I. INTRODUCTION
Catching Fire
(The Second Book of The Hunger Games
trilogy)
a.
Author: Suzanne Collins
b.
Cover artist: Tom O’Brien
c.
Country: United States
d.
Language: English
e.
Series: The Hunger Games trilogy
f.
Genre: Adventure, Dystopian, Science fiction
g.
Publisher: Scholastic
h.
Publication date: September, 1 2009
i.
Pages: 391
j.
ISBN: 978-0-545-22724-7
k.
Preceded by: The Hunger Games
l.
Followed by: Mockingjay
m.
About the author
Suzanne Marie Collins
was born in Hartford, Connecticut on August, 10 1962. She is an American
television writer and novelist. Her achievements are California Young Reader
Medal (2011), Georgia Peach Book awards for Teen Readers (2010), and so on. She
has written many books those are The Hunger Games trilogy (The Hunger games, Catching
fire, Mockingjay), The Underland
Chronicles (Gregor the overlander, Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane, Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods, Gregor and the Marks of Secret, Gregor and the Code of Claw), When Charlie McButton Lost Power, etc.
Why
do I choose this book for analysis? Because I am extremely interested in this
book totally. This book is the Second book of The Hunger Games trilogy as well.
I am obviously curious regarding Katniss Everdeen’s character who is the main
character. She is girl on fire who has braveness in her heart. She also
inspires people in each tribute but she do not realize about that. This kind of
the book makes me aware about revolution in the past time.
II.
THESIS STATEMENT
This novel portrays interdependence
versus independence in Katniss Everdeen’s character.
III. THEORY
Psychological criticism
is an approach to literary criticism that interprets writings, authors, and
readers through a psychological lens. The works of noted practitioners Sigmund
Freud and Carl Jung are particularly influential in this approach. Often, the
focus is on the expression of the unconscious in the work, looking at psychology
in the narrative itself as well as in the author. For analysis Catching Fire, I only focus at Katniss
Everdeen’s character. Because I see many things in this novel I can find in
Katniss’s character. Moreover she is a main character which has impact to the
other characters, especially her fellow, such as Peeta Mellark, Haymitch, and
Finnick.
IV. ANALYSIS
a.
Summary
One
day, Katniss Everdeen got along with Gale in the jungle for hunting turkies and
rabbits. Katniss still looked afraid with her tour in a couple hours. When Katniss
saw turkey she shot one with her bow and narrow but suddenly she
imagined that that turkey was person who was shot by her in order to save Rue
in the past time. Katniss lived in Victor’s village with her mom and her little
sister she did not live in district 12 anymore.
In the Tour Day, she met Haymitch for preparing show time and there she
also met Peeta Mellark and he offered her bread but Katniss only said thank
you. Afterwards she went back to her house and she had a honorable guest, he
was President Snow. He praised Katniss in the beginning but suddenly he threaten
Katniss to follow his agreement. His agreement was about Katniss had to
convince all citizen in the Capitol and each district that she loved Peeta very
much. If she could not do that it meant her district would be destroyed. He
threaten Katniss because he was afraid about revolution which Katniss showed to
all people especially each district.. In afternoon, Effie came to Katniss’s
house, she told her that Cinna who was designer for Katniss had been popular
designer in the Capitol and he was inspired by Katniss. Cinna also came to
Katniss’s house and he hugged Katniss. In the Capitol, the program of Victor
Tour was beginning with Caesar who held that program. Effie and Cinna tried to
make Katniss so beautiful. Katniss and Peeta went out to the park and they
smiled each other on the camera and they kissed as well. Honestly, Katniss did
not want to do that but she just wanted safe. People in the Capitol cheered
loudly. After that, Effie asked everyone to be ready because the tour would be
begun soon. In the train Katniss and Peeta began closer with their conversation
deeply to know each other. In the tunnel when the train passed suddenly Katniss
saw the symbol of Mockingjay was drawn by someone but Peeta did not see it.
