Catching Fire Analysis

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The conflict of the text Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins is the struggle for Katniss and the people being hurt by President Snow to keep themselves and the people they care about safe. The author uses this to lead to the theme that you need to be courageous even when it is hard. She leads the conflict into the theme by having Katniss be courageous when her loved ones are in danger. She could also be putting them in more danger. These situations are what the author uses to have the conflict lead to the theme. In the first page of chapter four katniss thinks this, “I can't let President Snow condemn me to this. Even if it means taking my own life. Before that, though, I'd try to run away. What would they do if I simply vanished? Disappeared into the woods and never came out? Could I even manage to take everyone I love with me, start a new life deep in the wild? Highly unlikely but not impossible.”
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They just have to be brave enough to take it. There's already been talk in the mines. People who want to fight.” This quote is about the people wanting to fight and rebel against President Snow. Rebelling can be very dangerous, so it takes courage to do it. That would also make it an example of the author using the conflict to lead to the theme of the text. In another chapter, Katniss shows courage risking her life to save someone else's. In chapter thirteen of Catching fire it states, “Like you said, it's going to be bad no matter how you slice it. And whatever Peeta wants, it's his turn to be saved. We both owe him that. My voice takes on a pleading tone. Besides, the Capitol hates me so much, I'm as good as dead now. He still might have a chance.” In this statement Katniss is be courageous by risking her life to save Peeta. Using courage relates it to the theme and saving someone she cares about relates it to the

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