She thinks the worst has blown over and things could only get better from here. She couldn't be more wrong. President Snow is determined to keep a rebellion from taking power and he is willing to do anything. When it comes to the Quarter Quell he has a what he thinks is a brilliant idea to prevent Katniss and the rest of the Districts from over powering the capital goes terribly wrong and everything he was trying so desperately to prevent is at the boiling point of occurring and their is not much he can do about it than threaten the innocent people in hope to bring her down and prevent the Mocking Jay from Catching Fire.
By Mahilet Hailu
Friday, 8 June 2012
Thursday, 7 June 2012
Catching Fire Theme Paragraph
If anything of this book is glaring, it's the theme of survival. Everything is about fighting through, just one more day, one more wound, one more step. Not only to they fight for their lives in the arena, but they also take up the battle for their independence from the Capitol. It begins to rear its head slowly but surely, morphing from the shadow that was implanted in the first book to the beginnings of full-blown anarchy. When Katniss breaks through the barrier and shatters the Games, it is not her first act of rebellion, but possibly the greatest. She had begun the movement when she refused to kill Peeta, and here she was solidifying that sense of not playing by the rules.
Lingering under this, however, is the sense of interdependence versus independence. In the first book, Katniss was the independent heroine, running around the brush with a bow and a bad attitude, able to take care of herself and helping Peeta simply because she wanted to, and not because she needed to. It's evolved, and perhaps not even in a good way - they bounce off each other so often that you can't even tell they're doing it anymore, trading items, making other tributes promise to look after them, shutting down at the mere thought of losing the other half. Many say that love is a good thing, that it makes you stronger; but what happens when it cripples you? In the Arena, you need to be so alert, so sharp, and if you're constantly looking out for another person, all you do is draw the higher risk that both of you will die. The fact that it's changed so much since The Hunger Games speaks of the fact that maybe not all shifts in relationships are for the better.
by: Alex Legault
Lingering under this, however, is the sense of interdependence versus independence. In the first book, Katniss was the independent heroine, running around the brush with a bow and a bad attitude, able to take care of herself and helping Peeta simply because she wanted to, and not because she needed to. It's evolved, and perhaps not even in a good way - they bounce off each other so often that you can't even tell they're doing it anymore, trading items, making other tributes promise to look after them, shutting down at the mere thought of losing the other half. Many say that love is a good thing, that it makes you stronger; but what happens when it cripples you? In the Arena, you need to be so alert, so sharp, and if you're constantly looking out for another person, all you do is draw the higher risk that both of you will die. The fact that it's changed so much since The Hunger Games speaks of the fact that maybe not all shifts in relationships are for the better.
by: Alex Legault
Tuesday, 5 June 2012
Catching Fire Setting Paragraph
The Catching Fire island setting is a tropical island made up of of hot, humid beach and jungle terrain which has different fauna and flora then the woods in The Hunger Games. There is a lot of jungle vegetation and animals. It is harder to get around, because of its extreme heat and lack of fresh water. The only water source is the beach, which is salt water and is unsafe because of the high salt intake. The tall trees are different than the ones in regular woods, which makes them harder to climb. The Cornucopia is located on a small island in the center of a miniature sea. It is round and in the shape of a clock, and around it there is a large forcefield determining the end point/ edge of the island.
By: Vicki Lazaridis
By: Vicki Lazaridis
Character Paragraph by Sonya
The main character in Catching Fire stay the same as in the Hunger Games book, as Katniss and Peeta. Different tributes join the Quarter Quell, and we get to know other previous winners of the Hunger Games as they compete against each other. The new people introduced that ally with Katniss, Peeta and Haymitch include Johanna Mason, Finnick, Beetee and Wiress. All the previous winners of the Hunger Games that are now fighting against each other range from ages 15-80, mostly all of them being older (60+). Many of the tributes die on the first day, and alliances are formed, until they decide that they should sacrifice themselves and let Katniss live. We see each tributes character come out during this process, in decisions and sacrifices they make.
Monday, 4 June 2012
If Gale was not apart of the story and Katniss was more willing to let herself fall for Peeta would President Snow still be worried another rebellion braking lose, would he still have threatened Katniss with death if she didn’t fool everyone into thinking she was really in love with Peeta?
By Mahilet Hailu
Wednesday, 30 May 2012
Friday, 25 May 2012
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