Finally,they arrived in District 11 and Effie asked them to make a speech and
praise tributes from District 11 they are Thresh and Rue who died in the Hunger
Games. In front of people from District 11 Katniss and Peeta made speech. What
they did there was broadcasted on TV. Peeta did not use the card which was
witten as speech. When Katniss made her own speech with spirit suddenly the old
man sang Mockingjay tone and people there did same with him. It made the
military brought and shot him and Katniss cried seeing it. Katniss shocked and
asked Haymitch to help her through the trip. Haymitch advised her to follow the
rules which is given by Effie. After that Katniss and Peeta followed and did
what Effie expected but it was not accepted by people in district they needed
more. Katnis was almost depressed because she lied with herself. President Snow
always watched them and he could know what they were doing. Katniss decided to
get married with Peeta but it was not real marriage. It was just to show to
President Snow and Capitol that their love was true love.
Finally
they arrived in President Palace. Everyone in President Palace celebrated
Katniss and Peete who won The Hunger Games in 74. When Katniss and Peete were
dancing suddenly Effie introduced someone who named Plutarch Heavensbee . He
was game maker who cahged Seneca Crane. When Katniss in the train in the middle
night she got up and she saw rebellion on CCTV in the special room through hole
of the door. In the President Palace President Snow discussed with Plutarch
about killing Katniss because she caused rebellion in each district with symbol
of Mockingjay. One day of The Hunger Games in 75 would be done Quarter Quell
and its rule was female and male tribute who had been the winner would be
chosen to be the representee and they had to attend in the ripping day. This
announcement made Katniss, Peeta, even Haymitch shocked it meant that they had
to fight again against another winner in the game. Katniss met Haymiitch and
she asked him to save Peeta. In the ripping day, Katniss was chosen as
representee of female from District 12 and Peeta volunteered to be representee
of male from District 12. Haymitch suggested them to looking for partner in the
game because the game would obviously different and they would face another
winner who had ability in fight as well. In the Capitol which was prepared
katniss met Finnick and another winner. Finnick always tried to be closer with
katniss probably he was interested in Katniss. Cinna prepared such an amazing
gown which was worn by Katniss and Peeta. It made people in the Capitol stared
in amazement and called her name loudly. In the lift they met Johanna Mason
from District 7. Katniss finally had some partner. They were mags and Wirres
and Beetee who had skill at technology. In a room all representee from each
district had to get individual assessment from judges and they had to show
their skill totally. One day twenty four of tributes had to express the last
their thought and their feeling. When Katniss had a turn to show it she had an
amazing thing her wedding dress which was worn by her changing. It became gown
of Mockingjay. Everybody there cheered loudly.
In the arena, Katniss arrived in the
place like a clock. She faced a crazy fight with another tribute but she was
always safe. She was saved by Finnick and Mags found out where Peeta was. They
ran in the jungle. Some tributes had died and it made Katniss more afraid. In
the jungle Peeta almost died because he touched something which was made by
game maker. Besides that game maker made
the arena like a dome so that the weather there was so hot and there was so
fresh water. When they got a rest they got help from Haymitch. It was tool to
find fresh water from tree. Finally they could drink by using that tool. When
Mags, Finnick, and Peeta slpet well, Katniss felt something strange. It was
like fog. While Katniss touched it was poisonous. It turned a chemical fog.
They run away to avoid chemical fog. But they could not avoid. Peeta got injury
because of that so he could not walked again. Seeing that. Mags volunteered
herself in order to Peeta could be assisted by Finnick Mags died in chemical fog. They fell in
ravinge and they were healed by water near by sea. Suddenly monkey aggressed
them. They were encircled. Katniss shot at monkey with bow and narrow but she
could not handle it. Katniss was almost
eaten by monkey but he was saved by Finnick by using sword. In the sea, they
met Johanna, and Wirees and Beetee, Wirees always said “Tik Tok” to tell that
the arena was a clock. They told that they experienced the bloody rain which
made them so thirsty and injury. Each
hour had different threat for example lightening, bloody rain, monkey, and fog.
