Catching Fire #24

Catching Fire

Pg.348-354

5/16/11

Summary: Katniss sprints towards her sister, Prim’s, scream. She is getting closer and closer but doesn’t see Prim. Katniss reaches a tree where her sister’s scram is coming from; however, when she looks up in the tree, Katniss only finds a small jabberjay. A moment later, there is another scream that instantly wakes Finnick up, and he goes on a run searching for his loved one before Katniss can convincel Finnick the scream is only a Jabberjay.  Finnick runs at least a half mile away from camp, only to find yet another Jabberjay. After, “At least a hundred Jabberjays”, as Katniss recalls, start screeching at the top of their lungs, scaring the heck out of Katniss and Finnick as the go into the fetal position waiting for the horror to pass. The cannon fires, signaling another death in the arena, and there is a sense of relief that brings the alliance back together after a long hour of horror. However, the pain was worth it, for now Katniss and her gang have a whole twelve hours to relax before the clock ticks back to four. In the time being, Katniss and Peeta have a very long talk about their futures. In summary of the long conversation, Peeta is trying to make it clear to Katniss that she is better off being the winner of the Hunger Games, for she has more people that depend on her back at home. It finally clicks to Katniss that she should be fighting for herself, rather than for somebody else life out in the arena. After the conversation, Katniss goes into a deep sleep about what life would be like without the Hunger Games.