Catching Fire Chapter 1 Quotes
Catching Fire Chapter 1 Quotes
How we cite the quotes:
(Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote 7
If it were up to me, I would try to forget the Hunger Games entirely. Never speak of them. Pretend they were nothing but a bad dream. But the Victory Tour makes that impossible. (1.3)
Usually winners enjoy the glory and recognition that comes with taking first place. Given the nature of this competition, though, which involves killing innocent teens in order to win, Katniss finds no joy or glory in what she has done – only relief that she made it through alive.
Quote 8
[Haymitch is] surly, violent, and drunk most of the time. But he did his job – more than his job – because for the first time in history, two tributes were allowed to win. So no matter who Haymitch is, I owe him, too. And that's for always. (1.24)
In the first <em>Hunger Games </em>book, few characters thought Haymitch would be a good mentor or that he would really be able to help Katniss and Peeta. Yet he turned out to be a great mentor by keeping them both alive – a hat trick that would have seemed impossible to anyone. Of course, Katniss and Peeta stayed alive because of their own smarts and manipulation too, but that doesn't mean they "owe" Haymitch any less.