So I am still reading the Hunger Games. I am at the part where Katniss and Peeta are still in the Capitol getting ready to train. Katniss has so much more personality in the book than she seems to have in the movie. In the movies, she seems like a flat, depressing blob. But now I see that there is much more to her. She is harsh, but she has so much determination for survival, even before the reaping.
I am wondering why the hunger Games is called the "Hunger Games". I thought the games were about punishing the districts for the rebellion? What does that have to do with "hunger"? Obviously, hunger plays a HUGE role in this book. It's on every page, but not necessarily linking with the games itself. This book makes me so hungry. Katniss seems to describe every single meal she faces in extreme detail. Drives me crazy, but I like it. I've never read a book that puts so much emphasis on food and hunger. Hence Hunger Games I guess. I wonder if that emphasis will change once the actual games begin.
Who are these people who live in the Capitol? How did they get there? Is there a dominant race type thing going on or is it solely based on wealth? And I wonder why that server girl that Katniss recognized was in District 12 that one day. Katniss mentioned that she and the boy she was with looked like they were from the Capitol. If that's true, why did they leave? I wonder if the people living in the Capitol even know how bad the rest of the districts are. Or are they kept in complete oblivion?
I am excited to see the changes, twists, and turns this book makes when the Hunger Games begin. Katniss and Peeta both seem so calm. I'd be crying the entire time! Being shipped off from family to an almost certain death is not something I'd bottle up. Yet Katniss was smart to keep everything in. She immediately knew that she would need to be as intimidating and perfect as possible.
It's so hard to believe that a society got to the point where they can get all cozy around the television to watch children murder each other. What are all the other countries of the world doing? One of Katniss' recollections from previous Hunger Games stood out to me.... I find it super creepy. Katniss mentioned that one year, the only weapons were spiked maces.... How terrible would that be? Just clubbing a kid to death. No quick solution. Just a slow, beating process. Made me shiver.