When they knew the exact time suddenly game maker changed the time by shaking
the arena. Brutus, Aneboria, and Chiff were also safe. They wanted to kill
Katniss and all her friends. Katniss was in the shore she heard screaming out
from Prim but it was just from bird which could imitate the voice. Beetee had a
plan. His plan was about to electrify Brutus and his partner by using cable
which was connected to the big tree in lighting. The cable was modified by
Beetee so that it could not burn up. Katniss, Peeta, Finnick, and Johanna
agreed with his plan. They prepared everything to do the plan. Beetee began
fastening the cable around the tree. Katniss and Johanna were asked by Beetee
to bring the cable to the water. Whereas Peeta and Finnick were asked to
protect him. When katniss and Johanna were on the way suddenly two people
aggressed them. Johanna tried to save Katniss. She asked Katnis to stay down
and two people chased Johanna. Finnick ran to find out Johanna. Katniss was
afraid to Finnick. She attempted to find out Peetea but he disappeared and
Beetee had died. When Finnick clled Katniss, she almost shot at him with her
bow and arrow. The sky changed and it would be lightning but Katniss did not
get away from the tree she used the cable and she shot at the sky. All systems
were ruin. The President Snow shocked and called Plutarch Heavensbee but he was not there.
Katniss Everdeen saved and she was
healed in the plan. When she got up she saw Beetee near by her bed. She walked
and opened the door suddenly she saw Haymitch, finnick, and Plutarch Heavensbee
inside. But there was no Peeta. Peeta and Johanna were carried to the Capitol
by President Snow. Plutarch Heavensbee said that all tributes knew that Katniss
brought hope and revolution and he said Katniss was Mockingjay as well. Their
plan was on the way to District 13 which had been destroyed. In the plane there
were Gale as well. He told that her mom and Prim were safe but District 12 had
been destroyed and there was no district 12 again.
b.
Characterization
1.
Katniss Everdeen
She
is one of the winners from District 12 in 74th The Hunger Games. She
gives hopes to all people in each tribute. She is Mockingjay as symbol of
revolution. She is very careful in each situation. She do not trust strange
people easily. She minds and wants to protect her family from destroying by the
Capitol, especially President Snow. She must join again in different game. It
is named the 3rd Quarter Quell in 75th The Hunger Games.
In the arena she faces many struggles which makes her stronger and more brave.
2.
Peeta Mellark
He is one of the winners from
District 12 in 74th The Hunger Games. He loves Katniss vey much. He
always assists Katniss as well. When interview, He has many tricks for saving
him and Katniss in the arena. He is careless but he is also handsome. He
volunteers to take Haymitch’s place in
the Quarter Quell in an effort to keep Katniss alive. During the Quell, Peeta
is almost dies but Finnick helps him. Peeta is captured by the Capitol at the
end of the novel.
3. Haymitch Abernathy
He is mentor of Katniss Everdeen and
Peeta Mellark. He is an alcoholic person that he always drinks for escaping
from torture of the game. In the ripping day, he is chosen to be the
representee from District 12. Because he is also one of the winner from
District 12. But his place is changed by Peeta Mellark. He sends a tool for
Katniss so that Katniss and her fellows can drink in the arena.
4.
Effie Tricket
She is an escort for the tributes of
District 12. She is very prim and proper. She supports her victors. She gives a
golden bracelet for Haymitch and a golden necklace for Peeta as symbol from
District 12. She rues many bad things happening to Katniss and Peeta. She gives
many clues for Katniss and Peeta during Victory Tour in each district.
5.
Gale Hawthrone
He is the one who is loved by
Katniss. He always protects Katniss’s family when Katniss in the arena. One
day, he is flagellated by general because he save someone who is killed by him.
He is jealous guy because Katniss is always near by Peeta.
6.
President Coriolanus Snow
He owns the plan to kill Katniss and
he asks game maker to make game more fear. He is afraid for happening revolution.
He meets Katniss and he threats her. He is very cruel. He do not want if each
district get prosperity he wants to omit all districts because he thinks that
al districts are just rubbish.
7.
Finnick Odair
He is handsome guy. He is from
District 4. He assists Katniss and Peeta in the arena. Especially when Peeta
almost dies and he is very kind.
8.
Mags
He is from District 4. He is already
old. She volunteered her step daughter in the ripping day. She sacrificed
herself when there is chemical fog. He do not want bother Finnick in order to
save Peeta Mellark.
