SUZANNE COLINNS
Television writer, novelist, and bestselling author of
two major series, Suzanne Collins is a consummate professional and advocate for
educating youth about the realities of war. Colllins began her writing career
in 1991 writing television scripts for children’s programming.
District 12 is celebrating the return of Katniss,
Peeta, and Haymitch, victors of the 74th annual Hunger Games. Yet, the
celebration rings hollow for Katniss who knows her final act of defiance in the
arena has made her a target for the Capitol. Unrest is stirring within the
districts while the Capitol seeks revenge on the face of the rebellion:
Katniss. Relationships are shifting, tension is mounting, and retaliation is
threatening in Catching Fire , the second book in Suzanne Collins’ thrilling
dystopian series, The Hunger Games.
The 74th annual Hunger Games has ended and the victory
belongs to Katniss and Peeta. Despite the excitement and celebration of
District 12 there is an underlying feeling that the Capitol will find a way to
curtail any threat of rebellion. Katniss knows her defiance has lit the
kindling of something greater than herself and she is ever alert and anxious
about her surroundings.
Attempting to bring some normalcy to her pre-Hunger
Games existence, Katniss describes daily life as, “I hunt. He (Peeta) bakes.
Haymitch drinks,” but simplicity is not meant to be hers. Katniss returns home
to find her relationships with Peeta and Gale strained and confusing. She is
trapped between wanting her independence and submitting to her status as the
symbol of a rebellion. To further complicate her life, Katniss receives an
unexpected visit from President Snow who advises Katniss to calm the uprising.
He issues thinly disguised threats warning her that if she cannot stop the
rapidly growing revolution, then those she loves most will be killed.
Sixteen-year- old Katniss must now decide if she’s
willing to lead an uprising against the oppressive, volatile, and dangerous
Capitol or continue a charade that would require her to marry Peeta and for the
remainder of her life worry about the threat of the Capitol. Although she wants
to run away, Katniss ultimately decides to protect her loved ones by becoming
engaged to Peeta and continuing on with the victory tour. Despite her attempts
to appease the Capitol, she is unable to stop the districts’ increasing
demonstrations of rebellion.
In a surprising change of events, the Capitol
announces that for the 75th annual Hunger Games, there will be a reuniting of
past victors. Once again Katniss and Peeta are thrown back into the arena where
they must fight to the death, and this time their defiance will not be in
question.
Catching Fire sets the stage for a major uprising
against the Capitol and solidifies Katniss’s role as the symbol of the
rebellion. In this second installment of the exciting series, readers will
finally learn more about the twisted plots of the Capitol, understand the
mystery of District 13, and see a clear development of a love triangle.
This book give us a good moral value
from Katniss’s character which is strong, brave and good enough to survival in
any kind of situation. Peeta also represent the characters who sacrifice and
care with other. This character should to implement in real life.