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In this chapter, which focuses on the revelational rule change that allows two victors from the same district, we see deveolpments in the relationship between Katniss and Peeta.
'Peeta, who's been wounded, is now my ally. Whatever doubts I'vs had about him dissipate because if either of us took the other's life now, we'd be pariahs when we returned to District 12.'
'After about a minute, the ground stops vibrating. I roll on my side and allow myself a moment of satisfaction at the sight of the smouldering wreckage that was recently the pyramid. The Careers aren't likely to salvage anything from that.'
This chapter focuses on the aftermath of the food explosion, which has caused Katniss to go deaf in one ear. She manages to escape the scene right before Cato turns up, who is furious and mercilessly kills the boy from District 3 in his anger by breaking his neck. 'I can see the muscles ripple in Cato's arms as he sharply jerks the boy's head to the side.'
Near the beginning of the chapter, the death of Rue is foreshadowed, probably unintentionally, in the sentence 'My only hope is to make it back to Rue's copse...', which I read as 'corpse'.
This chapter also features the symbolism of food. After eating a fish and groosling (both example of wild food which highlight the predicament of those in the districts and in the arena who must hunt for their food), Katniss reminisces about the 'decadent dishes' of the Capitol. 'The chicken in creamy orange sauce. The cakes and pudding. Bread and butter.' These lavish delicacies symbolise the extravagance and richness of the Capitol, in contrast to the poverty of districts such as Katniss and Peeta's District Twelve.
And finally, at the end of the chapter, Rue is wounded by a spear attack.
'When I break into the clearing, she's on the ground, hopelessly entangle in a net. She just has time to reach her hand through the mesh and say my name before the spear enters her body.'
In this chapter Katniss and Rue again meet up, and form an official alliance.
' "You know, they're not the only ones who can form alliances," I say.
...'You'd want me for an ally ?"
"Why not? You saved me with those tracker-jackers. You're smart enough to still be alive. And I can't seem to shake you anyway," I say.
..."OK," she says, and holds out her hand. We shake. "It's a deal."
Of course, this kind of deal can only be temporary, but neither of us mentions that.'
As opposed to Katniss and Peeta's relationship, which appears more forced, the friendship between Katniss and Rue is very sincere and loving.
Thanks to the spotting by fellow tribute Rue (who Katniss appears to have formed an alliance with), sitting in the tree across from Katniss, Katniss hastily saws a tracker-jacker nest from a tree, which then lands on the Careers' camp.
'It's mayhem. The Careers have woken to a full-scale tracker-jacker attack. Peeta and a few others have the sense to drop everything and bolt... Glimmer appears to go completely mad, shrieking and trying to bat the wasps off with her bow...'
We learn that Katniss herself has been stung, but not as badly as some of the others, particularly Glimmer. 'The swelling. The pain. The ooze. Watching Glimmer twitching to death on the ground... her body disfigured.'
Katniss receives her first gift from a sponsor - a pottle of medicine for her burnt calf.
' "Oh, Haymitch," I whisper. "Thank you." He has not abandoned me. Not left me to fend entirely for myself... To me, it is priceless.'
Katniss realises that maybe she shouldn't have been so quick to write Peeta off when he saves her life by warning her as the other tributes are running behind him
In this chapter, from the outpouring of grief from Katniss, we further learn how close she and Rue were, and we learn more about Katniss's character.
'Rue has rolled to her side, her body curved in and around the spear... One look at the wound and I know it's far beyond my capacity to heal.' From Katniss's confusion between Rue and and her sister Prim, it shows how much of Prim Katniss sees in Rue: the fragile little girl who Katniss loves and must protect. 'My throat is thick with tears... But if this is Prim's, I mean, Rue's last request, I have to at least try... I give a small cough, swallow hard and begin...' 'Rue's eyes have fluttered shut. Her chest moves but only slightly. My throat releases the tears and they slide down my cheeks. But I have to finish the song for her.'