9.
Johanna Mason
She is from District 7. She assists
Katniss in the arena as well. She is extremely mad at the Capitol. In the end
of novel Johanna is captured by the Capitol.
10.
Beetee
Beetee is from District 3. He is
very intelligent. He uses cable in order to blow up the arena’s force field. He
is one of Katniss’ partners.
11.
Wirees
She is Beetee’s wife. She told her
partners that the arena is like o’clock. She is also very intelligent. She is
killed by someone when she is in the middle of clock. She is Katniss’ partner
as well.
12.
Cinna
Cinna is the one who designs gown
for Katniss. Many people uses hes concept of style. He is captured by military
when he walks Katniss to the arena.
c.
Interdependence
Interdependence means when two
people are mutually depending on each other. In this novel, Katniss and Peeta
are definitely interdependent. They aboth help each other to survive. As a
matter of fact, they want the other one to survive more than they do
themselves. They actually put themselves in more dangerous because they try to
help each other win in the arena.
Some
specific moments in the arena when the tributes are showing their
interdependence:
1.
I’ve been in the woods three hours, but as I’ve made no real attempt at hunting
, I have nothing to show it. (Catching
Fire, The Spark, pages 4)
Honestly
Katniss is very good at hunting. But she still remembers regarding her
experience in The Hunger Games. So in the jungle near by her village when she
hunts turkey for food she just stare on
the turkey without doing anything.
2.
Katniss asks Gale to carry her somewhere in order to get away and avoid The
Capitol. Because she is terribly afraid.
In the morning before she knows
regarding Quarter Quell she meets Gale. She extremely wants to go out from her
village. She does not want to get injury in facing another game. Unfortunately
Gale believes that Katniss will give more hope to each district and they will
realize about revolution and drop The Capitol which is controlled by President
Snow.
3.
My stylist and friend, Cinna, who designed the gorgeous outfits that first made
the audience take notice of me in the Hunger Games. (Catching Fire, The Spark, pages
3)
Cinna always makes incredible gown
for Katniss. In Catching Fire he is
successful for making citizen of the Capitol amazed in Katniss. First, in the
beginning of Quarter Quell she wears gown with fire and it makes Katniss famous
with term “Girl on Fire”. Second, when Katniss is interviewed, in the last of
her interview her gown changes become like Mockingjay with black wings. So,
Katniss depends on Cinna in her gown. She cannot make her gown like that by herself.
4.
But now that Gale has gone to work in the coal mines—and I have nothing to do
all day---I’ve taken over job. (Catching
Fire, The Spark, pages 4)
Katniss loves Gale very much. When
Katnis experiences in separating with Gale because Gale has to work. Katnis
becomes so gloomy. Her life does not have meaning anymore. She thinks that Gale
is the one who will always protect her and looks after her. Moreover she always
minds Gale everywhere.
5.
Twice I made myself so sick in anticipation of it my mother kept me home
because she thought I had contracted the flu. (Catching Fire, The Spark, pages
4)
Katniss feels comfortable because
she is always near by her mom when she
cannot handle all her problems. If there is no mom probably she will
commit suicide because she does not stay in the situation like that.
6.
Katniss begs Haymitch to help Peeta whatever happens.
In many opportunities, Katniss
always talks with Haymitch that he must look after Peeta whatever happens. She
let herself in dangerous situation. Because of that reson it means Katniss
cannot look after Peeta in the arena. She just believes that only Haymitch who
can save Peeta.
7.
Katniss does not carry on Peeta when Peeta gets injury by chemical fog in the
arena so that she asks Finnick to assists him.
In the jungle, Katniss, Peeta,
Finnick and Mags get dangerous situation. Because the jungle become surrounding
by chemical fog. While Peeta gets injury because of chemical fog. Katniss cannot
carry him. She begs Finnick to carry him.
8.
She cannot help Peeta when Peeta almost dies so she depends on Finnick for
helping Peeta.
In the beginning in the jungle,
Peeta gets injury because of the energy which is made by game maker even he
almost dies. Katniss becomes panic. She does know what she should do. She just
cry. So She begs Finnick to help Peeta and finally Peeta can breath again.
