Catching Fire
Auther Susan Collins Report By Natalie Dunn Block 1
Setting
Catching Fire takes place in a dystopian society in the distant future. For the first part of the book Peeta and Katniss travel threw the Districts of Panem visiting the families of those who lost the hunger games. Then after the Quarter Quell is anounced Katniss and Peeta go to the Capital and train until they go to the arena that has a jungle theme to it. Without the setting being like this the ending of the book wouldn't have been possible because Katniss couldn't be rescued from the arena if she wasn't in the arena.
Conflict in Plot
The main conflict in the plot is man vs man. In the second half of the book Katniss is in the Quarter Quell arena and must battle the past victors to the death in a jungle themed arena with rotating battle fields with things such as monckeys, blood rain, and poison fog which could make this man vs nature as a sub conflict.
Characters
Katniss Everdeen
Katniss Everdeen also known as The Girl On Fire ws born on March 8th and is a protagonist fiancé of Peeta Mellark. After the death of her father in a mining explosion Katniss used a bow made by her father to hunt for her family. In District 12 hunting is illegal so she must be carful especially when she goes to The Hob, a black market, with Gale Hawthorn. When she became victor she continued to do this as a hobby. When the Quarter Quell came around she was the only female victor of her district she had to go to the hunger games. Katniss has grey eyes, and dark hair and skin giving her the typical steam or District 12 look. Katniss has a singing voice that makes the birds stop singing to listen and her favorite color is green.
Peeta Mellark
Peeta Mellark is the protagonist fiancé of Katniss Everdeen. After years of carrying flour sacks around his family's bakery for years he has gained a muscular appearance, but despite this he has a gentle nature, Peeta also inherited blond hair from his abusive mother and has a prostatic leg that the Capitol made him after his had to he amputated due to the wound given to him by Cato in the previous Hunger Games. Peeta's hobbies include baking and painting. Peeta also always double knots his shoe lases and favorite color is orange.
Finnick Odair
Finnick Odair is the protagonist boyfriend of Annie Cresta. Despite having a girlfriend President Snow still sells him to people in the capital do inappropriate things in exchange for secrets. He has bronze hair, tan skin and stunning sea green eyes. Finnick lives in district four which enabled him to acquire the skills such as trident wielding that enabled him to win his games. Finnick enjoys eating sugar cubes and revived Peeta after hitting the force field stopped his heart. He won the sixty-fifth hunger games at age fourteen, and is the youngest victor.
Symbolism
Katniss's Pin
Katniss Everdeen carries with her a mockingjay pin that symbolises many things such as the rebelian that she would lead in the next book, her home and how she'd carry it with her, and also her family because her father used to sing in the forrest and the mockingjays would stop singing to listen then carry the song threw the forrest.
Recomendation
I believed that the book Catching Fire was amazing. With something new happening in every chapter this book keeps you on the edge of your seat and unable to put it down. At first when they are traveling threw the districts of Panem it's a little slow, but the moment they announce the Quarter Quell you won't be able stop reading. I expesially love all the new characters such as Wiress, Beetee, Finnick, and Johanna which not only are well developed but aren't trying to kill Katniss. Though what i like best is that some characters are carried over to the next book instead of dying. But i recommend reading the book prior to this one The Hunger Games.
Theme
One of the themes of this novel is love. Katniss and Peeta went into the Quarter Quell to protect eachother their one wish was to get their lover out and Katniss thought after Peeta gave her a pearl "What an amazing thing. I hope they remember to take it out of my pocket before they cremate my body" which proves she was serious about giving her life to save fiance Peeta.
Catching Fire Trailer
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire - Official Trailer