The Hunger Games
Chapter 2
In the second chapter of The Hunger Games, Katniss volunteers as tribute to keep from having Primrose go to the games and possibly dying. She also hears who is called out as the male tribute, and it's Peetah Mellark, a boy who had once given her bread with which she fed the family when they were on the verge of starving.
As a reader, I am falling more and more with this book. It has a thriller sense to it, with mystery of what could happen and fear of the world they live in. It even got me nervous, thinking about who the male tribute was going to, and I honestly thought it was going to be Gale, Katniss's best friend. The author is great with suspense. I, on personal opinion, feel extremely bad for both of them, but I would be lying if I said I didn't think Katniss is going to win. She's determined and forward, while he seems like he has to go around the bush to get things done, which might be a disadvantage at the Hunger Games. I believe the author's intent in this chapter is to get us pumped up about the rest of the book. She wants us to wonder about who's going to win those deadly battles, to see who, specially between Peetah and Katniss will end up alive and who'll end up dead. In this reading selection, I noticed several patterns of organization. Among them, the ones that truly stood out to me were cause and effect and chronological organizational patterns. Exampls of these are that, for example, Primrose gets chosen so Katniss has to volunteer that signalizes cause and effect, and chronological patterns which are shown through the fact that events are listed in an orderly maner as time passes by.
This story truly is a thriller; I was hooked immediately. I was very shocked when Prim was chosen because I really thought she wouldn't have to go through that but I was relieved when Katniss stepped up to volunteer. I am glad that Gale was not chosen because I noticed it would be difficult for Prim to live when nobody would care for her. Therefore, my inference analysis led me to believe that Katniss would want Gale to care for her sister.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with you, it's an amazing book. I was relieved as well when I found out Prim wasn't going to have to go through such a terrible experience at a young age but I was still shocked because as dangerous as the Hunger Games are, I don't want anything to happen to Katniss. Luckily, Gale will be caring for Prim as you mentioned, as we know that Katniss and Prim's mother isn't the most emotionally stable woman. Once again, thank you for your thoughts and comments on my posts(:
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