Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Choice book report

The choice book that I read was Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. In this book there are 12 different districts. (Districts are like their towns.) The main characters in this book are Peeta and Katniss who live in District 12. Katniss had to fight and break the law every day to get food. Katniss was an excellent hunter and she had great skills with a bow and arrow and a knive. In district 12 it is against the law to cross over a fence that borders the districts apart. Katniss crosses it every day to get food to save her family. Katniss is a mature, loving, caring, responsible girl. Katniss is a static character. At the beginning of the book she would do anything to keep her family alive and she tries her hardest to keep them healthy. Since her dad died from a mining explosion when Katniss was younger and her mom is always in some kind of a daze, Katniss is the only one who is bringing home food to put on the table for Prim and her mom. When the people were drawing and calling off names of the two people who would be going to the hunger games it wasn't Katnisses name that got drawn. It was her little sister Prim whos name got drawn. Katniss didn't want Prim to go through all the things you have to do at the hunger games so she sacrificed herself to save Prims life. Throughout the book, Katniss tries her hardest to stay alive not for herself, but for her mom and Prim. Katniss is very courageous, selfless, skilled and admirable. She is courageous and selfless because she goes out side of the fence surrounding district 12 and risks her life everyday to keep her family alive and fed. Peeta on the other hand is not much like Katniss at all when it comes to hunting and getting food. He is the bakers son so he pretty much got food handed to him instead of hunting it like Katniss did. He had no troubles getting fed or staying healthy. He pretty much had a normal life. Peeta is a dynamic character. In the beginning of the book he is just a normal boy with no skills with any weapons that he knew of. At the end of the book he is pretty good with knives and he learned a lot of things as well. He learned a little bit about what kinds of food were poisonous and some that weren't. He also learned how to camouflage himself. Peeta lived to stay alive through multiple poisonous wasp stings, hunger, dehydration, and a life risking cut through the upper thigh. Peeta is a sweet, romantic, strong, self-sacrificing, kindhearted boy. Peeta sacrificed his life to save Katniss. He let Katniss go instead of killing her in the arena and that got another teammate named Cato very angry since Katniss is a big threat to everyone in the arena. Cato chased after Peeta and stabbed him in the upper left thigh. Cato left his mark on Peeta with a gabbing whole in Peetas thigh. Peeta soon lost an excessive amount of blood and later on in the book he lost his left leg.
I think one of the themes of this book is to work on what you believe you can do. Katniss said to Prim in the semi beginning of the book that she was going to try her hardest to stay alive and she did. She survived beep brutal burn wounds, a few poisonous wasp stings, cuts, bruises, dehydration, and hunger. Another theme of this book would be to try your hardest at whatever it is you do. No matter how small it is. Katniss worked her butt of to try to make up plans to kill people, finding food that isn't poisonous, staying clear of traps, and making shelter for her and Peeta when he was injured. She also teams up with another teammate from a different district and they try to work together and help each other out for as long as the could. Another theme I got from the book was to do anything you feel you need to do no matter what the consequences are. Katniss was invited to a feast in the arena. At a feast there is always a lot of killing going on, but at the feast was the one thing that could help Peeta with his leg. The medicine to save him. Katniss almost got killed but was saved from a different player in the games. Katniss then ran as fast as she possibly could and grabbed the pack with the medicine. She darted away with the pack in her hand into the words and returned to the cave Peeta was hiding out in. When she reached Peeta she injected the medicine into his arm and waited from him to wake up with the results. That same medicine saved Peeta life.

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Memoir 2

It was a beautiful summer day. The sun was shinning and there was an occasional breeze. It was a perfect day to do anything you wanted to. That gorgeous day, was one of the worst days of my life.
I walked into my house coming home from school when I saw her. She was lying on the kitchen floor. Not moving. It was almost as if she was glued down to the floor. I can never forget that look she gave me. She was starring at me with those big, dark, brown eyes. Looking at me with a sad, blank stare. It was almost as if she knew everything was coming to an end, and soon. We both knew what was going to happen. I just didn't want to admit it.
I cried and cried over and over again. I couldn't handle anymore of the crying so I had to leave the room. I began to think of all the memories we had together. The times I hurt myself and she came by and licked my face. The times when I dozed off on her stomach and she never once moved or woke me up. The hundreds of times we went camping. The times when we went swimming in her kiddy pool together. All the times where all I wanted was for her warm, furry, soft body to be by my side. I still wish she was next to me, but I know she is happy where she is. That's all I need to know.
Now she's gone, and she won't return. Nala was the best dog anyone could ask for. I miss her more than anything in the world. She lived to be 14 years old. As the years go by some of the memories fade and fade. Others are going to be with me forever. Even though she isn't with us anymore, she will always have a special spot saved for her in my heart.