol . And either way, the question becomes: was he raised somehow anti-capitol at all? Or did some event he saw make him secretly hate the games and the Capitol? The more I think about this, the more sense it seems to make. especially since propaganda and "the few controlling the many" is a theme of this book according to Suzanne. As you said, the Capitol "must have had fun trying to spin" the end of Haymitch's games! and who is the king of doing that in the original series more than Plutarch? It's also worth pointing out that a young Mrs. Everdeen may appear, as Katniss's mother was friends with Maysilee as a kid according to Katniss.
Ooh this is a great theory!!! Agreed that Plutarch would give us greater insights into the capitol perspective on the games, and I do think that if the main POV is from the Capitol, then Plutarch is a likely candidate. I think katniss’ mother will make an appearance as well, especially since we already know she was at the reaping and friends with the donners, but I wonder to what capacity 👀
now that I’ve had more time to think about it since the announcement, I agree that there’s a big chance it could be Plutarch!! I hope Suzanne Collins releases more info about the book soon🤞
I think the games segment will be longer than TBOSBAS's games segment, mostly due to there being more tributes so I just feel like they'll have to capture this game well because how substantial it was. Just want this movie to be long, cause apparently TBOSBAS was almost 4 hours but they trimmed it down. It's important for them to cover as many bases before during and after the games as they can, and I think them announcing the movie with the book means the movie could follow the book better than past movies.
yeah there’s definitely a lot more tributes in the game, but since we get a rundown of the second quarter quell in catching fire, I’m not sure if she’s going to be going into the arena in detail 🤔 (I would be very interested to see everything that goes down though!) I hope they release that 4 hour cut of tbosas some day… 🥲
@@azhangia Yeah that's true, they basically covered most of the bases on how haymitch won, so the games segment probably wont be super detailed but I hope it's longer than the games segment in TBOSBAS, 18 tributes died in the bloodbath iirc so the bloodbath itself will be insane.
I think it'll be similar to tbosas in some ways, we'll see lots of other people's stories about their life (like how we know what happened to lucy before war and her family) but we'll also see more of the propaganda before the games and maybe 30-50 minutes of the games
i hope so! the book says it starts on the morning of the reaping, but i'm sure they could use flashbacks to show us events from prior to the quarter quell
Interesting theories! I'm wondering if it's not from Haymich's pov if it could be the pov of someone involved with the making of the games who might be starting to have doubts. People have already mentioned Plutarch, which is a possibility, but I was thinking it could be Tigress. She is such an interesting character to me and even though she is the only character except Snow to be in both series, I feel like we still don't know a lot about her. I think her perspective as a fashion designer for the games would fit with the real/not real theme.
thank you! plutarch and tigress both seem like possibilities as well, you touch on some great points - i agree that tigress is a really interesting character, and i'd be curious to see how her relationship with snow continued to deteriorate and how the fashion designing process for the game works!
I would love a multiple POV book but not sure if we’ll get it. Other POVs I think would be insightful to see would be Career district citizen, 12s escort to the games, and Flickermann. I will be more shocked if this book is a single POV from Haymitch than any other character. Also saw someone say it could be Haymitch’s girlfriends POV
I agree, I would also love multiple POVs but it seems unlikely given Collins’ previous writing style (maybe she’ll try something new though 👀) - haymitch’s girlfriend would be interesting, but since she is executed two weeks after the games, I don’t think she’ll be a main perspective since I think a lot of the focus will be focused post-victory
fantastic video! i'm even more hyped for the book/movie now. also you reading about haymitch's reaping made me realize i've never actually read catching fire 👀👀(just watched the movie) so I apparently i don't know much about him. Time to read!
I don't have a theory, but I just wana say that you seem so sweet:) And also based on your speech, I can definitely tell you are an extroverted and shiny person. Hope your channel blows up! I'm looking forward to more videos about Hunger games and theories!
aw thank you so much, I appreciate you taking the time to leave this comment 🥹 i will definitely be making more hunger games content as we get more info about the upcoming book and film!
ngl, i didn't even know this book existed until i saw this video lol but I love your theories!! I'm definitely gonna keep an eye out for this book and the future adaptation
yesss it was just recently announced! and i've been keeping my eyes out for more news about this too, hopefully they feed us some crumbs soon because i am desperate to know more
@@azhangia right?!? I feel like I’ve been saying for years that I’ve wanted a Haymitch (or Finnick lol) book so I’m super excited to see who we follow cuz you were making some good points and now I’m questioning whether we will even be following Haymitch’s pov!!
i don’t think it will be through madge’s mom’s perspective (although that would be cool), but she has to be in it. this will be the 3rd time that daughter of the mayor of district 12 plays a major role in the story
that’s true, especially since Madge was cut from the movies - I didn’t think Suzanne Collins would introduce a completely new character as the main POV so that’s why I settled on Madge’s mom - but who knows, maybe she will and we’ll get to meet a fresh character!
