Suffering for entertainment was a theme in the second half
that really stood out to me. Whenever I watch the movie or read the book I
always find myself wondering if anyone would really watch this if it were a
real thing? Would we find the suffering and destruction of other people’s lives
to be as fascinating as we are led to believe? I would really like to hope not,
and I would rather not have the opportunity to find out. I thought Katniss handled the situations
thrown at her very well, in terms of finding and healing Peeta, and also
surviving the games of course. It was so frustrating to read about the
gamekeepers changing the rules whenever and however they chose to. While I have read the book before, every time
they announce the second rule change, annulling the first rule change, I get so
angry at the capitol and it’s citizens for not only allowing such an event to
take place, but also allowing the gamekeepers to adjust the rules as they see
fit. I think what I admire the most about Katniss is that although she is the
only one being directly affected by the games at the moment, she constantly
thinks of prim and her mother, and returning home in order to care for them.
This selflessness that she continues to show throughout the book is something
that really stands out to me. She takes care of everyone else, before she
thinks of herself. She’s used to putting the needs of prim and her mother
before herself that it comes as no surprise she is unable to work out her
feelings for Peeta and Gale. She is unsure of what she wants and how to help
herself because she’s so used to her regular routine of care giving she doesn’t
have any idea as to what she wants. Overall, I enjoyed re-reading this book as
it gave me the chance to notice things I didn’t notice the first time. I really
appreciated Katniss’ development into a strong female role a lot more the
second time.
I like how you point out that Katniss develops into a strong female character...we need more in our society portrayed!
ReplyDeleteI like your first section about how you wondered if people would watch this. The ironic thing is, people ARE watching it. This may be a work of fiction, but it draws the attentions of millions. And we are going through something like it, but we are in one of the "privileged districts" so we don't have to encounter people fighting over a loaf of bread.
ReplyDeleteGoing off our class conversation today -- it is interesting what we watch, what we ignore, what we take in etc...
ReplyDeleteIf you liked this book you should read the rest of the series. I agree with what you said about Katniss developing into a strong female character. I admired her courage and kindness she portrayed for the duration of this book.
ReplyDeleteGoing back to our discussion in class the other day about how we are desensitized to violence, I don't think its not that it doesn't effect us anymore, its the fact that it doesn't bother us because we know that it isn't real. Where my dad's generation grew up watching the news on the Vietnam war on TV. It's still frightening to think about young children killing each other, but thankfully we have the comfort of knowing that it's only science fiction.
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