One theme from The Hunger Games is government oppression. The country of Panem is divided up into 12 different districts run by the Capitol. The Capitol keeps everybody in line by taking a lot and giving very little back. It's an oppressive system. The icing on the cake is that the Capitol holds the annual Hunger Games just to remind each district how much power each district doesn't have.
Another theme is family. Katniss cares...
One theme from The Hunger Games is government oppression. The country of Panem is divided up into 12 different districts run by the Capitol. The Capitol keeps everybody in line by taking a lot and giving very little back. It's an oppressive system. The icing on the cake is that the Capitol holds the annual Hunger Games just to remind each district how much power each district doesn't have.
Another theme is family. Katniss cares deeply for her family. It's why she goes out hunting to put food on the table. It's why she volunteers as tribute instead of letting her sister be chosen. In a broader understanding of family, it is obvious that Katniss thinks of Peeta as an extended family member. Even Rue at one point is taken under Katniss's wing.
Coinciding with the two above themes is freedom and friendship. If one theme is oppression, it makes sense that freedom is a theme too. If thinking of Peeta and Rue as family is not okay, then I would support the theme of friendship.
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