If it is not Haymitch then my money is on Plutarch Havensbee. Perhaps new upcoming game maker perspective possibly or I don’t think we know who Haymitch’s mentor was for the games? At some point Plutarch who is from a prominent Capital family because it is even mentioned in the Prequel has to turn into a revolutionary. What makes him turn? Haymitch and him have to meet at some point. Plus Plutarch is the architect of the revolution/propos in Catching Fire and Mocking Jay. With the tag line real or not real and this one being centered around propaganda, pherhaps Plutarch is learning lessons used later?
I’d love a multi-pov book! maybe Suzanne Collins will finally write one, she’s stuck to one main POV mostly in the past, but hey, maybe it’s time for a change 👀
This is a completely random thought with no backing evidence, but what if the story will be from a kid in the games, not necessarily a key role, and show like a bully side of Haymich as he tops the leaderboard, and we might see a side of haymich that we don't know yet! Just a completely random thought.
Maybe it might be from Katniss's mom for the POV. She friends with Maysilee and her twin and she has to witness all that process M's death and how to comfort her sister but at least she gets a "happy ending" with a husband and kids but oh no! the the morning of the 74th hunger games and one of her kids names is called but the other one volunteers! She now has to relive the 50th but woth her own kid and tries to cope
ooh that would be interesting as well - her mom has little interaction with haymitch in mockingjay and they don’t seem to know each other, but then again there probably was a lot that went on that we don’t know about 👀
Considering what is happening in real life at the moment I wouldn't be surprised if an element of it is a Capitol citizen's POV or some kind of outside perspective of the games.
I think it will be about the district 1 girl Haymitch goes up against in the end.
The career districts are the perfect example of the many governed by the few, and propaganda.
It also makes the title make more sense. District one is the first game to have a reaping, so the reeping will be at sunrise. Also, it's a bigger deal for the careers because they're the only ones that go to the reaping, knowing that they'll getting picked
if it's multi perspectives, i'd love to get some chapters from the district 1 girl (i wonder what was going through her mind when she thought she won)! good point on the connection to the sunrise aspect of the title, i hadn't thought about that and the order of the reapings! since she does die during the games, there would probably need to be another pov following the quarter quell. i do want to learn more about the career districts though 👀
I'm like 100% sure it won't be about her 😭😭
Even the arena itself lends itself to the narrative of “real or not real”. Many of the tributes couldn’t believe how beautiful how was and iirc there was mutts and environmental resources that seemed cute and safe at first but then turned out to be dangerous.
true, I can’t wait to learn some more details about it and see how they bring it to the screen!
I totally agree with you on it not being from Haymitch's pov. Not only because we already know what happens, but also because Suzanne Collins wouldn't write this book for the sake of telling the game itself; as violent as the series is, it is always about what lies beyond the spetacle, and never about the gloryfication of violence. I think it being from the twin sister makes perfect sense, and it is honestly a perspective we havent gotten yet! We have read about the games from a participant and a mentor, but never from a spectator (and one who shares such a special bond with a tribute). It would be fresh, and heartbreaking.
I also think it is the perfect pov to tell a story about propaganda. I think using misinformation and social media to spread false stories is a very current topic, and to read about the capitol's maneuvers to justify twice as many tributes, a deadly arena, and the death of all the victors relatives for the district in which he is from... I think this is what she wants to talk about. Because most likely the capitol will make people turn on one another, and twist the facts so it serves them.
Wild theory tgat is probably not true: the girls switcheroo. Upon saying goodbye, she realizes her sister is terrified and takes her place. That would make the narration of the sister that stayed behind even more heartbreaking and powerful.
Also i love the title of the book!!
