Catching Fire-The Hunger Games Book 2

After rising out of the poorest District, 12, to win The Hunger Games, Everdeen Katness and her co-tribute Peeta, should have been able to expect lives of safety and contentment, but that is just not the case for the winner of The games. President Snow, leader of Bread and organizer of The games, makes an unscheduled visit to Katniss and Peeta. He is troubled by vague rumors of insurrection brewing in the background and he is also troubled by the apparent linkage of winners with the revolutionary rumors.

This is the world that Katniss and Peeta find themselves as they make a grand tour of all of the losing wealthy Districts, including the Capital. The intrigues continue as Katniss is drawn into planning the 75th Anniversary Hunger Games.

As the planning and story of the move is Katniss ' life reveals itself as she becomes a more rounded individual. Her characterization is becoming broader and she is more than just a remix to be winning tribute. Behind the mask of the competitor, there beats the heart and mind of a developing growing character. That Katniss is growing is due to the carefully planned and well executed, the writing of author Suzanne Collins. Katniss is coming to life as a person-a person that the Capital of the District may have good reason to fear.

Beneath the apparently calm surface of Bread-a country that corresponds roughly to the Old USA and to which the outer Districts owe tribute in the form of warriors for the yearly games-there's an undercurrent of revolution. Katniss and Peeta Are part of this movement or are they just being used by the revolutionaries who hope to overthrow Bread and bring themselves to power?

It's an Celine question that President Snow is trying to answer with his visit. It is during this visit that bread and also becomes a fuller and richer place with traditions that one could have only guessed at during the Hunger Games (Book 1). In Book 1, Katniss and Peeta are fighting for their lives, while Book 2 brings more calm but also shows that there may be a fire in the background that President Snow and Bread have to deal with.

As all of this is happening, Katniss discovers herself and finds a relationship with an equal, one which helps to define her as an individual and round her character.

The Hunger Games-Suzanne Collins trilogy's author deftly handles these in the background changes as Katniss matures and bread and wonders. It is well done and shows that Katniss is more than just a warrior. It also shows that, as the saying goes: "uneasy lies the power" as bread and tries to halt the revolution.

With the help of the 75th Anniversary and planning Katniss Hunger Games will truly be something and are something special. Katniss gains humanity as she battles to stay alive in Book 2. The author handles this deftly and builds a nuanced storyline that Hunger Games fans love.

Roberto Sedycias works as an IT consultant for ecommUS-Books

Hunger Games Symbols

In this article we will take a look at a number of symbols used in the book The Hunger Games and discuss their meanings. The Hunger Games, like many good fiction stories that came before it, has something to say about our present day and age.

The Mockingjay: The mockingjay is a prominent and powerful symbol used in the book. Each contestant in the game is allowed to take something that is a reminder of their district. Katniss chooses to carry the mockingjay pin. The mockingjay is a real bird in the book, and is a species that resulted from the interbreeding of the jabberjays and mockingbirds. Jabberjays were created by the Capitol by genetic engineering. (A) in the case of jabberjay was a bird that had the purpose of spying on the rebellion and reporting back to the Capitol. Once the rebels figured this out, they began to give the jabberjays false information and so the jabberjays became useless to the Capitol. The jabberjay was also a way for the Capitol to prove that they could literally control every living thing under their dominion. The mockingjay therefore becomes a symbol of something that the Capitol creates that escapes their control and ultimately becomes a free entity.

Bread: the Bread is the name of the place that was once North America. It has thirteen districts under the dominion of the Capitol. This symbolism sets up an expectation of a revolution since America began as thirteen colonies ruled despotically by (a) the ruler off in the distance; England.

The Tracker Jacker: Again, this is a genetically engineered creature, created by the Capitol. This again demonstrates the power and will to control all living creatures and bend them to their purposes and will.

Reality T.V.: That the games are broadcast and cast as a sort of reality program brings up a number of other ideas. Studies have shown that the average person is much more likely to cause suffering to another, when told to do so, if they can somehow keep an impersonal barrier up, such as if the victim is wearing a hood. Even though it is called "reality television," the fact that people are in the media makes them less real to the viewers and so they don't mind seeing them suffer, unlike the if they were personally involved with the people. During the Viet Nam War, the news broadcast daily statistics about casualties but viewers just became numb to the fact that real people were dying because they were just numbers.

Dandelions: These flowers symbolize hope in the story because Katniss saw them right after Peeta showed compassion by giving her food one day.

Hugh Friedmann is a contributing author for Hunger Games Friends and author of Hunger Games Symbols