At the very beginning of chapter 6, Katniss describes the elevator in the Training Center. It instantly reminded me of the Alaskan cruise I went on over the summer. It had glass elevators and my friends and I sat on the bottom floor where people could see us and we waved at the people riding up and down. Cinna reminds me of my gay hair stylist. Peeta's cake decorating skills remind me of myself in a way.. I actually considered cake decorating as a career, because it's really artistic. Katniss' display of her skill for the Gamemakers reminds me of many times where I do something drastic trying to get someone's attention, like standing in front of a TV, I hate being ignored.
Do you guys think you'd have done the same thing as Katniss did if you were in her situation, when she was being ignored by the gamemakers? Did you agree with Katniss, when she thought she was doomed after the incident? For some reason, I found her silly when she got depressed about it.
This activity has made me notice.. I don't really watch very many movies, tv, read books or listen to the radio.. I didn't find a single connection to something I've been exposed to before in these few chapters, only connections about my own life. I wonder if that's why I liked the book so much. :)
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Meeting#2 Summarizer Chapter 6-9
Katniss and Peeta begin to train for the upcoming Hunger Games at the training center (representing District 12). They are told of the citizens who rebel against the Capitol. The citizens who rebel are punished and get their tongues cut off, these specific people are called Avox. So they agree to follow along with The Hunger Games, Katniss is confused wheter to believe Peeta is an ally or not. The two don't truly know what the other is thinking, but even before the games, they still have a mutual friendship. In their training, all the representatives from each district show off their skill to the audience and the judges. Some show their true potential, and some hide their potential for thier own safety in the future. Katniss and Peeta do well in the training session causing a lot of attention to the crowd and judges. Katniss also meets a "contestant" from District 11 who's name is Rue. Rue reminds Katniss of her younger sister Prim. And later Peeta requests to Haymitch if he can train separately from Katniss because he has discovered his feelings for her which may cause him to falter in the Games that can ultimately cost him his own life.
Chapter 2
* Katniss is stunned. The crowd is displeased to have a twelve-year-old girl chosen as the tribute. Prim approaches the stage, but as she does, Katniss stands in front of her and volunteers to take her sister's place. Volunteers are allowed, but they don't usually come forward. Prim freaks out. Gale grabs her, allowing Katniss to take the stage. The people of District 12 do not clap; instead, they are silent. They then give Katniss the three fingered salute of the district, a gesture rarely used, meaning thanks, admiration. and good-bye to a loved one. One evening Katniss is in the Hob to trade some baby clothes for food. Unsuccessful, she is wandering behind the shops when she smells the bread of the bakers'. Katniss lifts the trash can when the baker's wife appears out of nowhere to scream at her and shoo her away. She sees a little blond boy staring at her from behind his mother. Soon, the blond boy appears with two loaves of burned bread. Katniss runs home with the bread and eats the loaf with her family. The next morning she realizes that the boy probably burned the loaves on purposes – so he could give them to her. That day at school the boy does not acknowledge Katniss. She does, though, see in the schoolyard a dandelion and remembers her time in the woods with her father – and that there she can find food for her family.
Lit Role Discussion Director 01/27 Chapter 6-9
1. Effie Trinket's name is always said in full, why do you think Collins does this?
Effie Trinket is a very professional person that you think is only in it for the fame, so I think Collins says her name in full so that there's some distance between her and the reader. That distance doesn't make you realize what her real personality is, she is probably a very caring person behind that professional demeanor.
2. How do you think the mockingjays play into the hunger games, and what do you think the birds in general symbolize?
The mockingjays are delirious of reality but sing their sweet song no matter what distress is going on in the real world. I think it will be a connection to home for Katniss and pull her out when she's on the brink of going crazy. It also Symbolizes Katniss, how she can fly into the trees and escape the torment of the games happening right below her feet. Maybe in the future she will imitate the skills of other tributes, like the mockingjay imitates the songs of others.
3. The Hunger Games depicts a post-apocolyptic United States, do you think that some of their behaviors also show traces in our society today?
You're always going to see people trying to survive in reality and in the book, so I think that's one of the big similarities between the book and the U.S., but a big difference is the sense of freedom we have here that is definitely not present in the book.
4. If you are enjoying the book, do you feel guilt at knowing that you are like the many people in the capital enjoying the violence and tension of the games? If yes, do you feel like Collins did this on purpose?
At one point when I was reading I pondered this and then felt like I was one of the people in the arena watching the big screen where their interviews are being broadcast. At this point I felt amazed that the author could pull such a personal experience into the book. Although I don't feel particularly guilty, more like I can understand the helplesness all the citizens are going through.
5. Gale's character is inbetween that of a friend and a lover, how do you think Peeta's relationship with Katniss compares to hers and Gales?
The relationship between Katniss and Peeta seems hostile, which I think is tragic because they could be teaming with each other to try to stop the games. The relationship between Katniss and Gale seems loving but not yet to romance, they fully trust each other and I think that trust would be the same with Katniss and Peeta if they weren't in this situation. It frustrates me that Katniss doesn't trust Peeta when he saved her life in the past. Peeta and Katniss' relationship could surpass Gale's if they actually trusted one another.
Effie Trinket is a very professional person that you think is only in it for the fame, so I think Collins says her name in full so that there's some distance between her and the reader. That distance doesn't make you realize what her real personality is, she is probably a very caring person behind that professional demeanor.
