The Hunger Games Ch.19-21

What does the author do an excellent job of? Why?

"Claudius Templesmith’s voice booms down from overhead, congratulating the six of us who remain. But he is not inviting us to a feast. He’s saying something very confusing. There’s been a rule change in the Games. A rule change! That in itself is mind bending since we don’t really have any rules to speak of except don’t step off your circle for sixty seconds and the unspoken rule about not eating one another. Under the new rule, both tributes from the same district will be declared winners if they are the last two alive. Claudius pauses, as if he knows we’re not getting it, and repeats the change again. The news sinks in. Two tributes can win this year. If they’re from the same district. Both can live. Both of us can live. Before I can stop myself, I call out Peeta’s name."

I think the author did a great job at adding suspense to the whole story by adding this paragraph. I like how she worked hard to come up with a way to make the readers happy after all the depression from the Games. I think it was very smart of her to do this because it now gets the reader more involved and, as I did, it forces them to want to read on.

After this situation, I think the book will be much more interesting now that Katniss will either partner up with her enemy and take advantage of this rule change or she will drop it and go after Peeta. I enjoy this new rule because it gives the book a twist that I would of never of expected. It also adds more adventure to the story that you wouldn't see in any other. 

Also, the way that the author explained this arouses a very dramatic feel to it but at the same time gets readers pumped. I'm now super excited to see if Katniss teams up or not. So what do you think?

The Hunger Games Ch. 16-18

What has happened in the story to cause a character to change?

Just recently in the story, as Katniss and Rue were trying to destroy the careers food. Katniss, after sometime of waiting, set out to find Rue. That was when she heard the scream. Rue had been killed by the boy from district one!

I think that this will definently cause Katniss to change in many ways. Since Katniss had a friend during the games, it caused her to feel a sense of calmness and comfort, but now that Rue is gone, all of the safety will vanish. She will have no one to talk with or rely on to protect her. She will have no one to question who is left or who they should go after. From now on its just Katniss and Katniss alone.

Also, now that someone has killed Rue, it has probably reminded Katniss what the Hunger Games truly is (a place of murder and hatred.) She is probably now going to be a lot more vicious to the other tributes in order to get revenge. However it will also remind her that there still is hope because Rue showed her that it is possible to make friends in such a dreadful game.

24 Hour Diet

Here is a link to my spreadsheet that shows my diet for 24 hours.

Here is a summary of my nutrition information
Total Calories:1,271.5 grams 
Carbohydrates: 154.6 grams
Fat : 36.7 grams
Protein: 35.3 grams

Questions

1. How does your total calories compare to the recommended 2000 calories per day? 

Each day I only eat about 60% of recomended calories for my age group. So that means that if I keep up eating this way I will probaly not have much energy day to day.

2. What time of day do you eat most of your calories - morning, afternoon or evening? 
I definently eat most of my food during evening because during breakfast I am rushed to go to school and during lunch I normally hang out with friends rather than eat so I eat most of my calories during dinner. 


3. What does your answer to question #2 imply about your long term health? 
Since I don't eat much calories during breakfast or lunch I will not have any energy so I will be lazy all day. Then, when it comes to dinner I will stock up on all of the calories that I didn't gain earlier so then I will change those calories to fat.

4. Describe how many minutes you exercise per day and what activities you engage in on a regular basis. I sometimes walk down to the park and run around with my brother for about an hour and the park is half a mile away from my house so thats one mile from there and back. 


5. Use the internet to find out how many calories you burn doing the activities you listed in #4. Considering that the average person burns about 2000 calories per day without doing any extra exercise, how many total calories do you think you burn each day? I burn around 1,000 calories a day and an additional 500 on Mondays since I do hip hop.

6. What is the most important thing that you can change about your diet or lifestyle to improve your long term health? I think I should eat more healthy food and excersise more. I also shouldn't go to bed on a full tummy because that will prevent me from keeping fit.

The Hunger Games Ch. 13-15

What has happened in the book that seems important to the story?

In chapters 13 through 15, there were a lot of things that had occurred. However,there was one thing that I think will be very important to the story; When Katniss became allies with Rue.