So well put! and i also thought the viewpoint of a spectator would be really interesting, it would also give Suzanne Collins grounds to explore a lot more of the impact the hunger games has on the districts outside of just the reaping. it would be so interesting if the girls switched, it would sort of be like katniss volunteering for prim!!! i love the title as well, i can’t wait to get more info about what it actually means 👀
you're definitely onto something about it being from a different POV than Haymitch. I'm curious if Collins will split the book up into mainly two perspectives: Haymitch during the game and Maysilee's twin. I just don't see her not including a Haymitch POV in some capacity. I'll be checking out that fanfilm in the meantime💗💗
it would be really cool to have two perspectives, maybe even in a part i and part ii! I’d love to get some of haymitch’s perspective as well, i feel like he’d have some very interesting insights and internal dialogue. but yes, you should absolutely check out that fanfilm, it’s amazing!
I would love it if this book had a perspective from someone from the capital and Haymitch. The theme of this book is misinformation, so here are my suspects for the capital perspective: Plutarch, Caesar, President Snow, The head Gamemaker from those years games. For the districts perspective: a career tribute, Haymitch, whoever the district 12 mentor ends up being since we will find out who mentored Haymitch.
I have three theories for Haymitch's mentor: Theory One: He won without being mentored at all, President Snow seems like a particularly petty person who holds grudges. I could see him making it his mission to never see District 12 win again and being miffed that Haymitch found a weakness in the system to win.
He was mentored by a career: The Hunger Games have been going on for 50 years at this point, I think there are enough mentors for each tribute except 12. Since career districts are pro capital, I can see one being outsourced from their district to help D12 without much resistance due to their indoctrination. I can also see that being the reason for his comment: "They'll be 100% stupid as usual". Maybe Madge will be his mentor.
Theory three: Haymitch will be mentored by a fake D12 victor, or another person was credited as the first D12 winner.
Snow was convinced Lucy Gray will be forgotten; and by this book, he will have the means to do so. It is easy for the Capitol to make up a fake backstory for the D12 winner and have someone pretend to be them. Another possibility is someone else won the games from D12 after Lucy Gray. The Capital credited them being the first D12 winner erasing Lucy Gray altogether.
someone from the capitol would add a really interesting perspective! I think if she does go with a multi-POV format, she will definitely include a government perspective - as for the mentor theories, that’s a lot of really interesting stuff, I hadn’t thought too much about that aspect of haymitch’s games! I could see all three of your theories being true - the third one especially ties into the themes of propaganda, although that one seems quite hard to pull off (not impossible though 👀). thank you for sharing your thoughts, I’ll be thinking a lot about potential mentors now!
One of my wild theories is that this book is actually written from Effies point of view. I know this sounds odd but hear me out: Suzanne Collins literally said that she would write about “the easiness with which the many are governed by the few” (her words). Writing from Effie’s perspective could explore this theme in such an effective way since Effie has always been torn between choosing her own morals and choosing to do the job she does for the Capitol. Also the title ‘Sunrise on the reaping…’ Effie is literally the one who presents the reaping and has to put on a ‘fake’ smile while sending kids off to the games. Maybe we get to see her mom or relative as the current ‘tribute picker’ (during the 50th) and we get to see how Effie gets influenced by the ideas of the environment she grows up in: living in a world where watching these games is normal and how she gets brainwashed into doing the job we see her doing in the original trilogy.
oh interesting, she definitely does have a connection to the reaping and would be such an interesting character to follow!! did suzanne collins ever reveal how old effie is in the original trilogy? i can't remember if we ever got her age, so i'm wondering how old she'd be during the 50th hunger games
@@azhangia She must have been about thirty during the 74th, making her a toddler during the 50th. I really liked Effie’s character development during the original trilogy and would love to see Collins exploring her backstory. Idk about my speculation but I am truly convinced that we will follow someone who is in some way brainwashed. Someone who has hope and goodness inside of them but isn’t fully able to express it since the cruelty of the games is so normalised in Panem.
The title ‘Sunrise on the reaping’ seems too contradictory if we are actually going to follow Haymich’s perspective: the reaping must have been a very black day for him. Effie is a wild theory but following one of the Career tributes during the 50th could also be interesting since they are also pressured/brainwashed into volunteering to partake into the games.
A lot of words sorry! I just get so nerdy when it comes down to talking about the hunger games haha. Loved ur video btw. I’m very curious about this book. I’m sure Collins will surprise us all once again :)
@@Fandomzz_EDIT don’t be sorry, I love reading your thoughts!! and I think effie would have a really interesting backstory to explore (Suzanne Collins just has to write every character a book a this point 😂) and a career tribute would be fascinating as well, especially since there were so many careers in this game with double the tributes - I wonder when they’ll release more details about the book, I’m so curious to see who it’ll be about!