Katniss's subsequent decoration of Rue's body in memory of her shows about her character that she is willing to be rebellious, to not conform, especially when it concerns someone she loves. 'Rue's death has forced me to confront my own fury against the cruelty, the injustice they inflicted upon us... I want to do something... to shame them, to make them accountable, to show that... Rue was more than a piece in their Games. And so am I.' She then goes on to decorate Rue's body with flowers, and gives the three-finger salute.
The chapter ends with the plot twist that there can now be two victors. 'Before I can stop myself, I call out Peeta's name.'
Rue and Katniss have breakfast together, further showing us their close relationship, but as we know, the the reality of the games is not about friendship (as does Katniss), and therefore this period of happiness must end in sadness, foreshadowing Rue's death.
'We each suck out the insides of an egg, eat a rabbit leg and some berries. It's a good breakfast anywhere.'
'Rue has decided to trust me wholeheartedly.. Needling me, at the very back of my mind, is the obvious. Both of us can't win these Games.'
'Unexpectedly, Rue throws her arms around me. I only hesitate a moment before I hug her back. "You be careful," she says to me. "You, too," I say.'
Also in this chapter, we are introduced to the symbol of the Rue's song, spread by the mockingjays. 'She opens her mouth and sings a little four-note run in a sweet, clear voice.'
Finally, in this chapter, Rue and Katniss carry out a plan to rid the Careers of their pile of food. Rue lights fires to distract them, meanwhile Katniss heads over to the heap, and finds in surrounded by buried mines. She fires arrows at the pile which dislodge an apple, which sets of a chain reaction and blows up the food.
Katniss Everdeen
Peeta Mallark
Boy from District 12, baker's son.
Excellent and camouflage
Kind
Sixteen year old girl of District 12
Strong, can be rebellious
Excellent hunter, experienced with bow and arrow. Selfless, cares about her family
In this chapter we read interesting things about Katniss's thoughts on Gale and Peeta and her relationship with them.
'And Gale... I wonder if he's hoping that Peeta makes it as well. Gale's not my boyfriend, but would he be, if I opened that door? He talked about us running away together. Was that just a practical calculation of our chances of survival away from the district? Or something more?
I wonder what he makes of all this kissing.'
Plot: Katniss grabs the tiny orange backpack numbered 12 at the Cornucopia
We also learn about the character of Clove in this chapter: from her prolonging of her supposed killing of Katniss, taunting and sneering at her ("Where's your boyfriend District 12? Still hanging on?... We're going to kill you. Just like we did your pathetic little ally"), we learn that she is a malicious and vicious character, who, unlike Katniss, finds pleasure in the kill (or in this case, what she had hoped would be a kill).
We also learn about the character of Thresh, that he is merciful as he chooses not to kill Katniss we he has the chance, due to what she did for Rue.'
In this chapter we see the relationship of Katniss and Peeta develop.
IMPORTANT QUOTES:
'One kiss equals one pot of broth... To say my thoughts aloud would be tipping off the audience that the romance has been fabricated to play on their sympathies, and that would result in no food at all.'
'...I realised how much I don't want him to die. And it's not about the sponsors. And it's not about what will happen back home. And it's not just that I don't want to be alone. It's him. I do not want to lose the boy with the bread.' This shows that despite Katniss's insistence that their romance is all just for the audience, she has developed at least some form of closeness with Peeta during their time together.
'In stark contrast to two night ago, when I felt Peeta was a million miles away, I'm struck by his immediacy now. As we settle in, he pulls my head down to use his arm as a pillow; the other rest protectively over me even when he goes to sleep. No one has held me like this in a long time. Since my father died... no one else's arms have made me feel this safe.
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In this chapter, 'the world has transformed into one of flame and smoke'. Katniss struggles to escape the Gamemaker-made excitement, which comes in the form of a raging fire and deadly apple-sized fireballs. In this chapter we learn more about the mindset of the Game-makers and people of Panem - although once Panem citizens might have found the death and killing of the Hunger Games horrific, the have now become desensitised and used to it, even becoming bored when the action slows, hence the Game-makers decision to add the fire and fireballs.
The author Collins expresses her view on the future of reality television - already today we see violence (usually fights) and sexual content on so called 'reality' tv in order to prevent the viewer from becomng bored - isn't death and killing just an extreme version of this?