2. How do you think the mockingjays play into the hunger games, and what do you think the birds in general symbolize?
The mockingjays are delirious of reality but sing their sweet song no matter what distress is going on in the real world. I think it will be a connection to home for Katniss and pull her out when she's on the brink of going crazy. It also Symbolizes Katniss, how she can fly into the trees and escape the torment of the games happening right below her feet. Maybe in the future she will imitate the skills of other tributes, like the mockingjay imitates the songs of others.
3. The Hunger Games depicts a post-apocolyptic United States, do you think that some of their behaviors also show traces in our society today?
You're always going to see people trying to survive in reality and in the book, so I think that's one of the big similarities between the book and the U.S., but a big difference is the sense of freedom we have here that is definitely not present in the book.
4. If you are enjoying the book, do you feel guilt at knowing that you are like the many people in the capital enjoying the violence and tension of the games? If yes, do you feel like Collins did this on purpose?
At one point when I was reading I pondered this and then felt like I was one of the people in the arena watching the big screen where their interviews are being broadcast. At this point I felt amazed that the author could pull such a personal experience into the book. Although I don't feel particularly guilty, more like I can understand the helplesness all the citizens are going through.
5. Gale's character is inbetween that of a friend and a lover, how do you think Peeta's relationship with Katniss compares to hers and Gales?
The relationship between Katniss and Peeta seems hostile, which I think is tragic because they could be teaming with each other to try to stop the games. The relationship between Katniss and Gale seems loving but not yet to romance, they fully trust each other and I think that trust would be the same with Katniss and Peeta if they weren't in this situation. It frustrates me that Katniss doesn't trust Peeta when he saved her life in the past. Peeta and Katniss' relationship could surpass Gale's if they actually trusted one another.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Summary #1
Katniss is a 16 year old who lives with her sister Prim and her mother. They live in a nation called Panem in north America. They live in District 12, nickname The seam. Katniss is the provider of the family, she brings food, money and takes care of the family. katniss father whos name is yet not mention died in a mine explosion. She and her friend gale sneak out of the District into the forest in search of food. The Hunger games are introduce. Each district must send one girl and one guy between the ages of 16-18. Prim's name is drawn and Katniss sacrifice herself for her sister.
Lit Role: Connector 01/25 Ch.1-3
In this book when Katniss says "Leave the district. Run off. Live in the woods."(9) it reminds me a lot of people's lifes in the modern day world. People always try to escape from reality and make remarks of walking into the forest and leaving their materialistic lifestyle. This quote reminds me a lot of Into the Wild where he goes off to live in nature and fend for himself. This book's dark theme reminds me of the Movie Across the Universe when everything is defined by their social status when they just want to express themselves and not have to live every day thinking about the next meal to put on the table. Another big connection I made relates to America in the past. When they get randomly selected to play in the hunger games it reminded me of a significant thing the government would do during times of conflicts with other countries. Here's a clue to help you out, the famous slogan "I want YOU" Try and guess it!
Monday, January 24, 2011
Meeting #1 Discussion Director
Hi guys! So here's the questions and responses I made for our first meeting. These responses are solely my opinion, so if you have another opinion, feel free to comment on any one of them. :)
1. Why do you think the Capitol sacrifices children specifically?The Capitol sacrifices children in order to put the adults into guilt. The capitol basically tortures the citizens by using the citizen's children for the tribute. Sending children doesn't make the nation a better place, but sends the nation deeper into the "Dark Age". This shows the capitol is corrupt and inhumane. The citizens does not dare to rebel; they fear to suffer the consequences instead they watch their children suffer. The punishment is given not to the one's who rebelled, but their children, in order to silence them.
2.What do you think the significance of the pin is? (The one Madge gave to Katniss)
The pin represents the Mockingjay. I believe it is given to Katniss, so she won't forget the people who are supporting her back in District 12; it is a sense of hope. It also represents Katniss's swiftness, keenness, and elegance. When Madge begs for Katniss to wear it during the Game, I think that it will give Katniss inner strength to keep moving forward that will allow her to survive.
3. Most victims of The Hunger Games die, what "dies" in the survivors (as in internally)?
When the victims die and there is one survivor remaining, that person is actually dead in the inside. They lose their purpose in life and feel "tainted" from mercilessly killing. Haymitch Abernathy feels distorted so he drinks and absolutely is ruined from inside-out. However he see's the absolute corruption of the tribute, but is tortured because he can't do anything to stop this barbaric tradition. People like Abernathy lost a sense of hope, reasoning, and morals.
4. How does the Peacekeepers contradict the barbaric nation, Panem?
The Peacekeepers contradict Panem because true peace can not enter a corrupted and impure nation anymore. They only follow what the districts tell them to do which makes them more like government officials than Peacekeepers (PK). The PK's only keep "peace" in a physical sense. Internally, the nation is a catastrophe and disaster. They don't protect the children that will be the future for them, so their names (from my opinion) should be the "Warkeepers" instead.
5. What do you believe is the key to survival in The Hunger Games?
I think the keys to The Hunger Games is to keep hope, your own humanity, confidence, and to know the purpose for what you're fighting for. However the main one would probably be hope. Hope so you can survive, hope from your loved ones, and hope to have purpose.
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Meeting #1 - Illustrator
"'Katniss, the girl who was on fire.'" Ch5, pg67
I chose this quote because it's flat out catchy, describes perfectly in one sentence how Katniss is displayed to the crowds, and i remember reading the line more than once.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
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