CATCHING+FIRE

__**Catching Fire**__ **by Suzanne Collins**



=Background on the Author =
 * **__Early Life__ - Suzanne was born on August 10, 1962 in Hartford, Connecticut. She is the daughter of a U.S. Air Force officer. As the daughter of a milita ****ry officer, she and her family were constantly moving. She spent her childhood in the eastern U.S. and continues to live their today. **
 * **__Personal Life__ - Suzanne resides in village of Sandy Hook, within Newtown, Connecticut with her husband and their two children. She also wrote __The Hunger Games__, and __Mockingjay__. **
 * **__Career__ - Collins' career began in 1991 as a writer for children's television shows. She worked on several television shows for Nickelodeon, including Clarissa Explains It All, The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo, and Little Bear. After meeting children's author James Proimos, Suzanne was inspired to write children's books herself. **

=Genre =
 * **__Adventure__ - Going on adventures through the terrain and landscape of the Hunger Games Arena. **
 * **__Action__ - The fighting that takes place during the Hunger Games between the contestants chosen by the government. **
 * **__Dystopian__ - Imaginary place that consists of poverty and suffering. Opposite of Utopian. **

=**Setting of Story **=
 * **Unspecified future time. **
 * **It is set in a dystopian society. **
 * ** It is set in the Districts of Panem. **
 * **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Times; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;">District 8 **
 * **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Times; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;">District 12 **
 * **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Times; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;">District 13 **

=<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #00ff00; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%; vertical-align: baseline;">Brief Summary of Story =
 * **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Times; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;">The story starts out with Katniss and Peeta returning District 12 after the Hunger Games that they just took apart in. They start a victory tour around the country visiting many different districts. They also meet two runaways from District 8 that explain to her that District 13 was never wiped out. After that it is announced that the previous victors of the Hunger Games from the previous years will have to compete again. Peeta and Katniss strive to protect each other inside of the Hunger Games. They meet other people that help them out and they are able to sabotage the Hunger Games and escape. *__SPOILER__* After that Katniss wakes up getting transported to District 13 with Peeta and the other people she met in the Hunger Games, and finds out that District 12 has been bombed and destroyed. **

=<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #00ff00; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%; vertical-align: baseline;">Round and Flat Character Analysis = >> **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Times; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;"> is just like President Snow, cruel and uncaring for their people. Severely punishes people for breaking the law. **
 * **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Times; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;">Round Character ** [[image:drakalogia/images23424.jpeg align="right"]]
 * **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Times; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Katniss Everdeen__ - A caring, hardworking, and great fighting 17 year old girl who was just the victor in the 74th annual Hunger Games. Katniss is always looking for the right thing to do and is always determined to get the job done right. She is deeply in love with both Peeta and Gale but has trouble deciding who she really loves more. Katniss cares for both and would even die for them if the time would have arisen. **
 * **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Times; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Peeta Mellark__ - Fought alongside with Katniss during the 74th Hunger Games. Peeta is a baker’s son who is very good at talking, very kind and is very strong from working for his family’s bakery. Peeta reveals his love that he has had for Katniss which ends up helping them win the 74th Hunger Games. This love continues into __Catching Fire__, in which it plays a very important role in Katniss’s life. **
 * **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Times; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Gale Hawthorne__ - Katniss best friend and hunting partner, from District 12. Once he turned 18 he is forced to work in the mines so now Katniss hunts for both of their families. Gale and Katniss are friends but were on the verge of becoming more than that, Gale even tells her this but this leaves Katniss speechless since see is in love with both Gale and Peeta. Gale is described as a brave and selfless person who is always their for one another. **
 * **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Times; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;">__President Snow__ - Basically the president of the Capitol. He is a cruel and ruthless leader who doesn't care about anyone in Panem. Katniss holds President Snow responsible for the deaths of many contestants in the Hunger Games. Snow will always be putting out propaganda and will always be threatening the people of Panem. **
 * **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Times; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;">Flat Characters **
 * **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Times; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Romulus Thread__ - Becomes the Peacekeeper in District 12 who **

=<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #00ff00; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%; vertical-align: baseline;">Themes =
 * **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Times; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Warfare__ - The Hunger Games that are inside the book are basically warfare. One person from every district joins and they fight to the death until there is a winner. This is violence and warfare. **
 * **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Times; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Loyalty__ - Katniss is very loyal to her friends and is very trustworthy and loyal person in general. She is not a backstabber and has been true to Peeta and Gale throughout the book and the previous book __The Hunger Games__. **
 * **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Times; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Love__ - There is a lot of love in this book because Katniss is torn apart between loving Peeta or Gale. Also, Peeta loves her because he helped her during the Hunger Games and kept her safe. She also has feelings for him because she helped him during the Hunger Games also. **
 * **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Times; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Competition__ - There is a lot of competition in this book because of The Hunger Games. There is lot of fighting in this book and competition to win The Hunger Games. Also, there is a lot of death. **
 * **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Times; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Courage__ - There is a lot of courage in this book because during the The Hunger Games Katniss and Peeta are very courageous and kept each other safe and from certain death. Also, they had to fight while in The Hunger Games and had to be brave and be able to survive. **

