Week #7: Craze about the end of the world

Looking back at the last couple of years, there has definitely been an increase in interest in living in an apocalyptic/dystopian world, and when looking at the flowchart, I was not surprised to see that it was centered around those who have followed the Hunger Games series. The flow chart does a great job of breaking down the different plot devices that can catch a reader's attention (i.e., apocalypse due to an environmental disaster v.s. a war or living under an authoritarian government). Now this specific genre has become more popular because of the Hunger Games series movies and also the Divergent series movies. And also the Maze Runner movie too! Could be pure coincidence that these are becoming popular now or maybe it's a sign?