13-21 Reading Review

1. Rue and Katniss' plan is to blow up the career tribute's supplies to make it harder on them during the games. Since they've grown up in a more privileged life, they rely more on food supplies than any of the other districts, revealing that they do have a weak spot even as the most vicious competitors. It ends up working, but Katniss wasn't fast enough to find Rue, and she was pierced by a spear from one of the career tributes, whom of which Katniss had killed afterwards. "No, they're not. That's the problem," I agree. And for the first time, I have a plan. A plan that isn't motivated by the need for flight and evasion. An offensive plan. "I think we're going to have to fix that, Rue." (Page 207)
2. Peeta and Katniss met up after Katniss ran off blindly through the forest to find him. She remembered some tactics they learned at the training center and set out for a river, since Peeta would need water to be able to survive this long. Indeed did she find him painted like a rock down by the river, and the scenes that had happened after was of ones that looked as though she truly was worried about him. The fake romance is continued on Katniss' side, since she always thinks of the capitol's audience first before doing, but Peeta is another case. Their fake relationship blossoms, but Katniss is starting to catch feelings. "Peeta, who's been wounded, is now my ally. Whatever doubts I've had about him dissipate because if either of us took the other's life now we'd be in pariahs when we returned to District 12." (Page 247)
3. Katniss drugged Peeta and ran off to get him something that will keep him alive, which meant she went to Cornicopia and had gotten almost killed by one of the career tributes that were given the 'okay' to be tortured and killed by Cato. That tribute ended up getting mauled by Thresh, who didn't want to hold any favors to Katniss who had helped Rue out in her time and need. She's successful in running away since Thresh takes Cato's bag to throw him off her trail, and is able to get the high book bag to Peeta, which had his special medicine to heal up the gash in his thigh. "Just to be sure, I place a drop on the tip of my tongue. There's no question, it's sleep syrup." (Page 276)
4. Katniss is indeed starting to lower the wall between her and Peeta, and she even goes through such lengths to pull off the 'perfect couple act'. "Getting the broth into Peeta takes an hour of coaxing, begging, threatening, and yes, kissing, but finally, sip by sip, he empties the pot" (Page 262) Katniss, who couldn't even stand the sight of this boy back at the capitol, was spoon feeding him soup so that she'd get better. She doesn't stop either until he's eaten all of this food, since she kept badgering him about eating since he hasn't eaten in so long. "I spend the night half-sitting, half-lying next to Peeta, refreshing the bandage, and trying not to dwell on the fact that by teaming up with them, I've made myself far more vulnerable (Page 263) If Katniss didn't care about her partner, she would just give him soup and first aid treatment and then leave him be. Sure they were teamed up together, but if she were to try and forget that they were a team now, she might end up losing what sanity she has left from the games. Katniss needed someone like this for so long after pushing everyone away, and now she had Peeta.