Catching Fire (Hunger Games, Book 2): 002

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Beetee, starting to feel a little better, tells the group that Wiress is not only very smart, but very intuitive. However, the two of them must go on a Victor’s Tour soon, where they must pretend to be in love once again. Plutarch has for years been part of a secret rebel group, and many of the tributes were involved in a plot to bring down the force field around the island so they could escape. Another major theme throughout the trilogy is the media and the influence or power that popular culture has over the emotions, wishes and views of society.

I have actually most likely slept as weak as katniss, Fox face as well as the competitors in the diversions given that I started this exceptionalbook I am 40 so kept a calculated range from these publications meaning they weren’t for me which was a major blunder. When Peeta stumbles, she notices it also attacks the nerves, as his face droops and his legs stop working. Ross cited the lack of time he had for directing and writing the film in the three and a half months after the release of the first film as the reason for leaving the franchise, hence his decision to move on to direct Free State of Jones. There is definitely more of a sense of unity among the victors of all people, and the feel of a pre-war spark and the sense of hope that follows these uprisings.Snow pulls out an envelope and states that the male and female tributes will be reaped from the existing pool of victors. When the tour arrives at their first destination, District 11, Katniss gets to meet the families of Thresh and Rue (two tributes who were killed by the Careers in the 74th Hunger Games). Instead of being able to tell their families goodbye, they are brought directly to the train and leave for the Capitol.

When Peeta and Finnick are on shore, Mags explains to Finnick (who is apparently the only person who understands her) that the belts on their outfits are flotation devices. Throughout this book we see Katniss begin to appreciate Peeta as a person and more, rather than her supposed star-crossed lover.

Later that night, Katniss sees the lightning again, when Wiress restates "tick tock," and Katniss begins to realize the arena is in the shape of a clock. She also remembers Plutarch Heavensbee showing her his clock watch and saying, "It begins at midnight," as an image of a mockingjay flashed on the watch face. Right after Katniss finishes her speech, she realizes she forgot something, so she goes back to retrieve it. They are trapped in a wedge of the clock, and the jabberjays arrive with their screams of horror for the next hour until the wall disappears.

Katniss and Johanna set off to carry the wire from the tree to the beach, but are apprehended by another tribute. In addition, Time magazine named Catching Fire the fourth top fiction book of 2009, [7] while People magazine rated it their eighth Best Book of 2009. On February 22, both Hitfix and the official Facebook page debuted two viral posters of the Victory Tour featuring Jennifer Lawrence (Katniss) and Josh Hutcherson (Peeta). She asks where Peeta is, and Haymitch tells her he was picked up, along with Johanna and Enobaria, by the Capitol.

As District 12's sole female victor, Katniss realizes she must compete alongside either Haymitch or Peeta. The last thing Katniss notices when leaving the square is that she does not recognize even one of the Peacekeepers' faces.

The film stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Lenny Kravitz, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jeffrey Wright, Stanley Tucci, and Donald Sutherland. Every twenty-five years, a special Hunger Games occur, and this year is the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Games. This is where Katniss and Peeta really become a major part of each other's lives with a mutual understanding of most things, and when Peeta becomes more and more important to Katniss. The same day, Prim comes home and tells everyone that there is a mandatory television scheduling that night, which she believes is the footage from the wedding fashion shoot. Later, Peeta tries to give Katniss a gold locket filled with pictures of Gale, Prim, and her mother as a reminder of all the other people who depend on her.

The film received positive reviews from critics, with praise for Lawrence's performance, its themes, action sequences, musical score, screenplay, visual effects, and emotional depth; it is considered the best film in the series. Catching Fire had a preliminary hardcover release date of September 8, 2009, which was moved up to September 1 in response to requests by retailers to move the release to before Labor Day and the start of school for many readers. Katniss and Peeta ally with Johanna Mason from District 7 and “exceptionally smart” Beetee and Wiress from District 3. Right before the ceremony, Finnick Odair from District 4 hits on Katniss, asking her to divulge her secrets but she brushes him away.