Blog Post #30: Finished Catching Fire

I finally finished Catching Fire!!! Even though this is my second time reading it I think this time I understood the book more and developed more ideas and since I'm also rereading Mockingjay now I might not be as bored this time! I think one reason why I understood Catching Fire better this time is because I saw The Hunger Games Movie. That sounds pretty weird but that is because, now that I seen the movie and seen the actors who play each character its easier for me to imagine the scene of the story in my head. I don't know why but every time I read books, to truly understand the book, I have to find out all the characters, choose the actors to play the parts, then picture acting out all the scenes in my head like a movie. And now that I know all the actors like Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Alexander Ludwig, and Amandla Stenberg, I know even more about their personalities and how they would act in a specific event like a reaping or an interview before the games. 


This time reading the book, I understood the ending a lot better. This time in one of the last scenes where Beetee and all the other tributes start the plan to blow up the force field, I FINALLY understood why Johanna had to stab Katniss's arm, why Beetee had the wire the whole time, and how Katniss ended up in District 13 in the ending. The first time I read it I was confused about what happened and just thought it was a bunch of chaos, but now I knew all the tributes were willing to risk their lives so Katniss can survive the games and become the mockingjay for the rebellion.


Overall, I read like that this time reading the book I enjoyed it even more because I understood it. I also liked how now that I really liked Catching Fire, I would be more excited reading Mockingjay!!!