![]() ![]() ![]() In Belgium, Collins had little access to television. While her domestic experienced also shaped who she is, she didn’t find herself completely immersed in books until her family had to relocate to Belgium. According to an interview for Scholastic, her teacher believed that her class could understand loss, death, or violence. Her first experience with harsh themes came from her fifth and sixth grade teacher. ![]() Even with her mother’s efforts, she still experienced anxiety and fear for her father’s safety. Even as she was too young to fully understand the concept of war, she knew that her dad was in it and that it wasn’t safe. While her father served in Vietnam, her mother worked hard to avoid exposing them to fear. ![]() One of her earliest memories of childhood is her mother trying to shield her from the war news. “Suzanne Collins Thanks the Fans” by Scholastic Inc. is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Discovering Dystopia Suzanne Collins thanking guests at a fan event for her book Mockingjay. Air Force following Vietnam, and moved his family all over the U.S. Her father was heavily involved in the military for both the Korean and Vietnam Wars. in 1962 and raised by her parents Jane and Michael Collins. Critically acclaimed dystopian author Suzanne Collins spent her childhood moving homes and reading works from George Orwell and Kurt Vonnegut.Ĭollins was born in Conn., U.S.A. ![]()
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