Why Thanksgiving Is Just Like The Hunger Games
 

http://media3.onsugar.com/files/2013...3729.large.jpgThanksgiving can feel like the ultimate Hunger Games, Alexa Dooseman pointed out in McSweeney's last year. As you take on mountains of mashed potatoes and piles of pies, it's a battle to see which family member will be the last standing. When the day comes to a close, casualties lay on the couch watching football or even on the floor nearby, unable to make it to the furniture before the tryptophan kicks in. But it's **t just the challenge of survival that makes Thanksgiving sort of like The Hunger Games. To celebrate Mockingjay's pre-Thanksgiving release this week, here's why the two have more in common than you think.

The Cornucopia

Source: Lionsgate
The cornucopia imagery is the most obvious Thanksgiving reference in The Hunger Games franchise. Albeit, one is oversize and potentially lethal.


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