@@azhangiaYess! Can’t wait
I don't think it's going to be Effie, she was way too chipper about it in the books and her questioning the efficacy of the games really only comes about when katniss and peeta win and all that drama comes about. But I think you're dead on that it's going to be a Capitol based character we already know and love - I just fully believe that it's going to be from Cinna's perspective. Like think about it - he's about Haymitch's age so he'd be 16-18 during the Quell, he's the only Capitol resident we see who doesn't buy in to the propaganda, and there's no way that he'd have been selected to design for the games if he'd just finished school - dude probably had to spend years building a reputation before they'd even give his application a glance. The timings add up as he'd be at the age where he's starting to question all of the things he'd been taught throughout his life, the announcement screams that there's going to be a theme of deconstructing brainwashing through propaganda, and Suzanne LOVES to throw a massive spanner in the works in terms of taking us a completely different route than we thought we were going. I BET that we're getting teenaged Cinna
11 yr old me: “No way they’re turning that 50th hunger games TH-cam video into a book and movie😮😮😮😮”
mainstay pro and that fanfilm will always have a special place in my heart 😂
Tigris and Maggs both play a major role in this book. Tigris will be Haymitch’s stylist, and the things she does to encourage Haymitch is the final nail in her relationship with Snow. I feel that it’s not an accident that Haymitch speaks so kindly of Maggs in Catching Fire. She made a profound impact on him, perhaps as a surrogate mentor because 12 doesn’t technically have an available winner? There will be many Easter eggs as it pertains to Katniss’ mom and dad.
ooh i would love to know more about mags! and i do think katniss' mom will have a role in the story as well!
I love all your theories. I personally hope we get to explore the life of a victor, which we did not get to see with K&P. But I'd love to have Madge's sister pov as well ! All I hope is that SC doesn't try to connect everything and everyone and like in Ballad.
I was OBSESSED with all the Mainstay Pro short films too, specifically the 2nd QQ and the one about Annie and Finnick.
I would love to get a glimpse of the victor life too!! and mainstay pro truly had the BEST hunger games fanfilms, I remember that finnick and annie one as well!
your second video and you already seem like a pro! so comfortable on camera, keep going!!
aw thank you so much!!
This was so so so interesting! I agree I do think we will be getting multiple pov's to showcase both sides of the coin. I'm also curious to see if she'll include snow or at least give us info on what he's accomplished since the last book
i'm glad you thought so! and i do think snow will be mentioned to some degree - i also want to see what he's been up to since the events of tbosas!
I would love to see the book from Plutarchs (I have no idea how to write his name) perspective. He was one of the leader of the revolution even though he is part of one of the old families in the capitol, so to see how his mindset shifted (maybe also through Haymitch) would be really interesting. It would also match with the ideas/philosophy that Suzanne Collins said she will base this new book on.
Also I think Match's mother will also play a significant role (or at least I hope so) because through her perspective we get to see a lot of backstory of Katnisses parents, Haymitch and Maycee Lee and in general what is happening in district 12.
Either way I am soooo excited!! 😊
Also sry if my English isn't the best, its not my first language!
great points, Plutarch would be an interesting character to explore! the title “sunrise on the reaping” doesn’t lead me to believe the main POV is someone from the capitol, so that’s why I thought madge’s mother / maysilee’s twin would be a main POV, but maybe Plutarch is involved in the reaping in a way we don’t know yet 👀 I am also very excited either way!!!
@@azhangia yeah thats true but maybe he was somehow involved with the reaping for the first time (sunrise of his career) and thats where the title comes from. But of course those are just speculations... either way I really enjoyed your video and I am excited to see what Suzanne comes up with!
I think it might be from katniss's moms pov watching her best friend get reaped, and just the districts view of the games.
i could see that happening!
There's absolutely zero chance the book's coming from Haymitch's perspective - I think that was a gut reaction on everyone's part when we saw that it was going to cover the 50th games. But the sheer emphasis on propaganda and real/not real in the release makes it BRAZENLY obvious that it's not going to be from Haymitch's perspective as the dude was already aware the Capitol was a monstrous administration.
