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Originally Posted by Demeter
Manorfire,
If memory serves, as it's been many many years since I read the book, the participants have no idea about the shootings before they enter the race.
That makes a big difference in people's preparations.
If these young men knew the outcome was, literally, victory or death, I'm sure they would have gone to the point of inventing new shoes & possibly weapons & strategies to get rid of other participants.
I would never embark on such a quest. I prefer life over riches.
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No, they know about "getting a ticket." One of the points toyed with throughout the plot is that the kids have to realize that they really do shoot walkers; it's not a game. Also, it seems that society worships these "walkers."
The story takes from Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" in that everyone knows death is involved, but no one really is conscious of it.