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Favorites: Top 3 Male Characters in Fiction
Yes! It's been forever! School is finally over until the spring semester, exams are finished and I am bored, bored, bored out of my skull already! Anyways, earlier this year I did a post of my three favorite romantic couples, which was a lot of fun. I've been wanting to to this post for a while and now I think I have finally narrowed down my list of male fictional characters and selected the top 3 : )
(By the way, How do you like my Downton Abbey inspired Christmas layout?)
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Elijah Mikaelson
From: The Vampire Diaries and The Originals
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| Daniel Gillies as Elijah Mikaelson in "The Vampire Diaries" |
Handsome, intelligent, charming...and deadly. Elijah Mikaelson is one of the oldest vampires in the world, as well as one of the most dangerous. Living with the curse of vampirism for a thousand years, Elijah lives a controversially moral life. Apart from his heightened vampiric abilities (speed, strength, compulsion), Elijah is somewhat of a negotiator and for the most part can be a reasonable and rational person to deal with. Well known throughout the supernatural community as a noble and honorable man, he will also kill, terrorize and maim when it suits his need to get whatever he wants.
In spite of his volatile flaws, Elijah can also be compassionate, generous and even self-sacrificing. He will usually give people the benefit of the doubt and always keeps his promise (even to those who don't keep theirs). Elijah's sole reason for existing for a thousand years is to bring together his broken, dysfunctional family which consists of his mother, a powerful witch, his three younger brothers and his baby sister, all of whom are vampires. Elijah firmly believes in "Family above all else" without your family, you are nothing.
The bane of his whole thousand year existence is his younger half-brother, Niklaus, a hybrid vampire-werewolf and illegitimate child of his mother's adulterous affair with a werewolf native. Growing up, Niklaus "Klaus" was hated and even abused by his own father (although his father didn't know that Klaus wasn't his until after they were turned into vampires) and Elijah was morally compromised between defending his younger brother and standing up to his father.
After they were turned into vampires, Elijah made a promise to his brother that he would always stand by him, in some hope of washing away the guilt that he felt for not protecting him when they were children. His promise has not always been easy to keep, especially when Klaus is considered the most dangerous supernatural threat in history and it comes to a point where Elijah feels that killing Klaus is the only way to save him. Yet time and again, no matter how bad his brother gets, no matter how Elijah may want to kill him, Klaus still remains a constant part of his older brother's life.
From the moment that Elijah Mikaelson walked onto the screen in season 2 of "The Vampire Diaries" he was an immediate favorite and even in the storyline, he is considered the favorite of "The Original Family." Elijah's complex story and background, combined with his equally confusing personality and moral decisions is what really drew me to the character. He can be charming one moment and the next moment he's ripping your heart out.
Without a doubt, he's my favorite on the show and the top of the list of favorite male characters in fiction! Elijah's morality in the midst of his volatile nature and his inward struggle between his humanity and his abominable nature as a vampire makes him one the best fictional characters I've witnessed in a long time.
When I first saw Faramir in The Two Towers, I was a little skeptical of him (remember I haven't read the books) and was wary if I could trust him or not. Where his brother was a soldier who seemed to belong on the battlefield with an army, Faramir lived more a hunter's life in the woods with his men. When he kidnapped Frodo and Sam and held them in the caves, it was relieving to see that he wasn't abusive or heartless toward them, but then they were Hobbits, just mere children to him in many ways.
Now, he can be manipulative, for example Gollum and The Forbidden Pool, which I found out from my sister that he was making that whole 'forbidden pool' story up to get Frodo to confess, which worked, but seriously?? You call it the 'forbidden pool?' Couldn't you come up with something a little more original sounding than that? He has an incredible gift of diplomacy, which does sometimes require a little manipulation, but he knows how to speak to people and what it takes to understand them.
