Outside Reading Blog Post

The Hunger Games
By: Suzanne Collins

I wonder how North America changed so much into this place called Panem. The capitol of this place treats them terrible. Katniss lives in District 12 which is the poorest district. They also have to compete in the national Hunger Games where 24 kids have to fight to the death. These kids range from 12-18 years old and there is 12 boys and 12 girls.

If I were Katniss I wouldn’t know how to hunt and provide food for my family. Katniss’s Father was an expert in this but when he died Katniss had to take over. Her dad taught here some things but she had never hunted by herself. When he died she had to finally go out by herself and fight for her and her family’s lives.

                                        

I wonder why the capitol of Panem makes little innocent kids fight to the death. This is cruel because some of them aren’t even into their teens yet. Some are only 12 years old, Like Katniss’s sister Prim. Prim was elected to go in the Hunger Games but Katniss wouldn’t let her.

I was reminded how much Katniss loves Prim when she stood up in front of her District and took her sisters position in the Hunger Games. This was a courageous act because the odds are against her that she will die in the games. This was her sister though, and she didn't want her 12 year old sister to die.

I wonder if Katniss will survive the games. She is a very good survival expert because she travels out in the forest to hunt for animals at home but hunting humans is a whole other game. Some of them are older, and some are younger and she can't let emotions get to her or she will be done with.