9.
Katniss depends on Haymitch regarding the tool which is used to find water from
tree.
In the jungle, Katniss is very
thirsty but there is no fresh water because the arena has been made like a dome
so the atmosphere is obviously hot. Fortunately Haymitch assist her by sending
tool for making fresh water from tree and it works. So Katniss is not thirsty
anymore.
10.
Katniss is saved by Johanna from the other tributes when they are bringing
cable to the shore.
d.
Independence
Independence
is when someone is acting alone, free of control. Katniss wants to be
independent. She shows her thoughts and her feelings when she is back from the
Hunger Games as a victor at the beginning of Catching Fire, and she wants to
continue her life.
1.
I could barely force myself onto the elevator. (Catching Fire, The Spark, pages
4)
When
her dad dies, Katniss takes a place as her father position. She does not want
to let her family in hunger. So she finds food and does whatever like her
father does. She does not depend on the other. She believes in her herself. She
always thinks that she can do whatever she wants for making her mom and her
little sister safe.
2.
When Gale invites Katniss to go out from her village in second chance. Katniss
only smiles and she goes leaving Gale alone. She deso not depend on Gale anymore.
3.
Katniss tries by herself to heal herself and her fellows, Peeta and Finnick.
After
she saves from chemical fog, she tries to heal by herself. Finally she finds
water that makes her injury heal. She also tells to Peeta and Finnick about
that so they can heal rapidly. Although they feel very painful when they soak
in the first. It does not take for long time. Here, Katniss does not wait Peeta
or Finnick to help her. In fact she is the one who help Peeta and Finnick at
that time.
4.
In judging day, Katniss does not show her ability, she just want to show that
games are useless by making doll with words “Seneca Crane”. Seneca Crane is the
one who handles game in The Hunger Games but he decides to die in the end of The Hunger Games book series 1.
5.
She finds out that the arena is like dome and it is encircled by energy. She is
curious why there is no fresh water in the jungle. She climbs the big tree and
she shoots at the sky with her arrow and bow. The arena turns out like a dome
which is encircled by energy
6.
She finds out the place by herself to
avoid from monkey. When Katniss, Peeta, and Finnick are surrounded by monkey.
She attempts to find the place for saving her and her fellows. Finally she
finds sea and tells to Peeta and Finnick. The sea saves them from monkey.
7.
She shoots at the sky with her arrow and bow by herself and all games in the
arena are ruin. In the end of Cathing
Fire. Katniss, Peeta, Finnick, Johnna, and Beetee have a plan to blow up
the place which forms like a clock. When they arrive near by big tree. Beetee
fasten cable on the tree. Katniss and Johanna work together to bring cable
until shore suddenly there are the other tributes who want kill Katniss and all
her fellows. She comes back to the tree. She shocks she thinks that Beetee
dies. Lightening will come to the tree, Katniss is ready to face it. She does
not care about her life. She takes a stick with cable and she shoots at the sky
with her arrow and bow. It makes the arena ruin.
V.
CONCLUSION
In Second book of The Hunger Games
trilogy,if it is seen from psychological criticism there are interdependence and dependence in
Katniss’s character. Sometimes Katniss depends on Haymitch, Peeta, Finnick,
even Johanna. But Katniss also does whatever she knows and wants. She does not
care about another people who will give bad assessment. She acts two sides but
it does not matter because in the end she can stop the game by shooting her
arrow and bow at the sky.
VI.
COMMENTS
This novel is very interesting because
it has Katniss who acts amazing action in each chapter. I enjoy reading this
novel. Moreover this novel makes me curious regarding third series of The Hunger Games, Mockingjay.
Comment about Catching Fire from Season Hughes in Amazon.com He said that
Everything I loved about The Hunger Games is present in Catching Fire: the unique and engrossing storyline; characters so
thoroughly and beautifully described they start to feel like friends; a
fantastical setting that is both real and sad; and language is easy to read and
yet conveys such a profound meaning. It has action, romance, horror, hope,
despair, and, most of all, humanity. It has sci-fi and politics yet, unlike a
lot of books on the market, they are not “in your face’ and are completely
approachable.
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