One fault that people had with the movie verse is Faramir's usage of the Ring. According to book verse he had no desire for it at all (which I found confusing at first, because I thought the race of Men desired it) and was much more kind and hospitable to Frodo and Sam as well. Although, in the movie it is made blatantly clear that Faramir doesn't desire the ring for himself, but for his father. At the same time though, isn't that what evil does? It takes a hold of our greatest weaknesses, in Faramir's case his low self-worth, and uses it against us. Faramir wanted the Ring to prove himself to his father, but to do that he would have to harm or even kill to lay claim to it. So in all essence, Faramir did desire the Ring for himself, not to use a weapon worldly gain, but to use as a tool for his father's love. At least that's how I see it.
Yet, what is meant for evil can be turned to good. Faramir soon realizes the horrific effects of the Ring and what it did to brother and furthermore, what it may do to him and his father. He proves himself by ignoring the stated law of the land and allowing Frodo and Sam to leave and journey on to Mordor. Faramir's sacrifice for Frodo and Sam is an all embalming effect that truly made me appreciate his character even more and made me despise his father by the time we meet him in Return of The King.
By the time we reach Return of The King, Faramir has been changed due to his meeting with Frodo, Sam, Gollum, and the Ring. Try as he may for his Father's affection, he never receives it even if it meant going out onto the battlefield and nearly dying in the prospect. He befriends Pippin and sees much of his younger self in the kindly Hobbit, but the best (as anyone may know) is when he finally finds the love that he has craved his whole life in the wounded shieldmaiden, Lady Eowyn of Rohan. I mean, talk about your ultimate love at first sight! Eowyn and Faramir are also in my top 3 favorite romantic couples in fiction : )
Faramir may not be the embodiment of perfection, he is a flawed man, but through his flawed character and imperfect being, is a man who saw that the only person you need to show your worth to is yourself and then and only then will the whole world see a life that is worth living and remembering.
In spite of his volatile flaws, Elijah can also be compassionate, generous and even self-sacrificing. He will usually give people the benefit of the doubt and always keeps his promise (even to those who don't keep theirs). Elijah's sole reason for existing for a thousand years is to bring together his broken, dysfunctional family which consists of his mother, a powerful witch, his three younger brothers and his baby sister, all of whom are vampires. Elijah firmly believes in "Family above all else" without your family, you are nothing.
The bane of his whole thousand year existence is his younger half-brother, Niklaus, a hybrid vampire-werewolf and illegitimate child of his mother's adulterous affair with a werewolf native. Growing up, Niklaus "Klaus" was hated and even abused by his own father (although his father didn't know that Klaus wasn't his until after they were turned into vampires) and Elijah was morally compromised between defending his younger brother and standing up to his father.
After they were turned into vampires, Elijah made a promise to his brother that he would always stand by him, in some hope of washing away the guilt that he felt for not protecting him when they were children. His promise has not always been easy to keep, especially when Klaus is considered the most dangerous supernatural threat in history and it comes to a point where Elijah feels that killing Klaus is the only way to save him. Yet time and again, no matter how bad his brother gets, no matter how Elijah may want to kill him, Klaus still remains a constant part of his older brother's life.
From the moment that Elijah Mikaelson walked onto the screen in season 2 of "The Vampire Diaries" he was an immediate favorite and even in the storyline, he is considered the favorite of "The Original Family." Elijah's complex story and background, combined with his equally confusing personality and moral decisions is what really drew me to the character. He can be charming one moment and the next moment he's ripping your heart out.
Without a doubt, he's my favorite on the show and the top of the list of favorite male characters in fiction! Elijah's morality in the midst of his volatile nature and his inward struggle between his humanity and his abominable nature as a vampire makes him one the best fictional characters I've witnessed in a long time.
