CATCHING FIRESUZANNE COLLINSSEPTEMBER,1,2009REALISTIC FICTION

Madelyn Hinojosa

2nd period

Setting

Arena- Blue water ,pink sky ,white-hot sun beating down ,a thin strip of land radiating from the spokes on a wheel. Between the spokes is all water. Around that area is beach and around the beach is a jungle.

CharactersCharacter Physical

Characteristics

Adjectives of Personality

Text Evidence /Explanation of Adjectives

Katniss Everdeen

1 brown hair 1 independent 1 she always does what she wants to do

2 brown eyes 2 rebellious 2 she is the sign of reliance

3 female 3 courageous 3 she has the courage to put Peeta before herself

Peeta Mellark 1 blonde hair 1 honest 1 he's honest about what he thinks

2 blue eyes 2 protective 2 he will do anything to protect Katniss

3 male 3 keen 3 he is very keen when he puts his mind to things

Conflict

(Man vs. Man) Katniss and Peeta are going back to the arena.

Summary of Plot

Katniss and Peeta won the 74th Hunger Games, and they were moving from their old houses and into their new ones in Victor Village. About 3 to 4 weeks later they got some bad news…. Let the 75th Hunger Games begin!

Theme

Love Text Evidence 1: She would do any thing

to protect Peeta. Text Evidence 2: She put Peeta before

herself in the games. Text Evidence 3: Every night on the train

Katniss made sure Peeta was with her in bed so she wouldn’t have nightmares

Point of View

The author used 1st person point of view. This point of view uses the words like “I” and/or “we”. This point of view also lets the reader know 1 characters thoughts, feelings, and opinion.

Symbolism

The Mockingjay: symbolizes independence and rebeliance.

Recommendation

The way Suzanne Collins wrote this book makes me feel like I'm in the book with Katniss with all of the descriptive writing. YOU HAVE TO READ THIS BOOK!