After a long break from outside reading, I had a difficult time adjusting to reading my current book, Mockingjay, by Suzanne Collins. This is the final book in The Hunger Games trilogy and I can't be any more excited to see the outcome! While reading, I found it hard to focus because I was trying to analyze everything I read. But I found that when I read straight from the text, I could comprehend everything that was happening. My last stopping point was in the middle of a chapter that I had forgotten all about, so I had to go back a few pages and refresh my memory. Lately, Katniss has been worried for her star-crossed lover, Peeta, now that he's in the Capitol's hands. She knows that her fate will be miserable and that she will die in vain, and yet she has a difficult time accepting this current status. She's been at war with the Capitol since book two and she has yet to stand her ground, for what she believes is right: to kill the President for his outlandish crimes.
All of a sudden, I found the book moving at a hurtling rate towards the climax, because I knew things were growing grim for Katniss as tension increased. For example, when she had the chance to reunite with Peeta, he attacks her after being hypnotized by Capitol propaganda, which is used to make him think that Katniss is the enemy. In fact, the Capitol has overrun his mind so that he forgets Katniss and blames her for the burning of District 12. She later accepts that Peeta has been captivated by Capitol punishment and will never be the same. It makes me wonder if the book is on a downhill slope, and that things will only grow worse for Katniss' fate, but I'm still trying to enjoy reading it. The Capitol has created a mindset that those who rebel against them will be tolerated and their loved ones will be killed. This cruel reality is slowly becoming the fate for all residents of Panem. So the question remains: will things turn around for Katniss, and will the Capitol collapse as she grows stronger? Stay tuned!
Total Minutes:
Friday 1/13 - 30
Sunday 1/15 - 40
Sunday 1/15 - 80
Pages Read: 46
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