Hello one final time Spartan fans. This is my third and final blog on The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins. I know, I am kind of cutting it close, but once you start watching the Jamie Foxx show, you just can't pull your self away, ( kidding of course, I am just bad at deadlines). Anyways, I completed the entire book and what a thriller it was. I cant wait until the movie comes out so I can see what it looked like in real life!
So after the games Peeta and Katniss come back and while Peeta is receiving intense medical surgery, Katniss finds out she is in danger. I am not talking about danger like the danger you get in when you get stuck in the water and realize you cant swim and there is nobody around because your "pool" is one of those inflatable bounce houses you stole and filled with water in your back yard. I am talking about the kind of danger Martain Luther King was in when the government found out about him. Thats right, the government is after Katniss and Peeta. I guess I failed to realize in my last post the true reason behind the drinking of the poisonous berries trick. I thought it was for love, but it was actually to show the government that they don't control them. So I give them props. Once Katniss finds out she is in danger, she knows any big move she makes could be fatal. I mean look at the people who spoke out against the government. Martain Luther King? Killed. Tupac? Killed. And those are just the first two to come to mind. Knowing this, Katniss plays it smoothly, saying the berries were just out of love and didn't mean anything, but the president, President Snow, seems pretty ticked since, to quote the great poet Nelly, he just got played. Plus everybody watched them take on the government and defeat them, something no government wants, especially a controlling one like the United States. Although the book ends as soon as they arrive home, you can tell they are still in danger. One thing about the government, they are everywhere. What do you think the purpose of the NSA is? Anything with a camera or a microphone is going to be tapped into by the NSA, or whatever the future spy agency is called, when Katniss or Peeta walk by. They would be naive to think they are safe from the government because that is impossible. It really ends one story and begins another, which is the purpose of the sequel, which I am now excited to read.
I really liked this book. I didn't understand it correctly at the end of the games but it ties it in nicely at the end and I see why Katniss made the poison juice. I also think it shows that one person can take a stand against anything, in this case it being government control, and be heard. I don't think it was smart for them to challenge the government, since it is the largest force in the world, but it was the right thing to do and also the most courageous thing to do.
I believe the author wrote this because it showed that if you give something your all, you can almost never go wrong. It also showed some subtext of anti government sediment, but I am not going to touch that since I believe I have previously stated my opinions on that issue. Back to the giving it your all, do I think that realistically a small girl and an injured boy could adequately fight people who have trained for this their whole life and are about twice their size? No, but no book/ movie is going to kill off the main character, not even The Jamie Foxx Show, (if they did, it would be called the Jamie Foxless Show). I do believe though that the way she portrayed Katniss made her a viable contender for a winner, since she has skills in the forest, which is where the contest taked place, and it fits the theme perfectly when she wins AND one ups the government.
Going back to the theme, I believe it is never give up.This personifies Katniss perfectly. First she makes it longer than expected in the games, then, even with an injured teammate, she makes it to the final three, and then she pushes the massive Cato over the edge of the cornucopia to win The Hunger Games. She could have given up many times, but she powers through and is victorious.
To bring up a character I haven't said yet for a favorite, which is Katniss. I know, I know, it's bandwagon, but other than previously chosen Cato, theres nobody else you know well enough other than Peeta who's a small crippled bakers kid, definitely no the best. You may say Owen Sherman, you just bashed Katniss in your last post. Well, hear me out now. Katniss is the narrator of this story, so you know the most about her. She volunteer for the Hunger Games to save her sister. She then heals Peeta back to somewhat healthy even though it slows her down and gives her no real advantage to do so. She also defies the government, which is practically a death sentence, in front of the entire country. If that isn't strength and bravery, I don't know what is.
My favorite quote is actually a thought but it is a response to a statement so I will count it. When Peeta said Haymitch had been keeping them apart because he was mad, Katniss thought "More like to save their lives." She knew Haymitch was actually looking out for them because if they were by themselves in the same place, having defied the government, they may have "disappeared" like Amellia Airheart or Natalie Holloway. Haymitch is actually smarter than he appears and is commended for this.
I don't really have any questions about this book other than when the movie comes out because it looks like a thriller.
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