1. The Hunger
Games Book
Two:
Catching Fire
By: Suzanne
Liam Johnson
Reading-Miss Roche
Collins
Period 3
5-11-12

2. Suzanne Collins: Biography
• Suzanne Collins has been writing children’s books
and children’s TV shows since 1991. She has worked
several Nickelodeon shows. She also wrote
Christmas special Santa, Baby! She was recently a
writer for Wow! Wow! Wubzy! and Clifford’s Puppy
Days. While working on another show she met
James Proimos who talked her into writing children’s
books. Gregor the Overlander, the first book in her
five-part fantasy series, The Underland Chronicles.
Her most recent series is The Hunger Games which is
my favorite series. She lives in Connecticut with her
two children, her husband Cap, and her two adopted
kittens.

3. Summary
•The Spark
The story begins with Katniss Everdeen living in her new house in Victor’s Village about to go
onto her victory tour. After she returns from hunting one day she receives an unexpected visit from President
Snow. The two have a heated conversation over Peeta and Katniss’s “love life”. Peeta does a fake proposal
to Katniss and she accepts. Then there are rumors of uprisings in District 8. When Katniss finds Gale he
confesses his love for her but she does not feel the same way about him. Then she tells him about uprisings
in District 8. A while later Katniss sees a Peacekeeper named Thread whipping Gale. She jumps in to try
and stop the whipping but she gets a lash across her face. Gale and her are quickly taken to her mother.
•The Quell
Then there was announcement about the Quarter Quell Hunger Games. They had just learned
that the participants would be two former victors from each district, and the two from District 12 are Peeta
and Katniss. Peeta and Katniss study the clips of the last Hunger Games to try to learn the other competitors
techniques. Katniss tries to make alliances with some of the other tributes. She befriends to competitors
from District 3, Wiress and Beetee. In training, Peeta and Katniss each receive perfect scores. IN the
interview, Cinna made her dress turn into a mocking jay. Cinna is beaten for this action.
•The Enemy
At the beginning of the games, Katniss makes an alliance with Finnick, a tribute from District
4. Peeta walks into a force-field while searching for water. Finnick gives him CPR. A little while later they
meet up with Johanna, Beetee, and Wiress. Wiress and Katniss then figure out that the arena and the games
are a clock. Beetee then realizes that outside the force-field is the real world. When Beetee tries to blow up
the force-field Katniss shoots an arrow into a weak spot as lightning strikes and she blows up the entire
arena. Haymitch and Plutarch tell her about the rebellion and that she needs to be the mocking jay. The she
visits Gale and he tells her that District was blown up.

4. Characters
• Main Characters
• Katniss Everdeen- Katniss was a participant in the 74th and 75th Hunger Games. Katniss has just come of
her victory in the 74th Hunger Games. She is pretending to be in love with Peeta Mellark. She is part of the
rebellion against the capitol.
• Peeta Mellark- Peeta was a participant in the 74th and 75th Hunger Games. Peeta has just come of his
victory in the 74th Hunger Games. He is in love with Katniss Everdeen. He is part of the rebellion against
the capitol. He almost dies but gets CPR from Finnick Odair
• Haymitch Abernathy- Haymitch is the mentor for Katniss and Peeta in the Hunger Games. He is the only
other living victor from District 12. He is an alcoholic. He promises Katniss he will keep Peeta alive.
• Supporting Characters
• Gale Hawthorne- He is Katniss’s best friend. He also hates the Capitol. He wishes an uprising would
happen in District 12 like in District 8. He is whipped for poaching a turkey.
• Finnick Odair- He is an ally to Katniss from District 4. He won the 65 th Hunger Games. He is a key
person in the rebellion.
• Beetee- He notices a soft spot in the force field. He makes a wire thing that helps blow up the arena.

5. Plot
•Introduction
- Setting: District 12 and The Arena
- Katniss and her family live in victors village.
- Katniss goes onto the victory tour
- Uprisings have started in the districts
•Rising Action
- Peeta performs a fake proposal and Katniss accepts
- Gale is getting whipped for poaching
- Katniss steps in buts gets a lash across her face
- She shoots two Peacekeepers
- Katniss meets two girls going to District 13, she gives them supplies to survive
•Climax
The climax of this story is when President Snow announces that for the Quarter Quell Hunger Games two former victorious
tributes will compete from each district. This comes as a shock to Katniss and Peeta.

6. Plot Continued
•Falling Action
- Katniss and Peeta study footage from past Hunger Games'
- Finnick Odair hits on Katniss and wants to become her ally
- Katniss makes an alliance with Wiress and Beetee
- Cinna turns Katniss’s wedding dress into a mocking jay
-Peeta tells the crowd that Katniss is pregnant
- The Games begin on an ocean
- Peeta almost dies by running into the force-field but Finnick gives him CPR
- Katniss gets a spile from Haymitch which she uses to get water from the inside of a tree
- They meet up with Beetee, Wiress, and Johanna
- They figure out that the arena is a clock
•Conclusion
-They blow up the arena with the wire and lightning
- Katniss, Beetee, and Finnick are taken to District 13

7. Starring Actors
Kristen Stewart: Katniss Everdeen Taylor Lautner: Peeta Mellark

8. Starring
Actors
Brad Pitt: Haymitch Abernathy
Gale Hawthorne: Zac Efron

9. Starring
Actors
Jon Heder: Beetee Jake Gyllenhall: Finnick Odair

10. Soundtrack Tunes
"Uprising"
Paranoia is in bloom,
The PR, transmissions will resume
They'll try to, push drugs that keep us all dumbed down
And hope that, we will never see the truth around
(So come on)
Another promise, another seed
Another, packaged lie to keep us trapped in greed I chose this song for at the
And all the, green belts wrapped around our minds
And endless red tape to keep the truth confined
times in the book where
(So come on) there are uprisings. It will fit
They will not force us
They will stop degrading us well because it is about
They will not control us
We will be victorious uprisings.
So come on
Interchanging mind control
Come let the, revolution takes its toll
If you could, flick the switch and open your third eye
You'd see that, we should never be afraid to die
(So come on)
Rise up and take the power back
It's time the, fat cats had a heart attack
You know that, their time's coming to an end
We have to, unify and watch our flag ascend
(So come on)
They will not force us
They will stop degrading us
They will not control us
We will be victorious
So come on
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey
They will not force us
They will stop degrading us
They will not control us
We will be victorious
So come on

11. Rati
ng
I gave The Hunger Games Book Two: Catching Fire a rating of
5 out of 5 stars
I gave this book a 5 star rating because it was action packed and it was filled with
lots of drama. If there was a part that I did not like it was the fake romance of Peeta
and Katniss. Otherwise this was an amazing book.