Gosh, SampleMan, I’m talking about the idea of divinity. Not Christianity. Just the idea that we’re not purposeless and alone. That’s absent from the book and it bothers me.
I have no idea about Christians in Mecca, but I’d bet there’s at least a few.
I do get and understand what you are saying. I do think it was purposeful as well, but I think the purpose was precisely to make the reader fully feel the hopelessness of the situation. Sorry if I got off on a tangent concerning current regimes.
If we presume that our sense of right and wrong is a manifestation of the holy spirit, then there is a strong spiritual message starting at the extreme of President Snow and moving to the other extreme of Peeta.
I apologize if I sounded snarky, I'm on my iPhone and trying condense my comments, sometimes to the expense of politeness.
If it depicted divinity sans Christianity, would you (generic “you”) be complaining that it depicted false gods? I’ve seen some complain mightily about the spiritual aspects of Lord Of The Rings.
Perhaps the story is better with no supernatural references, as opposed to improper ones.