I literally only just thought of this for the first time about an hour ago but I think that we might be getting a book from Cinna's perspective. Like just think of it - Suzanne Collins knows that we go absolutely FERAL for fan favourite characters' perspectives and the timelines fit. If Cinna and Haymitch are roughly the same age - which is likely - then it's entirely possible (in fact it's probable) that he grew up eating directly from the Capitol's hand without question, but by the time these games would take place, he's like 16-18 - prime time for questioning authority and coming to terms with his beliefs in the system. My bet is we're going to watch his deconstructing the propaganda he's been fed all of his life and potentially coming up with how he ultimately showed the middle finger to Snow with the dress which signed his death warrant. And the timelines work because there's no way that the Capitol would take just anybody on as a designer for the games - they probably only pick stylists who have a consistently good reputation for design and the like already so there's a very easy explanation for the 24 year gap, being that he goes to fashion school (presumably) and spends years building up enough of a following that he had a reasonable shot at being appointed to the games
I think it’s really interesting to consider which POV it might be in. I agree it probably won’t be Haymitch because he would give us the same perspective of being inside the games that Katniss’s POV did and it would be similar narrative messaging as that. Maysilee’s sister is a good guess, thinking about propaganda, it would also be interesting to see the games from just what the capitol puts on the screen. However, I wonder if Suzanne Collins will continue her theme of having a young person as the POV or if we could get an older perspective (like Haymitch’s mom?) but I’m not sure how she would handle having a POV that is already confirmed to die and I think what happens after her death is necessary to include
ooh a POV from an older character would be really interesting, especially someone who has been around for many games! since we know haymitch’s mom does get killed by the capitol, i agree that it would be hard to write from her perspective. If we think about characters we already know, I guess the covey from tbosas would be older during the second quarter quell 👀
@@azhangia omg I didn’t even think about characters from tbosas that would be really interesting, definitely possible too since this is only 40 years later
Everything we know and what we don’t know is something I really am debating which I’m sure the games themselves are set in place, but after a boy from District 12 wins it becomes suspicious he won under unprecedented circumstances. It can show a differentiation of what an underdog turned Victor can achieve compared to a career turned to fallen, the girl from district 1 must’ve not wanted the life given to her, but to make ends meet she feels confident enough to volunteer, possibly showcasing what an accolade of the 2nd Quarter Quell can be for career districts like 1 and 2 compare to one from 12, (we’ve seen 3 so far) It would be a crazy comparison and maybe a battle royal like rumble to solidify one’s volunteering, double the tributes which makes the perspective quite of an expectation compared to a calamity in other parts in Panem.
I’d love to mention also how I am rooting for a viewer outside perspective of the receiving end of the propaganda, setting up Madge’s mother perfectly, showcasing her state of mind watching the games and possibly having viewed everything up to what we know after the games finished. Possibly making District 12 a bigger example to not try and play the dealer when he’s played his cards already. The Capitol could have infiltrated and possibly found a vulnerable lost twin who would do anything to achieve a better living her sister could have not achieved even if it meant to get her hands dirty, maybe we see a fine aged Mags Flanagan eyeing Haymitch in the Capitol for allies, a musk middle aged President Snow having felt embarrassed for allowing his games to be tempered with, and doing any means necessary for repercussions at a high level of public humiliation.
that’s so true, especially if the theme is propaganda, we don’t actually know what parts of the information we as readers have already been presented with is true, since katniss would likely have gotten the information that was propagated out to district 12 after the quarter quell. and I too am rooting for that outside perspective - even if Madge’s mother isn’t a main POV, I think she’ll be involved in the story to a certain extent like you mentioned!
This video is legit very very well made you're a natural man
a natural man is CRAZY (I know what you mean but HAHAHA I found it funny worded)
aw thank you so much! comment made my day 🥹
I like your theory! Other ideas i had are Tigris or Plutarch Heavensbee
the more i think about it, the more i think Plutarch is a likely POV too!
really enjoyed your video and I love your prediction, it could be so interesting and detailed! got me even more excited about the release than I already was 😅
thank you!! and i am very excited as well 🤭
This was a great video… I agree that it won’t just be a straight retelling of Haymitch’s Games, because Suzanne has already written that. I do hope we get to learn more about that arena though, because the few details we do know are fascinating! Love from Ireland! 🇮🇪
thank you so much! and I also hope we get more of the arena, especially in the movie - can’t wait to see how they’ll develop that visually!
Your one of my favorite TH-camrs, you have great potential keep up the great work!
aw thanks so much, I appreciate it!
