Meeting #3 - Discussion Director ch. 10-13

1. Why do you think Peeta chose to confess to Katniss during the interview?

I think it wasn't a wise choice on Peeta's part, just because it drove Katniss into not believing he was telling the truth. He probably thought it'd be a good way to get the crowd's attention, and to get more sponsers. He was right about it being popular with the crowds, but he ended up being even further from gaining Katniss' attention than he was before.

2. Why do you think Katniss is so oblivious of Peeta's affection?

I don't think Katniss wants Peeta's affection. She hardly even seems to want his friendship. She has to kill him off, anyway, so why should she let him in? It's all for the crowds with her. She doesn't even want to admit the possibility of Peeta's love being real, even for a moment. Besides, she has such a wonderful boy at home that she'd much rather have. If it were me I would probably do the same thing. I wouldn't want to kill someone I like.

3. What do you think the Avox girl did to be called a traitor?

It doesn't really say in the book, but I think she probably ran off with the boy she was with. They were probably lovers from either the same or different districts, who decided to try and run far, far away from Panem but in the end got caught by trying to escape. Or, they stole something from the capitol and were running from a crime. There's a lot of possibilities of things they could have done.

4. Why do you think the author named a lot of the characters after the roles they play in Panem? ex. Rue is a type of flower, Peeta is a kind of bread, Glimmer is from the diamond district, Katniss is a plant you can eat.

I think the author's idea of naming characters after things is kind of cool. I like how each name says something about the character, too. It's very clever to connect the characters like this, and it would make sense for their parents to actually name them after what they did. Katniss' parents named her after a Katniss plant because they wanted her to survive. And she's become rather good at survival. Peeta's parents are bakers, so they probably named their son Peeta in hopes of him taking over the bakery. Rue is a fragile, small girl just like a flower. I love how each of the characters kind of are what they are called.

5. Why do you think Peeta teamed up with the Careers?

I think Peeta teamed up with the Careers because he had no other choice. He probably was found by them, and he definately didn't stand a chance to fight them, so he probably joined them to survive. Still, I don't understand why they allowed him to survive when everyone had to die anyway, and it's not like a baker's son is going to be of much use to such strong people in the middle of the woods.