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The Hunger Games Chapters 13-16
The Fire • “This was no tribute’s campfire gone out of control, no accidental occurrence. The flames that bear down on me have an unnatural height, a uniformity that marks them as human-made, machine-made, Gamekeeper-made. Things have been too quiet today. No deaths, perhaps no fights at all. The audience in the Capitol will be getting bored…” (173).
The Real Sport • “The real sport of the Hunger Games is watching the tributes kill one another. Every so often, they do kill a tribute just to remind the players that they can” (177).
Government Control • Where do we see examples of government control?
An Alliance • Why would Rue help?
Muttations • What are they? • What is a Jabberjay? • Why were Mockingjays created? (42) • What’s a Trackerjacker?
Dropping the Hive • Good consequences? • Bad consequences? • First kill:
Peeta • What do we learn about him? • What will be the consequences of his actions? • How does he show compassion?
Rue and Katniss • What happens to their relationship? • What do we learn about Rue’s district? 202-204
Evening the Playing Field • How do Katniss and Rue decide to even the playing field? • Why is this plan effective?
Muttations • The government genetically engineers animals for the purposes of spying/fear/government control • Take a look at the description of a mockingjay on pages 42-43 • Design your own muttation • Name it, describe it, draw it, and list how it would be beneficial to the government