Very interesting! I definitely agree that it will be more than just Haymitch's POV. I;ve been theorizing about who the main character might be, but hadn't thought of Maysilee's sister. Interesting theory I hadn't heard before! I think that is a pretty good theory that could happen. Another is that it could actually be a younger Plutarch Heavensbee. What if he is either watching as a Capitol Citizen and becoming radicalized against the Capitol ideology by the things he sees around him, or even things that affect him or his family personally? Or else maybe he's already just starting to work his way up as a Gamemaker in the Capitol . And either way, the question becomes: was he raised somehow anti-capitol at all? Or did some event he saw make him secretly hate the games and the Capitol? The more I think about this, the more sense it seems to make. especially since propaganda and "the few controlling the many" is a theme of this book according to Suzanne. As you said, the Capitol "must have had fun trying to spin" the end of Haymitch's games! and who is the king of doing that in the original series more than Plutarch? It's also worth pointing out that a young Mrs. Everdeen may appear, as Katniss's mother was friends with Maysilee as a kid according to Katniss.
Ooh this is a great theory!!! Agreed that Plutarch would give us greater insights into the capitol perspective on the games, and I do think that if the main POV is from the Capitol, then Plutarch is a likely candidate. I think katniss’ mother will make an appearance as well, especially since we already know she was at the reaping and friends with the donners, but I wonder to what capacity 👀
I’m gonna die on the hill that it’s gonna be from Plutarch’s perspective, although all other perspectives would be interesting!
now that I’ve had more time to think about it since the announcement, I agree that there’s a big chance it could be Plutarch!! I hope Suzanne Collins releases more info about the book soon🤞
I think the games segment will be longer than TBOSBAS's games segment, mostly due to there being more tributes so I just feel like they'll have to capture this game well because how substantial it was. Just want this movie to be long, cause apparently TBOSBAS was almost 4 hours but they trimmed it down. It's important for them to cover as many bases before during and after the games as they can, and I think them announcing the movie with the book means the movie could follow the book better than past movies.
yeah there’s definitely a lot more tributes in the game, but since we get a rundown of the second quarter quell in catching fire, I’m not sure if she’s going to be going into the arena in detail 🤔 (I would be very interested to see everything that goes down though!) I hope they release that 4 hour cut of tbosas some day… 🥲
@@azhangia Yeah that's true, they basically covered most of the bases on how haymitch won, so the games segment probably wont be super detailed but I hope it's longer than the games segment in TBOSBAS, 18 tributes died in the bloodbath iirc so the bloodbath itself will be insane.
I think it'll be similar to tbosas in some ways, we'll see lots of other people's stories about their life (like how we know what happened to lucy before war and her family) but we'll also see more of the propaganda before the games and maybe 30-50 minutes of the games
i hope so! the book says it starts on the morning of the reaping, but i'm sure they could use flashbacks to show us events from prior to the quarter quell
Interesting theories! I'm wondering if it's not from Haymich's pov if it could be the pov of someone involved with the making of the games who might be starting to have doubts. People have already mentioned Plutarch, which is a possibility, but I was thinking it could be Tigress. She is such an interesting character to me and even though she is the only character except Snow to be in both series, I feel like we still don't know a lot about her. I think her perspective as a fashion designer for the games would fit with the real/not real theme.
thank you! plutarch and tigress both seem like possibilities as well, you touch on some great points - i agree that tigress is a really interesting character, and i'd be curious to see how her relationship with snow continued to deteriorate and how the fashion designing process for the game works!
I would love a multiple POV book but not sure if we’ll get it.
Other POVs I think would be insightful to see would be Career district citizen, 12s escort to the games, and Flickermann.
I will be more shocked if this book is a single POV from Haymitch than any other character.
Also saw someone say it could be Haymitch’s girlfriends POV
I agree, I would also love multiple POVs but it seems unlikely given Collins’ previous writing style (maybe she’ll try something new though 👀) - haymitch’s girlfriend would be interesting, but since she is executed two weeks after the games, I don’t think she’ll be a main perspective since I think a lot of the focus will be focused post-victory
fantastic video! i'm even more hyped for the book/movie now. also you reading about haymitch's reaping made me realize i've never actually read catching fire 👀👀(just watched the movie) so I apparently i don't know much about him. Time to read!
thank you! and yeah they cut all of haymitch's game from the catching fire movie, but it's got its own chapter in the book (chapter 14)! :)
I don't have a theory, but I just wana say that you seem so sweet:) And also based on your speech, I can definitely tell you are an extroverted and shiny person. Hope your channel blows up! I'm looking forward to more videos about Hunger games and theories!
aw thank you so much, I appreciate you taking the time to leave this comment 🥹 i will definitely be making more hunger games content as we get more info about the upcoming book and film!
