Catching Fire Analysis

Could you pull of a guise of love in order to not only save your life but also stop an upcoming rebellion? In this astonishing book, Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins, this is exactly what Katniss and Peeta have to accomplish with the help of their close friend Haymitch. The failure of this task will lead to an epic adventure through out the land leading to an insane twist ending that nobody could have scene coming. In a post-apocalyptic version of North America known as Panem, this entire story begins to break down. Katniss had just tricked the Capitol into letting both Peeta and her live. Now the Capitol is out for revenge for this act of violence. Katniss needs to appear in love with Peeta to diffuse the rebellion or else they are done for. The result of failure sends Katniss Back into the Hunger Games for an outstanding adventure full of twists, turns, and destruction. This book takes place in a post-war version of north amerce. The people are forced to work for the shining capitol and are tired of being repressed by famine and poverty. A rebellion was inevitable but Katniss had provided the spark that ignited the fire. War is coming to Panem once again. In this staggering book we have our four main characters. First we have Katniss, or as Panem refers to her, “The girl who was on fire” (Collins 247). She is our rebellious protagonist who stands up for her beliefs and will do whatever it takes to keep her word and protect her loved ones. Peeta is guardian. He is in love with Katniss and does all he can to keep her safe. He would end his life in a moment to extend hers. Haymitch is the rebel’s strategist. He is a thinker and a drunk. Finally we have President Snow. He is the Capitol’s President and the main antagonist in the story. President Snow schemes ways to keep his power and to have absolute dominance in Panem. The Plot structure of this book was broken. Even though it stayed chronological through out the majority of this book, there were