Author's Note: This piece was an essay about the theme of Catching Fire, written by Suzanne Collins. I believe the theme for this book is "don't give up." Within this piece, look closer at my comma, colon, and semi-colon usage.
It was a terrible storm, maybe one of the worst I had ever experienced. The rain was coming down hard and strong, the thunder was louder than I have ever heard. The lightening was brighter than the sun. Everyone was trembling, except for me. I kept saying I will never give up. I kept running and running until I finally reached the finish line. I ended up coming in first because I never gave up. Just like in the book Catching Fire, by Suzanne Collins, Katniss doesn’t give up on trying to keep Peeta alive. The theme of this book is, “don’t give up.”
In Catching Fire Katniss and Peeta are sent back into an arena for “The Quarter Quell.” A “Quarter Quell” occurs every 25 Hunger Games and always has a special twist put on it. On this particular year, the 75th annual, one male and one female victor must go back into the arena and fight. Right before Katniss and Peeta leave for the Quarter Quell. Katniss and Peeta once again leave for the “Quarter Quell” and this time Haymitch, their mentor in the first games and in this game, is trying harder to keep Peeta alive than Katniss. In the last Hunger Games Haymitch had more belief in Katniss so he tried harder to keep her alive by sending her more gifts; However in the Quarter Quell Haymitch and Katniss made a deal to try and keep Peeta alive. There are many examples in the book of how Katniss doesn’t give up on saving Peeta. "Tick tock," is a quote used in the book multiple times and it really means a lot if you have read the book. This quote is explaining the arena they were sent to for the Quarter Quelle and was first stated by Wiress, a tribute in the games. When he first said this he also said that the clock will keep going until the end, but so will I. All of the other people in his group agreed with him and said they will never give up.
Just like in Catching Fire, in this quote written by Babe Ruth, you can never give up. “You just can’t beat the person who won’t give up.” ~Babe Ruth~ This quote means a lot to me because of its value. Babe Ruth was a very focused athlete who obviously knew he should never give up on anything. When Babe wrote this, he must have just realized that winning is a lot easier when you don’t give up. This relates to Catching Fire because Babe Ruth would never give up on his work, and neither does Katniss. Babe was also really hard to beat in a baseball game because of his strategy to never give up.
In the long run, you should never give up. “Don’t give up,” is the theme of Catching Fire. Babe Ruth once said “You just can’t beat the person who won’t give up.” No matter what happened to Katniss in the arena she kept powering through it to keep Peeta alive. Even if it is a very small possibility that you could win, you should still never give up.
It was a terrible storm, maybe one of the worst I had ever experienced. The rain was coming down hard and strong, the thunder was louder than I have ever heard. The lightening was brighter than the sun. Everyone was trembling, except for me. I kept saying I will never give up. I kept running and running until I finally reached the finish line. I ended up coming in first because I never gave up. Just like in the book Catching Fire, by Suzanne Collins, Katniss doesn’t give up on trying to keep Peeta alive. The theme of this book is, “don’t give up.”
In Catching Fire Katniss and Peeta are sent back into an arena for “The Quarter Quell.” A “Quarter Quell” occurs every 25 Hunger Games and always has a special twist put on it. On this particular year, the 75th annual, one male and one female victor must go back into the arena and fight. Right before Katniss and Peeta leave for the Quarter Quell. Katniss and Peeta once again leave for the “Quarter Quell” and this time Haymitch, their mentor in the first games and in this game, is trying harder to keep Peeta alive than Katniss. In the last Hunger Games Haymitch had more belief in Katniss so he tried harder to keep her alive by sending her more gifts; However in the Quarter Quell Haymitch and Katniss made a deal to try and keep Peeta alive. There are many examples in the book of how Katniss doesn’t give up on saving Peeta. "Tick tock," is a quote used in the book multiple times and it really means a lot if you have read the book. This quote is explaining the arena they were sent to for the Quarter Quelle and was first stated by Wiress, a tribute in the games. When he first said this he also said that the clock will keep going until the end, but so will I. All of the other people in his group agreed with him and said they will never give up.
Just like in Catching Fire, in this quote written by Babe Ruth, you can never give up. “You just can’t beat the person who won’t give up.” ~Babe Ruth~ This quote means a lot to me because of its value. Babe Ruth was a very focused athlete who obviously knew he should never give up on anything. When Babe wrote this, he must have just realized that winning is a lot easier when you don’t give up. This relates to Catching Fire because Babe Ruth would never give up on his work, and neither does Katniss. Babe was also really hard to beat in a baseball game because of his strategy to never give up.
In the long run, you should never give up. “Don’t give up,” is the theme of Catching Fire. Babe Ruth once said “You just can’t beat the person who won’t give up.” No matter what happened to Katniss in the arena she kept powering through it to keep Peeta alive. Even if it is a very small possibility that you could win, you should still never give up.
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