Hunger Games- 2nd part

                 I have fallen deeply in love with this book and the characters in it. The way Suzanne Collins writes is captivating and imprisons me into their world until I surrender and is off to finish the whole series. I feel like what the characters are going through, I'm going through it as well. Due to this book, I have stayed up late until 2 o'clock to finish my homework. It's a drug.


           From the 1st paper clip to the second, Katniss has developed a deeper understanding of her enemies. She begins as one with an unbreakable heart, unwilling to bond in fear of hesitant in killing them and keeps to herself. Her ability to survive is not doubted until she decides to ally with Rue. She cannot help but expose this weakness. Rue reminds Katniss too much of Prim, her own sister. The government directs the purpose of the game to forcing the tributes to throw away any kindness they have and release the monsters inside them. They are entertained by the desperation, selfishness, and cruelty in their eyes when they kill the innocents. Would the government be evolving a population of sinful people this way? Stripping them of their morals is a way to show power. I kind of wish this plan would backfire and eventually everyone with no morals would have nothing to loose and hunt down the capitol. Unfortunately and fortunately, those who have survived the game, like Haymitch, lives a lonesome life of horror and disgust for what they have done. It shows that humans live with a code of morals that cannot easily be distroyed.

           It stroke me that the love between Peeta and Katniss moved the people in the capitol enough to change the rules- allowing two survivers from the same districts to survive, instead of a sole winner. What did the love of these simple, unimportant characters even mean to the capitol when they have witnessed the murder of so many others? Perhaps, the people have never seen such strong affection because the capitol is so brutal. This may be a danger to the capitol because Katniss and Peeta's actions allow them to manipulate a small part of the people's emotions enough to stimulate action. 

           Stirring awake to reality that the real enemy is the government causes Katniss to perform an actual funeral for her dead friend, Rue. The funeral was a personal act of grief for Rue's loss. It shows the emotions Katniss has towards Rue, displaying her more of a human being and Rue's death holds the government accountable for the life of an innocent girl. From this, Katniss finally understands what Peeta was saying before they began the games. He said, "Only I keep wishing I could think of a way to... to show the Capitol they don't own me. That I'm more than just a piece in their games." (142).
This line becomes significant to her and changes her view of the games drastically.