Blog post # 3

     Theme of Rebellion Presented 

Throughout the Novel

     My idea of being Rebellious is when someone is fighting against a greater power of authority. In the novel that I have just finished reading called Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins. The main character named Cattiness displayed many times throughout the novel that being rebellious is one of her main characteristics. One of the ways to prove this is when the main character said to her friend, "We should leave this place and never look back" (Collins 134). The reason why she wanted to leave was because she wanted to avoid the punishment that was given to her, by a person who is higher in authority and also the person she believes is her enemy. 

5 Elements relating to the book called "Catching Fire":

2. Conflict: In the book Catching Fire I have already seen conflict in the book, when the main character must choose to either save her family and friends in exchange for marrying a person she does not want to marry. Or have everyone she loves be taken away from her.

1. Suspense: In the book it leaves you wondering whether or not each action the main character does, will put her in danger or keep her alive. Suspense is the most important element in a book because that's what keeps you reading and never knowing what will happen to the main character. One of the moments that was filled with suspense was when the main character said,

3. Point of view: The author is telling the story in first person point of view because the story is being told from the main characters point of view. I know this because the main character often uses words such as, I felt or I see.

4. Mood or atmosphere: The author does a great job with describing the setting or what the main character is feeling based on things like the weather or what other people's expressions are like in the story. One of the times the author displays this is when the main character says, "the mockingjays were singing in the trees."

5. few characters: The author of the book I am reading does a great job in only including characters that are important to know for the plot of the story.

Blog # 4

The character attribute that I have chosen to represent the book Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins is Empathy. This character attribute best describes one of the main characters in the story because he displays several scenarios of him being understanding or helpful to people. One of the times that he displays this characteristic is when he says, "It can in no way replace your losses, but as a token of our thanks we'd like for each of the tributes families from district eleven to receive one month of our winnings every year." The character displays many more acts of generosity and unselfishness towards others throughout the novel.

Qualities I like In a Book

One of the qualities that I look for in a book is if the beginning has a hook that makes me want to find out what will happen to the main character. Another one of the traits that I look for in a book is when it has many surprising and action filled moments that separates it from other books. The last quality I expect is weather or not I can relate personally to at least one of the characters in the book.
The book that I am currently reading is called Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins, currently I have been enjoying reading the book so far because it constantly keeps me hooked. It keeps me hooked because the author creates a suspense that makes you know something that the other characters in the story don't. The author does this by telling the story from first person point of view. One of the other reasons why I enjoy reading this novel is because I can easily relate to the main character's problems that she faces and overcomes. One of the problems she faces is not being able to tell her family about having to convince people of something that is not true. I can relate to this because in everyday life friends come to you with a secret that you can not tell anybody, without breaking that persons trust.