The Hunger Games

     The Hunger Games is my favorite book. I really like this book because throughout the whole thing, it kept my attention and there was never a dull moment. I couldn't stop reading this book once I picked it up. In my opinion, it represents the government. If you read the book, you'll notice that the Capitol would represent the government and the districts would represent the people.
    There are twelve districts and the Capitol is choosing two people, one boy and one girl, to go into an arena and fight for their lives. A parent has to go through the tragedy of watching their child fight for their life, while they can do absolutely nothing. The Capitol does this to show them who's boss. It's all about power. What they don't know is that Katniss Everdeen is about to change everything. She is about to start something that she had no intention of starting. Katniss promises her sister that she is going to try and win. Usually, there is only one victor at the end of the games, but not this time. During the game, the game maker makes a rule change. He says that if the person from your district is still alive, then you can pair up with them. In the end, Katniss and her partner, Peeta, wind up winning. He "pretends" to be in love with her. Little does she know, he really is in love with her. At the end of the games, the game maker all of a sudden says that only one victor can be crowned. Katniss didn't like this. She took the poisonous berries and hands them to Peeta. Just as they are about to eat the berries, the game maker announces that they are both the victors of the Hunger Games. You see, Katniss showed rebellion against the Capitol when she did this. She showed that they could be defeated and she embarrassed them. If Katniss can defeat the Capitol like that, then why can't anybody else? Unintentionally, Katniss Everdeen started an uprising.
   

Mockingjay Pin

This is a Mockingjay Pin. I think this pin is important because it represents rebellion. Mockingjays were not supposed to be created. The Capitol invented birds called Jabberjays (all male) to spy on the rebels, but the rebels figured out what the Capitol had done and sent back false information. Once the Capitol figured out what the rebels were doing, they stopped creating the Jabberjays and left them to die. They all did eventually go extinct, but they mated with female mockingbirds, therefore creating Mockingjays. Katniss wore this pin into the arena and in the later books, it becomes a symbol of rebellion. This picture is important because this is basically what the whole book is about- act of rebellion.

     In all honesty, I can't think of a way for the book to be improved. In the very last book, Mockingjay,
I wish that it would have went more into the epilogue. It seemed rushed at the end and I feel like she didn't explain it as much as I would have liked her too. Over all though, they are great books. I would definitely rate this book a ten.
     This book teaches you that you've got to stand up for yourself. All it takes is one person. Look how much of a difference one person can make. Even though Katniss didn't do it intentionally, she still did it. You've got to start somewhere. If Katniss hadn't of started the uprising, then people would still let the Capitol rule their lives. If you don't stand up for yourself, then who else will?