Page 374-"I take his hand, holding on tightly, preparing for the cameras, and dreading the moment when I will finally have to let go."
SPOILER ALERT! So Katniss and Peeta have both won the Hunger Games! Well, thanks to the little "stunt" Katniss pulled with getting Peeta to kill himself and trying to kill herself with the berries. All throughout the games and during the arena, Peeta has played (or truly been) the star-crossed lover boy from district twelve. Katniss, has not. Not until she found out that both tributes can win. Once she knew that, she found Peeta, nursed him back to health and kept the romance up between the two. But the Gamemakers didn't like that stunt they pulled so they have had a watchful eye on them. So the romance "act" between them has continued. Only Peeta didn't know it was an act till they were back on the train and Hyamitch said something.
This is the last line from the book. It really makes me think about how Peeta and Katniss have grown so fond of each other on camera. But will this love-fest or friendship last off screen? Peeta is angry at Katniss and only offered his hand for the cameras, much like he did when they were upset at each other and only being affectionate in fron of people or camera. But how many times has Katniss worried she would say goodbye but turn out that she wouldn't have to truly say goodbye. Now, she mentions that she will have to finally let go. Let go of what? The feelings for Peeta she thinks doesn't exist? The "love" she shared with him? Or truly himself, and have it go back to the way it was, as if they didn't even know each other?
How many times can you say goodbye to someone for them to only come back into you life? Or if you keep thinking every goodbye will be your last? But Katniss really means something here. She knows that things that happened on camera were for camera, or almost entirely for it. And she can't stop thinking about Gale. She knows that Gale will unintentioanlly drive a wedge between her and Peeta. But letting go of him? Of the bond they have aquirred together or the romance-fake or real- will be left at the doors of the train or even was left back at the capital.
Even being with someone who you once cared about doesn't mean you arent "dead" to them. Especially when you are in a relationship, no matter how long you keep up the act, the final goodbye was when the words that left your/other persons mouth saying we shoudln't/can't be together. No matter how much time you spend with them. The final godbye should have been when your feelings crumbled for the person. But does that happen. Can you just keep saying goodbye, and not wanting anything to re-occur? Katniss has said goodbye to life and Peeta many times before-or tried- but will this be her final goodbye. Will district twelve tear the tributes apart when it should have brought them closer? Will this be the end for Katniss and Peeta, stepping off this train for a final time in fron tof cameras?
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Love- The death of People
What is it about love that draws people together? A bond between friends and family? Something more? What happens when you truly love someone? Will you fight to the end of the world for them? Care and treasure the special bond you have? Indulge yourselves with each others care and love forever? Be true to them? What if you do all the possible things to make your relationship and partnership work, but something still goes wrong? What if you lose the other half of your cookie, your oreo, the love of your life? What happens then?
SPOILER ALERT! FOR ALL PARAGRAPHS! Katniss, the main character in my book The Hunger Games (Book #1), lost her father when she was eleven years old in a mine explosion. Her mother was so devastated, it was like Katniss and her sister primrose lost their mother too. Their mother's spirit was like sucked into a black hole of emptiness and there was no way to escape. Well, it wasn't like she tried. Their mother sat back and watched as her kids starved. It was like she forgot how to live.
It's understandable to go into depression or denial when someone so very dear to you is lost forever. But it's so easy to go so deep, you can't get out. Like a maze or a labyrinth, it's hard to get out, but so very easy to get lost. Their mother was lost, for a very very long time, but she finally found her way out. She escaped and came back. But while she was "gone" Katniss became the "parent". I understand what it feels like to lose someone dear, but i promise you won't be the only one grieving and you can't let the depressiona dn denial maze and come and take you away from everyone else that loves you!
When Katniss volunteered to go to the hunger games instead of Prim it was loving and thoughtful. Prim's name was put in the ball just ONCE but she was picked at random. Katniss jumped in front of her little sister before Prim reached the steps to stop her and volunteer. Prim wouldn't let her go but Katniss's friend Gale pulled her away and let Katniss go the the podium. Gale didn't want it either, but he knew that there was no other choice unless he wanted to let Prim go to the hunger games.
Love will make you do strange things. Thoughtful things. Caring things. Crazy things. But all are rooted in compassion and love for the other person(s). When Katniss was saying her goodbyes to Prim and her mother, Katniss repremanded her mother about the "leaving" thing years ago. She told her that she can't leave Prim alone now because there is no Katniss to step up. When the baker said his goodbye, he told Katniss he woul watch out for Prim, and Gale promised too. It's not like they were saying "well, this is it, i'll never see youo again" but when it comes to the hungergames, i guess you have to keep that in mind. Don't let love (whether for a friend, family, or something more) blind you for the negativity of life. Just because you think there is only happiness in the world, doesn't make the bad go away. Love just prevents you from seeing it. And if you're taken by suprise, much like Katnisss' mother was, you might be sucked into the maze of depression and denial, don't let that happen
SPOILER ALERT! FOR ALL PARAGRAPHS! Katniss, the main character in my book The Hunger Games (Book #1), lost her father when she was eleven years old in a mine explosion. Her mother was so devastated, it was like Katniss and her sister primrose lost their mother too. Their mother's spirit was like sucked into a black hole of emptiness and there was no way to escape. Well, it wasn't like she tried. Their mother sat back and watched as her kids starved. It was like she forgot how to live.
It's understandable to go into depression or denial when someone so very dear to you is lost forever. But it's so easy to go so deep, you can't get out. Like a maze or a labyrinth, it's hard to get out, but so very easy to get lost. Their mother was lost, for a very very long time, but she finally found her way out. She escaped and came back. But while she was "gone" Katniss became the "parent". I understand what it feels like to lose someone dear, but i promise you won't be the only one grieving and you can't let the depressiona dn denial maze and come and take you away from everyone else that loves you!
When Katniss volunteered to go to the hunger games instead of Prim it was loving and thoughtful. Prim's name was put in the ball just ONCE but she was picked at random. Katniss jumped in front of her little sister before Prim reached the steps to stop her and volunteer. Prim wouldn't let her go but Katniss's friend Gale pulled her away and let Katniss go the the podium. Gale didn't want it either, but he knew that there was no other choice unless he wanted to let Prim go to the hunger games.
Love will make you do strange things. Thoughtful things. Caring things. Crazy things. But all are rooted in compassion and love for the other person(s). When Katniss was saying her goodbyes to Prim and her mother, Katniss repremanded her mother about the "leaving" thing years ago. She told her that she can't leave Prim alone now because there is no Katniss to step up. When the baker said his goodbye, he told Katniss he woul watch out for Prim, and Gale promised too. It's not like they were saying "well, this is it, i'll never see youo again" but when it comes to the hungergames, i guess you have to keep that in mind. Don't let love (whether for a friend, family, or something more) blind you for the negativity of life. Just because you think there is only happiness in the world, doesn't make the bad go away. Love just prevents you from seeing it. And if you're taken by suprise, much like Katnisss' mother was, you might be sucked into the maze of depression and denial, don't let that happen
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