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One significant event, along with many others, is before Katniss and Peeta’s victory tour, when president snow threatens Katniss and tells her that she is being watched. I think that this was forshadowing for a rebellion because President snow specifically said that he is watching her to prevent any rebellions from happening. Why would the author imclude this threat if nothing happened?

The audience of Catching Fire seems to be directed to young adults/teens. The reading level doesn’t seem very high, something typical for a teen level book. It also shouldn’t be directed towards younger kids because of the graphic details envolved in the description of the hunger games. The people that this book seems to be directed to is someone who likes plot twists and adventures.

If I could give Katniss advice, I would tell her to become close the people of the capital and get them to like her. This is because there are rumors of a rebellion and she doesn’t know what the consequences will be if the capital blames her and Peeta. If the Capital likes her, they would be less likely to blame her for the rebellion of the districts. People will also get suspicious if her and Peeta aren’t talking.

My book is written like a chronological story. As the reader works their way through the book, we learn what happens to the main character in the order that it happens. Every now and then, however, there will be a flashback led by the main character’s memory or previous knowledge. This is used as a way for the author to inform the reader about evens that happened outside of the order of the story.

This book is written in 1st person. I know this because whenever Katniss interacts with a character, she only knows what they are saying and not what they are thinking. Also, the reader never follows the thought of the other character after Katniss is done interacting with them. This is just like real life, once I am done talking to someone, I don’t know what they are doing after we’re done talking.

In the first chapter, Katniss is hunting in the wilderness to provide food for her friend Dale’s family. The wilderness scene represents a safe place, where she isn’t being watched and no rules are applied. Katniss was dreading going home after hunting, as she knows that camera crews are waiting there for her. She finds peace in the woods, because that is the only place where she can live without restrictions.

Zach plays the hero. Although he doesn’t save people from villains, he takes on the strong role of being the games’ #1 player and world famous celebrity. Zach was in the unique position of being able to choose to risk all of his life’s earnings to play another game, and potentially win big or retire early and keep what he has. When he chooses to play again, it is almost like a source of inspiration for other players.

Zach plays the hero. Although he doesn’t save people from villains, he takes on the strong role of being the games’ #1 player and world famous celebrity. Zach was in the unique position of being able to choose to risk all of his life’s earnings to play another game, and potentially win big or retire early and keep what he has. When he chooses to play again, it is almost like a source of inspiration for other players.

The audience of my book is directed towards teens. The main character, Zach, is almost 18, which means that the book should be directed towards an audience younger than that. The events in my book aren’t specifically appealing to a certain age, but they aren’t really directed towards younger kids. There are a lot of male characters in the book, along with a video game type concept, so it might be directed to boys.

I think that Kyle is a minor character in my book, while he also plays an important role of describing the game. At the beginning of the book, when Zach’s memory is gone, Kyle is there to catch him up until he regains his memory. Although this doesn’t sound like a big part, we also learn with Zach about the game and get caught up with Zach’s circumstance.

In my book, Zach is a dynamic character. I don’t know for sure because I’m still at the beginning of the book, but Zach is planning on going on his last play, and he is deciding to change his technique and play with risk. I think that he realized his circumstances, and decided that if he wanted to live successfully and become rich, he has to take a chance to get there.

I just started reading my book, but from what I know, my book seems to be a voyage and return story. I know that this book is about a game that has replaced schools to teach students how to make mistakes and live a successful life. Each “play” has the students live a realistic virtual reality life from birth to death. We follow a celebrity player, Zach through his last play of the game. The voyage will be his play.

The conflict in my story is a combination of character Vs. Character and also character Vs. Self. The character Vs character aspect comes mainly from her Dad, which she is terrified of because of what he let someone else do to her. But because of this, the main character takes fault in the situation and is afraid to stand up because the news will “hurt others”. Oakley wants to speak but she is holding herself back

My book is almost completely character driven and a little bit of plot driven. The main character, Oakley, chose not to speak, hence what makes the plot so interesting and intriguing. If Oakley didn’t speak, it would just be a story of a girl who likes her best friend. It is partially plot driven because Oakley’s father “made” her stop talking, but we never learned what that meant or why.

The main characters are Oakley and Cole. Oakley stopped talking when she was young and nobody knows why. Cole is her best friend which Oakley is grateful for because he is the only one who understands her. They both live in England. Oakley is trying to avoid her dad almost the whole book, but she never says why. The only evidence we have is that she was scared of what her dad let someone do to her. We don’t know who.

