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In my book, "Catching Fire", Katniss Everdeen is forced to become the face of the capitol, while still being a symbol of freedom and justice. Her archetype changes just like Ronnie. She begins the first book as the "caregiver" for her younger sister and all of her close friends. Due to harsh living requirements in district 12 she protects and somewhat mothers all around her. After she has won the Hunger Games and is beginning to tour as a victor,she seem to struggle with her identity. She becomes a heroic rebel, trying to save the innocent while fighting the corrupt (who are the power holders). Were there any other archetypal characters in your book?
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Among Katniss are a list of other victors that are chosen to play in the games once more as well. One of which is Katniss' "star-crossed lover" Peeta Mellark. Peeta seems to fight the archetypal mold of a "willing hero". He has no nobel birth. His father is a baker. He seems to be overlooked most of his life, but when the second games come around, he is willing to go for Katniss. He knows he may loose his life, but he is willing for the sake of others.
Yes, mostly all my characters play a different role and have different archetypes. There is one character that stands out to be the destroyer, his name is Marcus. When I think of destruction I think of fire. Which is ironic because Marcus throws giant fireballs around as a hobby. He is a drunk, emotional kid who in no way has his life in order. He messes with his girl friends life, who he calls Blaze. He tries to mess up Ronnie and Wills relationship and he is the cause for the big controversy of the chapel catching on fire, which was blamed on Ronnies father Steve.
Throughout the books many archetypal symbols can also be found. One for example is the clock. As the tributes come to find out, many obstacles occur in a given place at a given time. The arena is soon to be discovered as a clock. The hourglass or clock symbolizes the passing of time or even life. This is fitting because the clock arena does count down the remaining time that many of the tributes have to live. Can you make any connections between settings and character traits throughout your book?
Yes I was just thinking about how the settings in my book brink out the personalities of each character. For example the most innocent character in my book is the little boy, Jonah, the only times you hear of him is when he is ignoring the bad of life and either eating ice cream and the carnival, making a stained-glass window for the local church with his dad or saving baby sea turtles. He is the happy, free spirited character and he is only placed in bright and up lifting settings. Then you have Marcus, the evil character, he is only brought into the story a couple of the times but when he is present you can feel the mood change to darkness and fire. He never has anything nice to say and he really comes out at night when he is drunk, playing with fire or degrading women. (Sorry for making another reference to Marcus but I thought the two explanations went hand in hand)
There is another character in my book whose personality doesn't directly correlate with the settings he arrives in. President Snow seem to be in the public's eye most of times. All of the people love him and how he continues on with the games every year. But, when his actions sometimes seem to be personal jabs at Peeta and Katniss. It is interesting how your author does that while Susanne Collins seem to make President Snow a character in the exposed eye yet very shady and secretive. President Snow, like Marcus seems to be an evil character but it is interesting how they are portrayed differently.
Have you seen the Movie "The Last Song"? If so did you enjoy the book or movie more? I personally enjoyed the book better than the movie of "Catching Fire" because books leave more to the imagination, and I feel like Katniss's love for both Peeta and Gale was better expressed.
Yes I agree. In a way Nicholas Sparks does that with Ronnies father Steve. He is a nice and loving man who cares for his kids but a the beginning of the book Sparks portrays Steve, through Ronnie, to be a bad father who left them so he could be by himself. Through out the book Steve slowly gains back Ronnies trust, she is the one who is most hurt and confused by his leaving, till she finds out he has stomach cancer. The audience as well as Ronnie learn the real reason for his leaving. He did not want his kids to pity him or treat him differently as he fought this disease. Why do you think Nicholas would keep it a secrete from Ronnie and the audience the real reason he left the family and why do you think Susanne Collins keeps it a secrete from the country that President Snow is really a evil character?
Referring back to your question above, I to liked the book better. When I read the book I knew Miley Cyrus was going to play Ronnie, which sometimes can be a down fall to know the characters cause you then can not make the character up in your imagination. But in this case I loved imagining Miley in each scene. I loved how Nicholas Sparks made it so easy for every teen girl to relate to Ronnie and the emotions she experiences through out the book. I am a hopeless romantic so I loved reading about he summer romance between Ronnie and Will!
If you like to laugh, cry, and dream about a summer romance at the beach i definitely recommend "The Last Song". I love how almost every emotion is played on this book, and I love how it feels like it was directly written to teen girls. Do you recommend "Catching Fire"?
I would recommend all three of the Hunger Games books! They are an easy read, but enjoyable. All three full of mystery, adventure, and romance. But out of all three, Catching Fire was defiantly my favorite. The reader already had a back story of the characters by this book so, you were able to understand their decisions throughout the journey. You are also able to see how their love grows for each other. This book is recommended for any age.
