Monday Blog

Summary: An uprising in Distict 8 has occured. Mod scenes had broke out, the square's packed with screaming people, their faces hidden with rags and homemade masks, throwing bricks. Buildings burning. Peacekeepers shoot into the crowd, killing random people. When Gale and Katniss meet at their Sunday meetings and Katniss tells Gale about the uprising Gale is estatic. He thinks this is it, that all the districts should have an uprising and something should finally be done to the Capitol. He wants to go fight with the other districts and put a stop to the comtrolling government. When Katniss told Gale her idea about running away he was all for it and they talked about how they would survive but as soon as Katniss told him about the uprising he changed his mind imediatley and he doesn't want to go anymore. Katniss and Gale get into an arguement and Gale is gone, leaving Katniss alone at the "house". Since the talk with Gale wasn't how Katniss planned she ran to Peeta to ask him if he would run away with her and their families. Peeta is down for it as long as it's ok with Haymitch. All of a sudden Katniss and Peeta hear loud noises, Peeta thinks it may be bad and they head for the square. The crowd is to thick to see right away but when Peeta steps on a crate against the wall of the sweetshop he offers Katniss a hand on up but when she is half way up Peeta tells Katniss to get down, get out of here, go home. But Katniss doesn't listen and she pushed her way through the crown only to find Gale in the center of the square with his wrists bound to a wooden post. The wild turkey he shot earlier hangs above him, the nail driven through the turkeys neck. He slumps unconscious on his knees, help up only by the ropes at his wrists. His back is a raw, bloody slab of meat.

Important Quotes:
"What about the other families, Katniss? The ones who can't run away? Don't you see? It can't be about just saving us anymore. Not if the rebellion's begun."
I find this quote important by Gale because it shows how Gale really feels and how he really cares. He would do anything to save Katniss and her family, but now that all the fighting has begun he thinks he needs to be a man and stick up for his district. The government is so contolling and Gale wants to put a stop to it. It shows his drive and determination to do something about the Capitol.

"I don't know. I don't think i cry out or thrash around or anything. I just come to, paralyzed with terror."
I find this quote important by Peeta because it shows how terrified Peeta is still of the Games. He is still so terrified with terror and his life that he can't sleep at night. He is home safe and sound or with Katniss at night and he is still terrified. The Games had tortured Peeta before but now that he is safe and home it is torturing Peeta even more.

Themes: When Katniss and Peeta were in Thresh's and Rue's district and when Katniss gave her speech and the old man had his 3 middle fingers, touched his lips and put his hands in the air. After he did it, the whole crowd did the exact same thing representing Rue and what Katniss did when she found out Rue was dead.

Predictions:
1. Katniss will save Gale from being tortured.
2. Peeta will change his mind about running away with Katniss and will want to stay back and fight.
3. Haymitch will show up and save both Katniss and Gale from the square.

Questions:
1. Will someone put a stop to this controlling government? They can just get away with killing innocent people and whipping Gale to raw meat? And everyone just sits back and watches?
2. What will happen to Gale now? Now that the Capitol knows he sneaks out and hunts will they always be watching him? And if so how will he get food?
3. Will all the districts come together and take the Capitol down?