The Lottery Book Report

When I first started reading the Hunger Games, I was struck with the dystopian world in which Katniss lives. The description of her father dying and leaving the burden of her distant mother and younger sister made me sympathize for Katniss. I also really liked the relationship between Katniss and Gale because even though they were brought together through necessity, their friendship is so easy and comfortable. It was heart wrenching that they had such a serious duty to their families, hunting illegally and putting their names tens of times into the Hunger Games raffle. I felt that the raffle was ridiculously barbaric, and reminded me of a short story that we read in English last year, called “the Lottery”. Anyway, reading the part when Katniss …show more content…
I want to learn more about the relationship triangle between Katniss, Gale, and Peeta, because I feel like Suzanne Collins could really build that up to be an important plot point. The ending of the book had the most impact on me, with the descriptions of the battle at the cornucopia really resonating with me. I was also taken aback at the gamesmasters’ decision to make only one team member survive. I also fully believed that Katniss and Peeta were going to commit suicide to outsmart the gamesmasters, so the quick, turnaround ruling that both Katniss and Peeta could live was a huge relief for me. I think that in the next book, Collins will make the fact that Katniss outsmarted the gamesmasters a driving force in the next two books. The entire book was riveting and held my attention without pause, a feat that most books can’t accomplish. I loved the sensible mix of battle scenes and heart wrenching scenes, and sensible scenes thrown in because it kept the dialogue lively and unpredictable. Honestly, the Hunger Games is one of my favorite books, and definitely one of the top three books I’ve ever read for …show more content…
Although the plot seems to be set in the future, Katniss has to hunt and scrounge to provide for her family. When I read that she and her friend Gale put their lives in danger by adding their names to the Hunger Games lottery just to get more supplies, I realized how bad their situation was. However, the most interesting part of the book so far has been the scene where Katniss put herself in her sister’s place in the Hunger Games, making a huge sacrifice. It seemed startling to Katniss the difference between her regular lifestyle and her treatment on the train towards the Capitol. Another interesting aspect of the book so far is the relationship between Katniss and Peeta, which is probably only going to get more complicated because it seems like Peeta really does have feelings for Katniss (which she doesn’t realize). I hope the rest of the book will have much more action than the first