The Hunger Games.

Alright, so the book that I chose to read for English class was the Hunger Games. Probably just like half of the students did this year; and like all the parents going out and buying their young kids this book and thinking that it would be good for them to read without realizing what the book is really about. I already went and saw the movie so i figured it would be easy to read the book and then write about it. The movie pretty much followed the book exactly. I went to the library to get this book in the first place but once i asked for it, "well, I could put you on the waiting list!" I found that funny. So I just went out and bought the book myself. Right from the beginning this book had me hooked, and I don't usually read. The interesting technology that they used, the way that their district was, how everyone treated each other, their living conditions. It was all just very interesting to me. I guess people have to take a liking to things like this to understand and to want to finish reading the book. When I started to read the book it seemed like they were in the past, I thought that they weren't as advanced as they were. And the things that those people wore! It was a bit ridiculous and funny at the same time. The district separated the girls and guys to be in their own little groups, kind of. But the age group that they entered these kids into the game was a little too young for the liking. They didn't really even have a chance to say goodbye to their loved ones. But the games were still very interesting along with the training.

The central power could be seen has power, because everyone inside of the game wants to gain enough power to kill everyone inside of the game. Katniss felt like back at home she and all the power she needed from knowing how to be a mother to knowing how to shoot a bow better then anyone else. She was very cocky at the beginning of the games and didn't really want to listen to anyone else. She let her attitude get in the way of somethings instead of following her lessons and the way she was taught to do things. One of the literary elements that could be used for this story is a dramatic monologue. This could be used with Katniss because she tried to hide her true feelings throughout the entire story no matter what those feelings were for. She is a strong character and could push through a lot of things. As she was growing up, she didn't really have anyone to teach her how to do things as a young women. She hid her feelings from everyone, including her younger sister, Primrose Everdeen, her mother, Mrs. Everdeen, her best friend Gale, and even Peeta, her game partner. It takes her a while and a lot of confidence to realize that she can start to trust her own partner, especially after he spills his big secret on television! She really didn't know how to react to this because it was such a big surprise to her. Her hearing about other people's feelings is so surprising to her because how sensitive she is towards her own well being. The only person she really knew how to show a small amount of feelings to was her little sister because she was one of the only people that were there to help her through some hard times with her family, along with her best friend that seemed to always be there for her when she went off to the games. The only thing that Katniss could really say to Gale when she was getting ready to leave was that she wanted him to watch Primrose and make sure that everything was going to be okay with her. Katniss is the main character, so when she showed her feelings, it kind of made her look weak in her own shoes. She wouldn't make a small deal about her feelings, they would stick out like a soar thumb.

Overall, the book was very good, just like the movie. It was very interesting in the way the people went about doing things and the way things worked. I also liked how Katniss took the place for her sister, after she made a promise to her that nothing bad would happen to her. If it was me and my little sister in this book then I would do the same exact thing as Katniss. Even with me and my older sister. Another good part in this book is reading about how the technology worked and seeing what it could possibly be like later on in our future, but even though it's in a book, doesn't mean that people won't take this idea and build around it. Just like in a lot of other newer movies and books. If they can do it in the movie and make it look real then why not be able to do it in the future? We're bound to be technology dependent. But some of the things I didn't like is how people really weren't hurt when they saw young KIDS die, unless it was one of the family members or a close friend. We really only see people react to one of the deaths. And I'm sorry, I don't care if it's to make their district look better when someone comes out winning, but when they have a really young kid in the game, they are bound to die by one of the stronger and older opponents. In other words, this is a great read for people my age. Not so much for 10 to 14 year old kids because they wouldn't really understand what is going on in the story because there's actually a lot of violence in this story. Especially, with younger kids like them. Yes, even though it's just another story, it's still not appropriate for that age group of kids. This would be a great book to add to an English reading assignment in class for future classes because it's not that violent for students our age and it's a good read.