I can’t wait for this to come out and to see if there are going to be more coming out like Finnicks game or even Joanna masons
I hope she continues to write more! but she’s also said that she only writes when she has something to say, so we’ll see what the future holds 🫢
ngl, i didn't even know this book existed until i saw this video lol but I love your theories!! I'm definitely gonna keep an eye out for this book and the future adaptation
yesss it was just recently announced! and i've been keeping my eyes out for more news about this too, hopefully they feed us some crumbs soon because i am desperate to know more
@@azhangia right?!? I feel like I’ve been saying for years that I’ve wanted a Haymitch (or Finnick lol) book so I’m super excited to see who we follow cuz you were making some good points and now I’m questioning whether we will even be following Haymitch’s pov!!
I think a back story on Finnick would be GREAT
me too, let's hope she gets around to that one day
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I hope it is from Alma Coins pov! I would love to see how she became president of 13, and why.
that would be really cool!
This is so well done you deserve more subs 🙏
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i loved this video and all the theories!!! so excited for this book!!
thank you!! I’m so excited as well, we’ve got quite the wait 😂
welcome to youtube, glad to have found your channel! 🥳
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i don’t think it will be through madge’s mom’s perspective (although that would be cool), but she has to be in it. this will be the 3rd time that daughter of the mayor of district 12 plays a major role in the story
that’s true, especially since Madge was cut from the movies - I didn’t think Suzanne Collins would introduce a completely new character as the main POV so that’s why I settled on Madge’s mom - but who knows, maybe she will and we’ll get to meet a fresh character!
I was thinking about this bcz wasn’t the girl who was reaped Madge’s Aunt and also friends with Katniss’s Mom
I really like your channel!
aw thank you, I appreciate it!!
This video is so well done! I was surprised when you said this is only your second video
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Really interesting approach :D
thank you!
If it is not Haymitch then my money is on Plutarch Havensbee. Perhaps new upcoming game maker perspective possibly or I don’t think we know who Haymitch’s mentor was for the games? At some point Plutarch who is from a prominent Capital family because it is even mentioned in the Prequel has to turn into a revolutionary. What makes him turn? Haymitch and him have to meet at some point. Plus Plutarch is the architect of the revolution/propos in Catching Fire and Mocking Jay. With the tag line real or not real and this one being centered around propaganda, pherhaps Plutarch is learning lessons used later?
I think it will be a multi perspective book, following haymitch, Katniss’s parents, snow, Plutarch and the district 1 girl
I’d love a multi-pov book! maybe Suzanne Collins will finally write one, she’s stuck to one main POV mostly in the past, but hey, maybe it’s time for a change 👀
why do i feel its about caesar flickermann
sunrise on the reaping doesnt necessarily specify which district's reaping so im hoping we get a pov from another district outside of 12👀
that’s true 👀 one of the career districts would be very interesting
This is a completely random thought with no backing evidence, but what if the story will be from a kid in the games, not necessarily a key role, and show like a bully side of Haymich as he tops the leaderboard, and we might see a side of haymich that we don't know yet! Just a completely random thought.
I was always a little confused about Plutarch because he seems like the bad guy but also the good guy and was he a victor?
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HAHAH sir I’m waiting for your booktube videos (thank you for the support 🥹)
Sorry, where did all these details about Haymitch's Games come from? I can't remember any of this!
this is from Catching Fire (the book)! they cut all of this out from the movies unfortunately
Maybe it might be from Katniss's mom for the POV. She friends with Maysilee and her twin and she has to witness all that process M's death and how to comfort her sister but at least she gets a "happy ending" with a husband and kids but oh no! the the morning of the 74th hunger games and one of her kids names is called but the other one volunteers! She now has to relive the 50th but woth her own kid and tries to cope
ooh that would be interesting as well - her mom has little interaction with haymitch in mockingjay and they don’t seem to know each other, but then again there probably was a lot that went on that we don’t know about 👀
Considering what is happening in real life at the moment I wouldn't be surprised if an element of it is a Capitol citizen's POV or some kind of outside perspective of the games.
that’s true, if it is multi-pov, I hope we at least get one capitol POV!
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