Catching Fire 4

“And now we honor our third Quarter Quell,” says the president. The little boy in white steps forward, holding out the box as he opens the lid. We can see the tidy, upright rows of yellowed envelopes. Whoever devised the Quarter Quell system had prepared for centuries of Hunger Games. The president removes an envelope clearly marked with a 75. He runs his finger under the flap and pulls out a small square of paper. Without hesitation, he reads, “On the seventy-fifth anniversary, as a reminder to the rebels that even the strongest among them cannot overcome the power of the Capitol, the male and female tributes will be reaped from their existing pool of victors.”

My mother gives a faint shriek and Prim buries her face in her hands, but I feel more like the people I see in the crowd on television. Slightly baffled. What does it mean? Existing pool of victors? Then I get it, what it means. At least, for me. District 12 only has three existing victors to choose from. Two male. One female ...

I am going back into the arena.(Collins 170- 171)


How does anyone know President Snow didn't write the letter so Katniss would have to go back into the games? He controls basically everything. He could change a piece of paper to whatever he wanted with all of his power. Surely, both Peeta and Katniss cant survive another Games, with all of the winners from other districts. 


This is the Capitol's way of trying to get their control back. To get back at all of those who follow Katniss to follow them. If they see her die on TV, the rebellion will die. 


This says about the present that we like drama. And this is definitely drama. But humans only like drama when they get to watch it and not partake in it.