The Hunger Games Trilogy

     The series started off rather well and was well received by critics. The Hunger Games started off with a sixteen Katniss Everdeen, who served as our heroine, in a dystopia. Living in the destroyed remains of North America, she struggles to survive in District Twelve, also known as the Seam. The story starts off on Reaping Day, which is the day that two tributes from each district, one boy and one girl, were chosen to compete in the Hunger Games. The Games consisted of 24 tributes who were forced to fight for survival in the arena, with only one tribute coming out alive.

    

     The first book, The Hunger Games, began with Reaping Day, where Katniss' twelve year old sister, Prim, was picked out of the sea of names to be the female tribute. In order for her sister to survive, she volunteered as tribute. Our next main character shows up shortly after, Peeta Mellark, who was chosen to be the male tribute. As the story continues, Katniss fights to survive and later fights to keep Peeta alive. As the story ends, Katniss is forced to continue to be madly in love with Peeta in order to survive.

     The second book, Catching Fire, starts off where The Hunger Games ended. Katniss and Peeta return as victors and they and their families are transfered to Victor's Village. Katniss is visited by President Snow telling her that she is sparked a rebellion in the districts and must prove that attempting suicide through the berries was not an act of defiance. Forced to re-enter the Hunger Games with other tributes, Katniss gets new teammates such as Johanna Maso, Finnick Odair, and Beetee. At the end, she is rescued from the arena by the rebels and Peeta is taken by the Capitol.

    The final book, Mockingjay, begins with Katniss in District Thirteen, where the rebels hope she will become the Mockingjay, a symbol for the rebellion. In order to find Peeta, she agrees. Soon Peeta is brought to District Thirteen, where his memories of Katniss are altered, and tries to kill her. As they progress to the final battle, many soliders are killed, but the battle ends when District Thirteen blows up their own medics, including Prim. Katniss is given permission to kill President Snow, but insteads kills President Coin. After being sent back to District Twelve, the story ends with Katniss and Peeta married with two children.

 

     I really enjoyed this series. After i finished the final book, I suggested the series to many of my friends. As it is, the series was exetemely enjoyable. I suggest that anyone reading this stupid blog should read the series for themselves.