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=<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #00ff00; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%; vertical-align: baseline;">Conflicts =
 * **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Times; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Man vs, Man__ - The Hunger Games. People had to fight each other in The Hunger Games and kill each other and discover weaknesses from the other contestants. **
 * **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Times; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Man vs, Nature__ - Everyone is left in an unknown wilderness to fight in The 75th annual Hunger Games. The Players will have to adapt to their surroundings in an epic fight for survival. **
 * **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Times; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Man vs, Society__ - The people of Panem are fighting against the Capitol because the Capitol is corrupt and The Hunger Games should not happen because people kill each other. **

=<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #00ff00; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%; vertical-align: baseline;">Inference and Analysis =
 * ** In the end of the book, after Katniss and her friends escaped The Hunger Games, she was being transported to District 13. While she was being transported she found out that District 12 was bombed and destroyed. **
 * ** Because of this we can infer that in the next book, she will not be able to go back home and we don’t know what happened to the people in District 12. We can infer that it is bad and that she might not be able to see her family after this and will have to start a new life in District 13. **
 * **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Times; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;">Peeta loves Katniss and cares for her, especially during The Hunger Games where he protects her. She also likes him a lot **
 * **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Times; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;">We can infer that Katniss and Peeta will probably fall in love because of the fact that they love each other and always protect each other, especially during The Hunger Games. **

=<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #00ff00; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%; vertical-align: baseline;">Favorite Quotes with Explanations =
 * **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; vertical-align: baseline;">"Okay, I figured out what I'm asking," I say. "If it is Peeta and me in the Games, this time we try to keep him alive." (Collins 178). **
 * **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Times; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;">This quote is talking about how if Peeta and Katniss are both going to be in the games again, that this time she will try to keep him safe and alive because of how he helped her in the the first Hunger Games. **
 * **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; vertical-align: baseline;">We sit in silence awhile and then I blurt out the thing that's on both our minds. "How are we going to kill these people, Peeta?" (Collins 235). **
 * **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Times; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;">This quote talks about how Peeta and Katniss both need to figure out a way to kill the people and stay alive during The Hunger Games. This is a sign of warfare because they are going to have to fight and have to survive. **
 * **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; vertical-align: baseline;">I knew it. In this way, Peeta's not hard to predict. While I was wallowing around on the floor of that cellar, thinking only of myself, he was here, thinking only of me. Shame isn't a strong enough word for what I feel (Collins 178). **
 * **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Times; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;">This quote talks about how Peeta is a very loyal person. While Katniss was only thinking about herself, Peeta was thinking of her, putting her in front of him, making sure she was safe before he thought about himself. This is a quote that explains the loyalty in this book. **
 * **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; vertical-align: baseline;">I'm sure plenty of people assumed that we'd [Katniss and Gale] eventually get married even if I never gave it any thought. But that was before the Games. Before my fellow tribute, Peeta Mellark, announced he was madly in love with me (Collins 9). **
 * **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Times; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;">This quote is talking about how people assumed Katniss and Gale would get married because of how they acted around each other, but since Peeta announced his love for her, this changed and she doesn’t know who she will pick. **

=<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #00ff00; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%; vertical-align: baseline;">Literary Terms =
 * **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Times; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Point of View__ - the perspective from which the story is told. The point of view in this book is first person because Katniss is telling the story. **
 * **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Times; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Conflict__ - The opposition between two characters (such as a protagonist and an antagonist), between two large groups of people, or between the protagonist and a larger problem such as forces of nature, ideas, public mores, and so on. There are three different conflicts inside of the book. **
 * **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Times; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Climax__ - The moment in a play, novel, short story, or narrative poem at which the crisis reaches its point of greatest intensity and is thereafter resolved. The climax in the book is The Hunger Games. **
 * **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Times; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Symbolism__ - A word, place, character, or object that means something beyond what it is on a literal level. In this book, the Mockingjay is a symbol because it symbolizes rebellion against The Capitol. **
 * **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Times; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Dystopia__ - Opposite of a Utopia, usually a bad place consisting of poverty, corruption, and many other bad things. **

=<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #00ff00; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%; vertical-align: baseline;">Connections =
 * **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Times; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;">A movie is getting created about this book as well as __Mockingjay__ the last book. **
 * **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Times; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;">This book is the second of the trilogy and is connected with the first (__The Hunger Games__). Also, there is a third book (__Mockingjay)__.These books are all based about a dystopian society. **

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 * ** Catching Fire received very positive criticism. They are turning the book into a movie that is coming out next fall. Also, //Publishers Weekly// wrote, "If this second installment spends too much time recapping events from book one, it doesn't disappoint when it segues into the pulse-pounding action readers have come to expect." And, //The New York Times// also gave a positive review, writing, "Collins has done that rare thing. She has written a sequel that improves upon the first book. As a reader, I felt excited and even hopeful: could it be that this series and its characters were actually going somewhere?" (Wikipedia, __Catching Fire__) **


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