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In my book, "Catching Fire", Katniss Everdeen is forced to become the face of the capitol, while still being a symbol of freedom and justice. Her archetype changes just like Ronnie. She begins the first book as the "caregiver" for her younger sister and all of her close friends. Due to harsh living requirements in district 12 she protects and somewhat mothers all around her. After she has won the Hunger Games and is beginning to tour as a victor,she seem to struggle with her identity. She becomes a heroic rebel, trying to save the innocent while fighting the corrupt (who are the power holders). Were there any other archetypal characters in your book?
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Other Archetypes:Among Katniss are a list of other victors that are chosen to play in the games once more as well. One of which is Katniss' "star-crossed lover" Peeta Mellark. Peeta seems to fight the archetypal mold of a "willing hero". He has no nobel birth. His father is a baker. He seems to be overlooked most of his life, but when the second games come around, he is willing to go for Katniss. He knows he may loose his life, but he is willing for the sake of others.
Yes, mostly all my characters play a different role and have different archetypes. There is one character that stands out to be the destroyer, his name is Marcus. When I think of destruction I think of fire. Which is ironic because Marcus throws giant fireballs around as a hobby. He is a drunk, emotional kid who in no way has his life in order. He messes with his girl friends life, who he calls Blaze. He tries to mess up Ronnie and Wills relationship and he is the cause for the big controversy of the chapel catching on fire, which was blamed on Ronnies father Steve.
Throughout the books many archetypal symbols can also be found. One for example is the clock. As the tributes come to find out, many obstacles occur in a given place at a given time. The arena is soon to be discovered as a clock. The hourglass or clock symbolizes the passing of time or even life. This is fitting because the clock arena does count down the remaining time that many of the tributes have to live. Can you make any connections between settings and character traits throughout your book?
Yes I was just thinking about how the settings in my book brink out the personalities of each character. For example the most innocent character in my book is the little boy, Jonah, the only times you hear of him is when he is ignoring the bad of life and either eating ice cream and the carnival, making a stained-glass window for the local church with his dad or saving baby sea turtles. He is the happy, free spirited character and he is only placed in bright and up lifting settings. Then you have Marcus, the evil character, he is only brought into the story a couple of the times but when he is present you can feel the mood change to darkness and fire. He never has anything nice to say and he really comes out at night when he is drunk, playing with fire or degrading women. (Sorry for making another reference to Marcus but I thought the two explanations went hand in hand)
There is another character in my book whose personality doesn't directly correlate with the settings he arrives in. President Snow seem to be in the public's eye most of times. All of the people love him and how he continues on with the games every year. But, when his actions sometimes seem to be personal jabs at Peeta and Katniss. It is interesting how your author does that while Susanne Collins seem to make President Snow a character in the exposed eye yet very shady and secretive. President Snow, like Marcus seems to be an evil character but it is interesting how they are portrayed differently.
Have you seen the Movie "The Last Song"? If so did you enjoy the book or movie more? I personally enjoyed the book better than the movie of "Catching Fire" because books leave more to the imagination, and I feel like Katniss's love for both Peeta and Gale was better expressed.
Yes I agree. In a way Nicholas Sparks does that with Ronnies father Steve. He is a nice and loving man who cares for his kids but a the beginning of the book Sparks portrays Steve, through Ronnie, to be a bad father who left them so he could be by himself. Through out the book Steve slowly gains back Ronnies trust, she is the one who is most hurt and confused by his leaving, till she finds out he has stomach cancer. The audience as well as Ronnie learn the real reason for his leaving. He did not want his kids to pity him or treat him differently as he fought this disease. Why do you think Nicholas would keep it a secrete from Ronnie and the audience the real reason he left the family and why do you think Susanne Collins keeps it a secrete from the country that President Snow is really a evil character?
Referring back to your question above, I to liked the book better. When I read the book I knew Miley Cyrus was going to play Ronnie, which sometimes can be a down fall to know the characters cause you then can not make the character up in your imagination. But in this case I loved imagining Miley in each scene. I loved how Nicholas Sparks made it so easy for every teen girl to relate to Ronnie and the emotions she experiences through out the book. I am a hopeless romantic so I loved reading about he summer romance between Ronnie and Will!
If you like to laugh, cry, and dream about a summer romance at the beach i definitely recommend "The Last Song". I love how almost every emotion is played on this book, and I love how it feels like it was directly written to teen girls. Do you recommend "Catching Fire"?
I would recommend all three of the Hunger Games books! They are an easy read, but enjoyable. All three full of mystery, adventure, and romance. But out of all three, Catching Fire was defiantly my favorite. The reader already had a back story of the characters by this book so, you were able to understand their decisions throughout the journey. You are also able to see how their love grows for each other. This book is recommended for any age.
