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Originally Posted by Joe
Everything's been done before.
When evaluating the seriousness of art, good criticism asks where does the work fit within the context in which it was created. (I'm not just pulling this out of my a__, this is really how it is done.)
Is the work prescient, does it have parallels in contemporary life, is in concert with current societal dynamics or trends in the media?
The more times you answer yes to these questions, the more the story bears significance. In this light, the Hunger Games is a considerably more serious work than Harry Potter or Twilight.
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Joe did you read the Harry Potter series ?
A serious elemetn of the books was the battle of pure-bred vs mixed bred wizards. The "superiority" of some over others. Sort of a parallel of race. The books became very dark and violent. Opression, power, propognada, corrupt instituitons - I think its a lot more relevant to today's world than you think.