It's a possibility that that book had some inspiration on the author to think of this story. Though I think it is more probable that her main inspirations were from shows like Survivor, The gladiators from the Roman Empire, and how popular reality shows are these days.Quote:
Originally Posted by Baloki
Aside of the fact that it's about kids that are forced to fight each other to the death against their will, not really. I mean, yeah, that's the central plot device of both stories, but just about everything surrounding said plot device and the reasons behind it are completely different.Quote:
Originally Posted by Baloki
Yep and that is why I think it was a combination of a few things such as the show Survivor, the Gladiators in Rome, and the current popularity of reality television that played more of a role in creation of the idea.Quote:
Originally Posted by DMKAAside of the fact that it's about kids that are forced to fight each other to the death against their will, not really. I mean, yeah, that's the central plot device of both stories, but just about everything surrounding said plot device and the reasons behind it are completely different.Quote:
Originally Posted by Baloki