The Hunger Games 




     While reading the book "The Hunger Games" I think the part of the book I 

liked best was in the beginning when Katniss took her sister Prim's place in the 

reaping because she did not want her sister to die. I feel her family ties are 

very strong because of the way she just jumps up and takes her sister's place 

knowing that she could die too, so either way her mother will lose a daughter.

     I myself am a mother and in June my pregnant daughter ended up having 

an emergency c-section. I immediately started crying and freaking out because  

all these bad thoughts were racing through my mind even though i knew she  

was in good hands with the doctors. I think the reason i freaked is because she 

is my only child and i didn't want to lose her or my grandson during the surgery.

     During the reaping after Prim's name is called and then Katniss volunteers i 

don't think their mom has any kind of reaction or at least it doesn't say 

anything about her. If i were in her shoes i would have started crying and 

freaking out if that were my child/children. I think part of the reason they don't 

say anything about their mother or she doesn't say anything when Prim's name 

is called is because she is in complete and utter shock that she doesn't know

what to do or say. I would probably go into shock too if it were my child that 

had to fight for their life in some arena against 22 other kids also fighting for 

their lives.

     Rather than have the children do the reaping i think the adults should be 

able to take the place of the child who's name is called and not just another 

child. I think it is unnecessary the way the capitol rules and has this reaping to 

remind everyone that they are totally at the mercy of the capitol and if they try 

and lift a finger they will destroy everyone in the district like they did to district 

13. What is really rude is how they make everyone treat the hunger games like 

its a festivity when all they are doing is lessening the population by killing off 2 

kids from each district which makes the living survivor kids not want kids 

because they don't want to bring them into this kind of life.