Chapter 7
Pages 86-102
Suddenly I am furious, that with my life on the line, they don’t even have the decency to pay attention to me. That I’m being upstaged by a dead pig.
Summary:
This time around Katniss is dreaming of her traitorous redheaded crush from earlier, except this isn’t the good kind of dream, it’s the bad kind of dream. She wakes up and, after a shower, lotions herself down and squeezes into some tight black pants and leather. Hey, I don’t make this stuff up kids.
After getting dressed our heroine adjourns to the dining hall to get three or four plates of breakfast. I don’t know why this surprises me. Of course a book called “The Hunger Games,” is going to focus heavily on food. Peeta and Haymitch join her, and now it’s time to talk turkey – so to speak. Haymitch needs to know what they’re capable of so he can better assess how to train them. Neither wants to brag, so the other does it for them. This seriously ****es Katniss off, because **** if she needs Peeta to tell her what she’s good at. It’s some kind of tactic, obviously. Who in their right mind gives someone a compliment? No one, that’s who. What we do learn is that Katniss can nail a squirrel straight through the eye with her bow and arrow. Yes! We may just get some eye puncturing in this story yet!
…and Peeta can hoist sacks or something. I wasn’t paying attention.
So now that everyone is familiar with each other’s “special skills,” it’s time to go to training. Katniss and Peeta are instructed by Haymitch to stick by each other and appear friendly toward one another, much to Kat’s chagrin. We get another look at the other tributes, especially those horrible ass bags from Districts 1, 2, and 4. Obviously the jocks and cheerleaders of the group. Katniss wants no part of any swirlies, so she keeps to herself. Then there’s training and knot tying and spear throwing and getting stalked by a 12 year old from District 11, and then finally after everyone else gets a turn to strut their stuff it’s time for Katniss to dazzle the Gamemakers with her astute marksmanship. After she turns the Training Center into a smoking crater of accuracy, she nails a roasted pig right through the apple for her grand finale.
Upon her exit she takes her bow in her hand, drops it, and walks off, with nary a word edgewise.
Thoughts:
Nice to see Katniss has a real sense of showmanship with her weapon.
I’m thinking the reason Haymitch and the others want Peeta and Kat to be so buddy buddy is to give them an edge over the other contestants. It could possibly be a ploy to get them more sponsors as well. Like no one ever does this, and obviously the Capitol likes to see different things to keep the Games fresh, so them actually liking each other might make people more interested. Seems plausible. It also seems that everyone is trying really hard to get District 12 a W for once, I think this might be due to the fact that Kat/Peeta have been the first decent contenders they’ve had in a while.
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