New Book Intro

Catching Fire has scenes in a lot of different places, but the main place is in the Quarter Quell arena where nature kills you too. Catching Fire is written by Suzanne Marie Collins is an American television writer and novelist, best known as the author of The New York Times bestselling series The Underhand Chronicles and The Hunger Games trilogy. She has won the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award. I chose this book because I love to read science fiction novels I like the way author use their imagination to make something so beautiful such as Catching Fire and The Hunger Games. Why did Mr. Snow keep Katniss alive? Who is the leader of the Resistance and how did it start?

Recommendation

I the book The hunger Games, the first in a trilogy by Suzanne Collins. This book is so good, you have to read it!  The Hunger Games is about a girl, yes, a strong, smart and complex girl! She’s 16 year old Katniss Everdeen who lives in the mythical land of Panem which, is ruled by an oppressive government. Every year the government forces two teenagers from each of the 12 districts to compete in the Hunger Games  a battle to the death which the whole country watches on television. I’m going to stop there because i don’t want to give away anything! Author Suzanne Collins does such an amazing job creating unique and heart-wrenching characters. I would Recommend this book to people who love books that have a mix of some action and love story.

Theme

Katniss: the girl who cannot love. Katniss has spent her whole life just trying to survive and because of that she does not, repeat, does not get attached to people. There is this one boy, though, named Gale that she kinda sorta likes. Then there's Peeta who she's just pretending to be in love with. Right? Hm. Sounds like it could get complicated. Sure, but we also learn that in the Hunger Games romance can be a really great way to survive on the battlefield. By snogging on her co-tribute Peeta, Katniss is able to score support and gifts from her sponsors. Unfortunately, none of this helps Katniss figure out how she really feels.

Theme

Before the Hunger Games, Katniss Everdeen was a hunter and gatherer in District 12 in the country of Panem. She didn’t much like cats, though she loved her sister very much. Her main goal was always the survival of her family. After being put in front of the Hunger Games’ cameras, though, things get kind of complicated. Katniss must craft a persona that will sell herself to the audiences at home – and to potential sponsors. Thrown into a world where image is everything, she has to play a whole new (boy crazy) Katniss on camera. But will this brand new Katniss last? Is this really her? What identity awaits her when she returns to District 12?

New The Hunger Games Trailer Official 2012 [HD] - Jennifer Lawrence

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Characterization

When Peeta Mellark is selected as the tribute for District 12, all we really know about him is that he's a baker's son, a little bit emotional. Over the course of the novel, though, we learn that he played a large part in helping Katniss's family survive after her father's death. For this, Katniss feels deeply indebted to him. Peeta is also totally and completely in love with Katniss Everdeen. Peeta's character serves, at times, as a contrast to Katniss's. Whereas she is a provider and a survivor, Peeta is just the opposite: he's not much of an outdoorsman, is in touch with his soft side, and comes from a world very different from Katniss's. (His family, while they end up eating stale bread, never goes hungry: they are of the more privileged merchant class.) As such, Peeta's character helps develop many of the novel's major themes: love, hope, class, and identity.

Text to World

As mentioned previously the book series takes place in the ruins of North America a place that we currently call home. To the characters in the book, the history of the place where they live is commonly referred to as the Dark Days a time when civilians rebelled against the Capitol leaving them with the harsh lifestyle that they currently live in.While  the citizens in each of the twelve districts live tough lives being hungry most of their lives and commonly see people die of starvation, the citizens int he Capitol live lavish lives full of unnecessary wants and needs.These two types of extremes remind me of the united States int eh current economic situations. There are rich people who live life like there is nothing wrong with the economy buying and spending unnecessarily, and then there are people who were once middle class and now are homeless and barley making ends meet. I hope that our country never ends up in such a bad situation as portrayed by Collins.