I think that the most sympathetic character in my book is Cole. I have a lot of respect for him because whenever Oakley has a hard time at school, Cole makes sure he comforts her. He always has stayed her friend and has been patient when she doesn’t speak. Oakley always says that she doesn’t deserve Cole because he is too nice and respectful for anyone. So far, he hasn’t done one bad thing.

The setting for my book is in England, it doesn’t say where though. For a large section of the book the characters go on vacation to Italy. The setting takes place in the 2000s. I think that if the story took place in a different time, it would be extremely different. If the book took place in the early 1900s, Oakley’s parents probably wouldn’t have tolerated her behavior of not speaking.

The main character, Oakley is her own antagonist because she is always saying how much she wants to do things, but can’t because of herself. For example, Oakley always feels like she wants to speak, but her fear of hurting people and lack of self esteem holds her back. Although progressively through the book that is wearing away, the main focus always seems to be that she is stopping herself from enjoying life.

The protagonist in my story is a 16 year old girl who stopped speaking when she was 5. She won’t reveal why she won’t speak. She has only one friend, Cole. Oakley is so afraid to confess why she won’t talk because she feels like it will hurt him and her family. Other characters always baby her and treat her like she’s made of glass. Some people say she’s stubborn, but Cole doesn’t mind her not talking.

My prediction is that Cole will get Oakley to talk. I think this because Cole is really the only person that can get through to her and make her feel comfortable. Oakley's parents always say that Cole can help and that he is thier last hope. Also, when Cole sent his nightly text, Oakley typed out a response, but deleted it. This shows that she really wants to communicate with him but is just scared of doing so.

At first, I didn't realize that I was reading a book similar to another, because I thought that it was very original to write about a girl who doesn't speak. As I thought about it, I realized that I read a book last year called The Thing About Jellyfish, which was about a girl who's best friend died so she stopped talking. I find it kind of funny that I didn't realize the similarity between the two books.

I am wondering why Oakley can't wright anything down or text anyone if she doesn't want to speak. As off-topic as it may sound, I have been wondering how she does her school work if she refuses to write or type anything to anyone. Or can't she just talk to Cole about her issue. He promised to be secretive. I think that her choice is selfish, even though she says that she doesn't want to hurt anyone by telling them.

Oakley, the main character goes to her best friend's house and his dad is making lunch. The author was really good at explaining the environment around them. She explained how the burgers were always burnt and they had to cover them in ketchup to get rid of the charred taste. This has happened to me before so I can recall that same feeling. If I don't understand I go back and read slower the next time.

I chose my book on iBooks in the recommended section. To be honest, I was mainly intrigued by the cover of the book because I think I seem to be the type person who judges a book by its cover. Once I read the description of the book I actually thought it sounded really interesting because the concept seemed really original and different than most books.

Montag now leaves Faber's house with some of his old clothes and decides to make a run along the river. The whole city is watching it on Tv, but montag still escapes by changing into the clothes, disguising his sent. Montag finds abandoned railroad tracks which lead him to a group of book readers. The leader's name is Granger. I think Montag has a strong personality trait of not really thinking about his actions.

The other firemen go to Montag's house and ask him to blow up his house because he has been reading the books. Montag is about to do it with the flamethrower, but then turns it around and kills Beatty and tries to go on the run. The theme of the story is to be who you want to be. Why I think this is because Montag is pressured into burning the books, but inside he is curious about what they behold.

Montage begins to read the books even though it is against the law. As he goes on a call to burn books at a woman's house, she decides not to leave the house and commit suicide as her house burns down. The author uses a good perspective of the narrator to show exactly what the characters are thinking.

Yuming escaped the factory with a few of her friends. They have to make it back to town without getting caught. They have fun because they have each other. Meanwhile, Clara is on a plane flying to China to save Yuming and her friends from the pink factory. A question that I have is, If Yuming had already left the factory, and Clara is on her way, how are they going to meet or find out about each other?

The note that Clara received was from a girl in China named Yuming. Yuming was kidnapped and is being held in a factory outside of Beijing. In the note she asks for anybody who finds it to rescue her and others from the factory. Clara is shocked and tells her parents, who are now considering a trip to China. So far in the book, I would change Clara'S personality to not be as shy. I feel like her personality is boring

Clara is going through a rough time. Her adopted sister from China has just passed away due to cancer. Her mom tries to get her out of the house, and arranges a play date with Clara'S old best friend, Dahlia. They go to the mall, but when Clara feels uncomfortable,she left the mall and called her parents to pick her up. She hides behind old purses so that Dahlia doesn't find her, but in that purse, she found a note.