Harding Undergraduate Research Conference
Document Type
Research Paper
Date of presentation
Spring 4-17-2026
Abstract
Relativism in modern America is leading society toward the fruition of C.S. Lewis’ warning of the abolition of man. This nation once founded on freedom inches closer to the dystopia which Suzanne Collins depicts in her Hunger Games series. This paper recognizes the growing need for humanity to realign with truth and universal values, first by reorienting itself to narratives. Through intellectual virtues of understanding and prudence as defined by Aristotle, society can translate stories into their inherent purpose; seeing truth and reality within the bottle of imagination. Stories contain the answers, narratives are the way humanity subscribes to reality. But to dispel the coming abolition, humanity must dissuade the atrophy of the intellectual muscle and once again play the story game.
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Recommended Citation
Bewley, C. (2026). The Story Game: Dissuading the Abolition of Man with Narrative Intellectual Virtue & The Hunger Games. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.harding.edu/hurc/10
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