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Did you cry when prim died?
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no i shouldve but i didnt
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Jen wrote: "I didn't cry, but I rarely cry while reading a book. however, Mockingjay gave me the strangest reaction!For the rest of the day after I finished it, I was extremely, extremely depressed! I rarely..."
That's exactly what happened to me! I was crabby and depressed.
No, I didn't. I never cry over books. But I did feel like i'd been punched in the stomach. It wasn't just the death of a beloved, innocent character, it was the irony of the whole situation, starting in the first twenty pages of the series. Katniss volenteers to save Prim, fuels a rebellion in the process, a war breaks out partially becasue of her actions, this war kills Prim. I didn't cry, but I felt like I was sobbing uncontrolably.
I was SOOO shocked when I read that Prim had dies and I won't deny that after cursing the book I cried a little:(
yes. I didn't expect it :'(
Madison wrote: "I didn't cry, but I was sad and thought it was stupid because it defeated the whole purpose of katniss going into the games for in the first book. I was also sad when Finnick died. His death was un..."It was upsetting. I liked that Collins had the guts to kill her characters off. I think that it's more realistic than everyone having a happy ever after. That's why I hate the Twilight series so much.
In response to Patricia's first post, I have the same issue. I do not regularly cry over books, but in this case I DID!! I grew very close to Prim over the Trilogy, and her death was very pivotal for me. However, I did think it was pretty pointless.
You should change the name of this message because people who haven't finished the book will see it.
Kaleb Firestone wrote: "yeah i cried am im 16 old boy"YEAH real men have hearts and aren't afraid to use them you go boy
The whole series is filled with tear-filled moments. The bleakness of the world these characters have to live in is horrific and I did not see death as an end of live for them but the release from that horrible world... Thank God that we live in a better world than that. I know I would have had the same idea as Katniss about not bringing more life into that world (pre-rebellion, maybe even post-rebellion)
You know. I didn't.I didn't care enough about Prim. It's horrible, but I just wasn't as attached to her as I think I could have been.
In saying this, I need to let it be known that I was SO utterly swept up in this series. There were just bits that I (personally) would have... tweaked.
i was so sad when prim and finick and the others die but it still to me was a great book even though it was tragic about the other characters but it goes with the story not everyone was gonna live and at least it had a happy ending i loved all 3 books what a great series :)
I was shocked, but didn't cry. It kind of came and went without really any overwhelming emotion to it.
I didn't cry, but I was shocked and it was sad.
Michaela wrote: "I did cry a little, but not like I did when Rue died. I didn't feel as strong a connection with Prim as I did with some of the other characters like Finnick or Rue."Totally agree. Rue's death, as well as Finnick's, was just plain heartbreaking. With Prim, you really didn't get to see her grow as a character as much so her death was kind of shocking, but not as emotional.
yeah I knew tht Rue would die eventually cuz I knew tht Katniss lives 4 the sequels but she dies so abruptly and brutally :( I cried 4 her and Prim. Prim died trying 2 help ppl. :'(
It happened so fast and so unexpectedly. I haven't cried yet..but the buttercup scene had me really close.
No, I didn't cry when Prim died. I didn't feel I got to know her that well while reading, and didn't make much of a connection with her at all, so when she died I just kind of took it. But when Finnick died, now that was emotional.
I didn't cry even if it was sad....:(
Henna wrote: "No, I didn't cry. I got pretty annoyed though. I felt as if the moment of Prim's death could have been a bit more..emotional? Like Rue's death. I thought it was wasted and kind of defeated the purp..."I couldn't agree with you more, How could she kill Finnick!!?? I thought maybe Haymitch would be a better character to kill off..
I cried for almost the whole book! It's all so sad but I think I cried the most when Prim died
Lisa wrote: "It happened so fast and so unexpectedly. I haven't cried yet..but the buttercup scene had me really close."Oh the Buttercup scene nearly did me in. I didn't cry at the moment when Prim died, but when Buttercup came back, it was all I could do NOT to cry.
The last book makes much more sense if you understand what the author was doing. I think she was building a story that shows the futility and utter lack of meaning to war and violence. In that framework the meaningless death of so many loved figures, Prim and Finnick among them, serves her purpose.That said, I was very devastated when she killed Prim, with Gale being the implied cause (and Rue too). The last part of the book felt like a dream, and in fact I thought SC was going to end it with Katniss waking up.
Any book that can so effectively pull my emotions like this is, in my opinion, working very well. Two thumbs way up for the whole series, even with the depressing outcome.
Katniss killed Prim ?I thought it was priesdent snow
I cried when Rue died. It was like Katniss was on her own again after having somebody to work with.
Jaime wrote: "Like a baby!"Like a baby what
She means she cried like a baby when Prim died. And my dog just jumped on my face.
Wolfie or Tangles :D wrote: "She means she cried like a baby when Prim died. And my dog just jumped on my face."oh ok
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No I didn't cry for Prim's death. I don't really know why, but it didn't seem that sad. Everything turned out okay though. Sort of.
I cried! it was horrible.how could that even happen?! first her mom lost the husband, now the other daughter!? :>
I didn't cry -- mostly because it was almost this brief mention the way Collins wrote it...sort of like Finnick's death.
yes. i cried. i was, like, bawling! i cried almost as much as i did when rue died, and then i got so freaking angry because it was ALL GALE'S FAULT!
SmittenKitten wrote: "Nope didn't cry.. but ONLY because of the way it was written. Normally I probably would have been a wreak, but the scene seemed to come out of nowhere, with very little build up.. it just happened ..."Yeah I had to read it twice two. I hated how in the second book, people died and Katniss almost didn't care anymore. It was like "No, Prim died.... I'm so sad... Ok, who next?" After spending so much time on other deaths, Finnick and Prim's deaths were just brushed over.
Actually, I didn't because I had to read that part like ten times to understand what she was saying, I couldn't believe she was killing Prim. I thought I was wrong :(
I cried after I got over the shock of it. I had to reread it like 10 times because I couldn't believe Prim had just died.I almost didn't finish the book because I was so sad and was afraid of what would happen to the other characters. It was just as sad as when Rue died.
i got mad because what is the point of the whole series? to save prim from the games right? and then you kill her? psh, not cool
Well that was the point. To show that in war, there is no mercy and that all that you can try to prevent will just happen anyway :(
But it defeated the point of the series, and she never quite came out of depression.
I guess..but it was nessesary. She had to lose someone. Authors write things for a reason. Prim had to die. it was her inevitable fate.
however inevitable, it still seemed to come out of nowhere and it was so heartbreaking. like, the one good thing left in katniss's life just faded away, and it made me so sad how hard her heart had gotten.
She had others things..But Prim,her mother, and Gale were the only ones who loved her in the end. But they all go away..except for Peeta..who miracoiusly comes back.
I had to read it 3 more times to finally understand what was happening, i was too shocked to cry
No. I was kind of disapointed. Everithing that happened, all the things Katniss did just to end in the deat od Prim... I don't know. Make all this Katniss's sacrifices unworthy
I didn't cry after she died it was pointless to me and the ending was bland
i didnt really cry i cried when Rue died though. i just felt a little sad because Prim was one of my favotite charachter next to Finnick
No Gale does not deserve it! None of them deserve it. Except Snow.
Patricia wrote: "No, I didn't cry, but I rarely cry over books. It has to touch me very deeply to make me cry."same. i dont cry over books, but if i had the ability to, i would've sobbed.
Shreya=Drastically Random. Find the emoticon. wrote: "No Gale does not deserve it! None of them deserve it. Except Snow."And Coin
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