CATCHING FIRE

Presentation by : Jacoby EwellCATCHING FIRE

SUZANNE COLLINSBORN IN 1963 IN NEW JERSEY SHE NOW LIVES IN CONNECTICUTUSED TO BE A WRITER FOR CHILDRENS TELEVISION SHOWSEARNED HER M.F.A. IN DRAMATIC WRITING

Character - ProtagonistI believe the protagonist in this book is Katniss the main character and the narrator.She is challenged with making a decision on either being with Gale or Peeta.She is the victor of the 74th hunger games.The 75th hunger games has a twist, bringing back previous victors, and she is chosen.

Character - AntagonistI believe the antagonist in this book is the Capitol.The Capitol is the government in Panem over the 12 districts.The Capitol is the antagonist because they create situations for Katniss, if she chooses one the other will be killed in the end.They dont like Katniss because she has been causing uprisings in the other 12 districts.Character - FavoriteMy Favorite character is Finnick Odair.He is a victor of the 65th hunger games.He has also been chosen in the Quarter Quell as the victor from district 4 to fight in the 75th hunger games.In the arena he creates and alliance with Katniss and Peeta, which was unexpected.Character Least FavoriteMy least favorite character is President Snow.He is the president in the Capitol and over all 12 districts.He wants to kill off Katniss but she has earned a great respect from the people of Panem, so he wont kill her and just throw obstacles at her during the book.ExpositionIn the beginning they introduce most of the main characters that take part in this book.Katniss Main characterPrim Little sister of KatnissGale Hunting friend of KatnissPeeta Katnisss fake boyfriend/husbandHaymitch Mentor for Katniss in the hunger gamesPresident Snow President of Panem

Rising ActionAt every 25th year of the hunger games its called a Quarter Quell.A Quarter Quell is when there is a twist to the hunger games.The 75th hunger games brings back victors from previous years.Katniss is chosen along with Peeta and they are put into the arena to fight to the death until there is 1 person standing.ClimaxThe games begin with Katniss meeting up with Finnick and creating an alliance.Throughout the games Finnick risks his own life to save Peetas life.Katniss tries to protect Peeta and the main goal of this years hunger games is to make Peeta the victor because he has more to live for.They discover that the arena is like a clock.At every hour a life-threatening event takes place in the arena and moving around clock-wise.Falling ActionDuring the games the arena/force field has been destroyed by Beetee.Katniss, Peeta, Finnick, and Beetee all escape into a hovercraft.Plutarch Heavensbee, which is part of the Capitol, has arranged for the hovercraft and to help them escape to District 13.District 13 has been rumored it got destroyed because of uprisings it created.ResolutionKatniss, Peeta, Finnick, and Beetee all escape to district 13.Gale has met up with Katniss on the hovercraft and let her know District 12 has been bombed.Gale saved Prim and her mother during the attack.The book is ended with a cliffhanger because there is 1 last book in this series that is not out yet.SettingThe book takes place in Panem. The hunger games takes place in an arena closed off by a force field. Katniss lives in district 12, along with Gale and PeetaFinnick lives in district 4.

ThemesSurvival of the FittestSacrificesPassionSocial IssueRelationshipsVideohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-wMe9vxkWI&feature=related

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