Katniss was in the woods as she was cautiously treating her burns from the fire outburst with the medicine given by her sponsors. She then began to hear rustling in the leaves and realized that Rue had followed her. They then talked and became close friends.


I think that this can change the story because Katniss now has someone to rely on and care for her. For example, when they first met they were able to exchange ointments for their wounds and they were able to give each other comfort and a bit of happiness for once. They also trusted one another and thought of plans to work together in order for the other tributes to suffer (particularly the careers). Like when they helped each other out to destroy the other contestant’s food.

Although,

this can be bad for Katniss because sooner or later one of them is going to have to kill the other. If they become to close than they won't be able to complete the task. Also, now the other tributes are going to want to kill two birds with one stone so they may experience a lot of attackers. 

The Hunger Games Ch. 10-12

• What does the author do an excellent job of? Why? What quotes demonstrate this?

At the end of chapter 11, The author did something that really caught my attention. She wrote,(An argument breaks out among the careers until one tribute silences the others. "We're wasting time! I'll just go finish her and let's move on!" I almost fell out of the tree.The voice belongs to Peeta.) 

Right now in the story,
 the games have just begun and as Katniss was hiding up in a tree, a girl came along and started a fire, causing tributes to go after her. While Katniss was listening she realized that Peeta was one of them and he was going to finish the girl off. This really shocked me because I would have never guessed that Peeta would join such a cruel team of people.

By writing this,
the author adds some kind of thought provoking twist. It leaves the reader thinking about the situation and it also sucks them into the book to understand more. When I first read this it made the book come to life and brought in some confusion, which I wanted to solve.

I think it was clever
 for the author to do this because it changes the readers perspective of Peeta and makes them realize the characters' actions more. It also made me smile because from then on I could tell that Katniss was going to head after them because she wants to know why he would turn against his own word and end up with the most vicious group of tributes.

The Hunger Games Ch. 8-9

What character, idea, person, attitude, etc. do you really like? Why?

"I don't think it is going to work out. Winning… won't help in my case," says Peeta."Why ever not?" says Caesar, mystified. Peeta blushes beet red and stammers out. "Because… she came here with me."

During Peeta's interview with the host,Caesar Flickerman, he is questioned on and on about who his crush is and in the conversation Caesar states that if he wins then he surly would get the girl. Then, Peeta replies with the strangest words by admitting that winning wouldn't work because the one he loves is Katniss!!!

This was so shocking and exciting to me and it caused me to love Peeta. I'm so glad that he said that because it causes a lot of suspense for the reader especially since their love can't be forever since sooner or later they have to kill each other. It also makes you want to read on to find out how Katniss reacts and if they end up together. 

Also, it made me happy because now katniss will have some one to rely on during the games and it will help them recieve sponsors since the the audience loves the romance. I'm so glad that the author added this scene because it fills my heart with excitement!!!

The Hunger Games Ch. 1-7

Is there something that has happened so far that reminds you of another character, book, or movie? Why?

There was a a few sections of the book that really reminded me of the movie "The City of Ember". One section was when they mentioned that Katniss' Father had died in a mining explosion, that reminds me of "The City of Ember" because in the movie one of the main characters (Doon) works down in the mines. Also, the whole book and movie has a gloomy and melancholy tone and feel to it. They also both have times where there is no power or electricity to support them, leaving them with their sedentary mother and grandmother. They each have a young girl who is left to support their family (Katniss and Lina), a boy who is close friends with the girl (Gale and Doon) and a younger sister (Prim and Poppy, who each of the girls love and care for).

Another book that is similar to "The Hunger Games" is "The Giver". For example,they both (also alike "The City of Ember") have dull and desperate lives filled with no true happiness. Also, the main characters are each chosen to go out and face many trials and impasses, Katniss has to attend in the Hunger Games, and Jonas has to become the Giver (someone who takes in all the feelings of pain and happiness from the people of the city). One other thing is that in "The Giver", the main Character (Jonas) also has a little sister (Lily) who he loves and would die for.Both of the main characters of each story have more if a mature sense of mind and they each know that there is no escape from where they live in less they want to put their family's life on the line.

Overall, the movie, "The City of Ember", and the book , "The Giver" both relate to the book "The Hunger Games". They all three seem to connect in different ways and they all give off the same feel for the characters.