Group Inquiry Question Blogpsot

The main conflict in "Catching Fire" is that last year in the other hunger games Haymitch chose to save Katniss and get her out of the arena, but this year Katniss wants to get  Peeta out of the arena alive. She feels like she owes Peeta and she will do whatever it takes, because Peeta saved her last year. She tries to overcome this conflict by almost killing Finnick even though she was very good friends with him. She didn't want to have to kill him, but she realized that if Peeta were to survive, then Finnick would have to die. Also,Katniss makes Haymitch promise to make sure that Peeta survives, meaning Katniss would have to die. 

Katniss Character Change

In "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins, during the games Katniss sees Peeta with the Careers and instantly hates Peeta, and hates herself for ever trusting him. But really, Peeta is protecting Katniss by making sure that the tributes don't harm Katniss. He is being very self sacrificing. 
In "Catching Fire" (book 2 in the Hunger Games trilogy), after the announcement of the Quarter Quell Katniss realizes she isn't going to make it back home to District 12 and realizes that she owes Peeta her life, and devotes herself to making sure Peeta makes it back home to District 12. 
Before, when Katniss was mad at Peeta she was being selfish and too blind to see that see that Peeta was just protecting her because he cared for her. But now Katniss is being selfless because she is going to try her best to keep Peeta alive. This shows that Katniss doesn't like to be in anyone's debt, she doesn't want to feel like she owes something to someone. In "The Hunger Games" there were many times when she felt like she was again in Peeta's debt. For example, when Katniss was starving Peeta gave her the bread, this bread was very symbolic, she was given something for doing nothing. When Rue died she got more bread, I think bread symbolizes hope. By doing whatever it takes to save Peeta, she is relieving all of this debt she owes to Peeta.

In "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins,  Katniss is changed by the games. When she pulled out the nightlock berries, because she didn't want to have to kill Peeta, one small act of defiance a spark that could catch and turn into a full scale rebellion. Because of this act of defiance other districts had small uprisings, Katniss is forced to convince President Snow and all of Panem that she was madly In love with Peeta, and she couldn't bare to not live with Peeta. Before she would never talk to Haymitch, she hated him. For example, On page 13 she went In to Haymitch's house, when she was delivering him more liquor her face wrinkled up In disgust, she didn't want to go anywhere near him. But now she went to him first, before talking to her closer friends, like Gale, or Peeta, or Cinna, who she trusts. She told Haymitch about her talk with President Snow. This shows that Katniss is being changed by the games.        

       


NOTE: The act of defiance where Katniss almost killed herself with the berries occurred In book 1 of the Hunger Games series, but It had a huge affect on this part of the second book, Catching Fire.
P.S: This was posted at 4:30 not 2:30. :)

The Hunger Games. Important Quote

A line in this story, "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins  that made me think was on page 114. "Betrayal . That's the first thing I feel, which is ludicrous . For there would have to have been trust first. Between me and Peeta. And trust has not been part of the agreement. We're tributes. But the boy who risked a beating to give me bread, the one who steadied me in the chariot, who covered for me with the redheaded Avox girl, who insisted that Haymitch knew my hunting skills... was there some part of me that couldn't help trusting him?"  The word betrayal In this quote makes me think that Katniss actually cares about Peeta. At the beginning of the book Katniss hated Peeta's guts, literally she wanted to kill him. Before she was just doing everything she did, like holding hands with him on the chariot and acting like the team. She was faking all of it just to please the Capitol. This quote showed me that in this book Katniss is hiding her feelings, she isn't even aware of it. In the real world people have feelings that they hide or don't realize they even have.

The Traits of Katniss

In ''The Hunger Games'' by Suzanne Collins the main character Katniss has many traits. One trait, is protective. For example, she volunteered to join the hunger games, because she didn't want Prim to be in the hunger games. She cares a lot about the people she loves. Another trait, Katniss is very defiant. For example, when Katniss, Peeta, and Effie were eating dinner Effie said that at least you two have good manners, last year the pair only ate with their hands. Then Katniss thought, It's because they haven't ever had a enough to eat in their lives. Then Katniss made a point of eating with her hands for the rest of her dinner. This is an act of defiance. Another trait,  Katniss is very responsible. For example, After her father died she had to support her family and put food on the table. She was only 11 or 12 at the time, this shows that she is very mature and responsible.