![]() In an article published by The Daily Beast in 2017, a representative for Collins said that the author would not be commenting on the student protests and the actions of Thailand’s military junta. It can mean “thanks,” “admiration,” and “good-bye to someone you love.” According to the book, it is an old and rarely used gesture of District 12 and is occasionally seen at funerals. ![]() “At first one, then another, then almost every member of the crowd touches the three middle fingers of their left hand to their lips and holds it out to me,” author Suzanne Collins writes. The three-finger salute first appears at The Hunger Games book when Katniss Everdeen, the protagonist, volunteers for her sister Primrose at the 74 th Hunger Games. Appearances and the Meaning of the Three-Finger Salute in The Hunger Games Books The said gesture has now become a common sight in many pro-democracy protests in Asia and has since become a symbol of resistance to tyranny in the region. In Myanmar, protesters recently took to the streets to condemn the military coup.Īside from the goal to push back against tyranny, the three significant aforementioned protests had another thing in common: Protesters openly made the three-finger salute from The Hunger Games series. In Thailand, thousands protested against the government. In Hong Kong, protesters continued to rally against China’s security law. Although the pandemic shut down the world in 2020, protests around the globe didn’t stop.
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