Tuesday 6 December 2011

Journal 3

In this journal I am going to talk about how I think Katniss feels about the whole situation with Peeta. As we all know after the rule change now allowing two winners from the same district, Katniss finds Peeta and they team up. When she finds him, hes pretty beat up with a particularly big gash in his leg. They camp out in a small cave while she nurses back to moderate health. Katniss makes a realization during her time with Peeta. The more they keep up the "Star Crossed Lover" act, the more gifts they receive from sponsors. Well at least its an act for Katniss, as we know Peeta is truly in love with her as he states in his interview. Katniss and Peeta kiss on numerous occasions and the gifts keep rolling in, mostly food to keep the two going. Deep down I think Katniss is starting to develop some feelings for Peeta but not nearly as much as he loves her. I think it is a scenario where   an obligated fake love is shown but then a legit love comes out but in this case the legit love is not very strong or at least coming from Katniss. Somewhere in the back of her mind, Katniss must be thinking of how things will be if they are to return home with Gale awaiting her return. There has always been something between Gale and with him watching the games on TV, seeing all of the romance between the two will he be upset? Will he fight Peeta for the love of Katniss? What do you guys think?

5 comments:

  1. I definitely think that there will be a lot of tension and general awkwardness when Katniss gets back to District 12. Remember near the beginning of the book when Gale came to say goodbye to Katniss once she volunteered for the Hunger Games? Maybe he was going to tell her that he had genuine feelings for her and now that he’s seen everything that’s happened he may be resentful towards her and Peeta.

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  2. I agree that Katniss has true feelings for Peeta deep down but she doesn't want to show it because her and gale were good friends. I think they will not fight but Katniss will follow her heart and fall for the right person. Katniss will not like to hear there arguments over her i think and might not even take any of them it really depends on the intake of what the 2 characters Peeta and gale say in front or to each other in front of Katniss

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  3. I don't think the reason she isn't showing her feelings for Peeta is because of her friendship with Gale. I feel like Katniss is more confused on whom she may like more? Or if she even likes Peeta at all. It's possible she was only having feelings based on the situation they were put in.

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  4. I believe that Katniss is confused on who she has feelings for because Gale, she has known for a long time and used to talk to everyday and go hunting with but Peeta she has experienced and won the Hunger Games with... At the start i thought they were just faking their romance but i truly believe that she does have feelings for Peeta that has grown through their training and experience together.

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  5. Ya I agree with most of the comments, but I think most of Katniss' feelings for Peeta where staged to make and impression to better her own state of life because of the situation she was put in like alicia said. She did what she had to do, not what she wanted to do. And again, it's just my opinion.

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