LAQ #1

THE HUNGER GAMES

GENERAL
1. The Hunger Games plot is on the day of the reaping Prim Rose Everdeen is chosen to participate in the Hunger Games. Her older sister, Katniss, volunteers so Prim won't have to. The Capitol holds the Hunger Games every year to remind the 12 Districts that the Capitol won the war. In the Hunger Games there only comes out one winner because it is a fight to the death. Peeta Mallark is also chosen for the games from Katniss' district and they help each other throughout the games. He hopelessly loves her and she thinks she's in love with him too. This novel fulfills the authors purpose because the characters thoughts and actions are detailed and easy to understand.
2. I think the theme of the Hunger Games is defiance. The districts don't want to be apart of the Capitol and don't like the rules so they defy them. For example, Katniss and Gale hunt illegally to defy the Captiol.
3. The tone of the story is mysterious. Katniss almost dies a few times but manages to survive, the other tributes in the games can be killed at any time, and you can't predict what is going to happen next.
4. Indirect Characterization helped me understand what Katniss was thinking during the games and it helped create more of a suspenseful mood. Direct Characterization also helped me understand why Katniss had an advantage in the games because she was skilled at hunting. The setting supported Katniss' hunting strength because is was the wilderness. The foreshadowing used at the beginning during the reaping helped me foretell that Prim was going to get chosen for the games because Katniss says that it was her first time being in the drawing and the author wouldn't have put that statement in the story if it wasn't important to the plot.

Characterization
1. Indirect characterization is where Peeta is training before the games and it shows that he isn't good at any physical activity. Direct characterization is when Katniss is hunting with Gale, this shows that she is a good hunter and she has good aim. Characterization helps the author get across what the characters are like and what they think.
2. The author changes her syntax when focusing on different characters because she is creating different moods for the different characters to emphasize what they are like.
3. Katniss is a dynamic character because in the beginning she was independent and toward the end she knew that she needed Peeta to help her.
4. After reading The Hunger Games I feel like I did know Katniss because the author really created her characters well and made them seem modern and relatable for the situation they were in.