54 pages 1 hour read

Suzanne Collins

Catching Fire

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2009

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Essay Topics

1.

Katniss goes into the woods around District 12 several times throughout the book. What do the woods represent to Katniss?

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President Snow states that the system upholding Panem is “fragile.” Why does he believe this, and how does Collins evince this through her depictions of the Capitol and its inhabitants?

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Why does Gale kiss Katniss and then immediately act like it “never happened”? What does Collins suggest about Gale as a partner for Katniss in comparison to Peeta?