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Lord Faramir
From: "The Lord of The Rings" trilogy
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| David Wenham as Lord Faramir in "The Lord of The Rings" trilogy |
First I have to say, I only know about Faramir from the movies, I've never read the books. So any Tolkein fans who might be reading this, feel free to enlighten me on his book verse vs. movie verse. That being said he is seriously the only fictional character I can recall that suffers from middle-child syndrome...and he isn't even the middle child! Well not physically at least. Faramir is a soldier who is caught between his father's favoritism toward his older brother Boromir and his father's contempt for the rest of Middle-Earth. No matter what the man does, it can never compare to his brother's successes and any attempt to save Middle-Earth is worthless and in vain according to his father at least.
When I first saw Faramir in The Two Towers, I was a little skeptical of him (remember I haven't read the books) and was wary if I could trust him or not. Where his brother was a soldier who seemed to belong on the battlefield with an army, Faramir lived more a hunter's life in the woods with his men. When he kidnapped Frodo and Sam and held them in the caves, it was relieving to see that he wasn't abusive or heartless toward them, but then they were Hobbits, just mere children to him in many ways.
Now, he can be manipulative, for example Gollum and The Forbidden Pool, which I found out from my sister that he was making that whole 'forbidden pool' story up to get Frodo to confess, which worked, but seriously?? You call it the 'forbidden pool?' Couldn't you come up with something a little more original sounding than that? He has an incredible gift of diplomacy, which does sometimes require a little manipulation, but he knows how to speak to people and what it takes to understand them.
One fault that people had with the movie verse is Faramir's usage of the Ring. According to book verse he had no desire for it at all (which I found confusing at first, because I thought the race of Men desired it) and was much more kind and hospitable to Frodo and Sam as well. Although, in the movie it is made blatantly clear that Faramir doesn't desire the ring for himself, but for his father. At the same time though, isn't that what evil does? It takes a hold of our greatest weaknesses, in Faramir's case his low self-worth, and uses it against us. Faramir wanted the Ring to prove himself to his father, but to do that he would have to harm or even kill to lay claim to it. So in all essence, Faramir did desire the Ring for himself, not to use a weapon worldly gain, but to use as a tool for his father's love. At least that's how I see it.
Yet, what is meant for evil can be turned to good. Faramir soon realizes the horrific effects of the Ring and what it did to brother and furthermore, what it may do to him and his father. He proves himself by ignoring the stated law of the land and allowing Frodo and Sam to leave and journey on to Mordor. Faramir's sacrifice for Frodo and Sam is an all embalming effect that truly made me appreciate his character even more and made me despise his father by the time we meet him in Return of The King.
By the time we reach Return of The King, Faramir has been changed due to his meeting with Frodo, Sam, Gollum, and the Ring. Try as he may for his Father's affection, he never receives it even if it meant going out onto the battlefield and nearly dying in the prospect. He befriends Pippin and sees much of his younger self in the kindly Hobbit, but the best (as anyone may know) is when he finally finds the love that he has craved his whole life in the wounded shieldmaiden, Lady Eowyn of Rohan. I mean, talk about your ultimate love at first sight! Eowyn and Faramir are also in my top 3 favorite romantic couples in fiction : )
Faramir may not be the embodiment of perfection, he is a flawed man, but through his flawed character and imperfect being, is a man who saw that the only person you need to show your worth to is yourself and then and only then will the whole world see a life that is worth living and remembering.
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Finnick Odair
From: "Catching Fire" and "Mockingjay"
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| Sam Claflin as Finnick Odair in "Catching Fire" |
When I first read Catching Fire and met Ditrict 4 resident, Finnick Odair, the winner of the 65th Hunger Games, he seemed to be the stereotype jock character. The arrogant, narcissistic, guy whom all the guys envy and all the girls want to sleep with. He's handsome, he's charismatic and, lets be honest, heavily opinionated. Katniss takes an immediate dislike to him and writes him off as a jerk who knows nothing of hardship or real life (District 4 is relatively well to do district), but under Haymitch's instructions, she must trust him when the games begin and by this point, Katniss has learned never to doubt Haymitch.
Finnick is one of the Capitol's most celebrated victors. At only 14, Finnick made Panem history by winning the Hunger Games and holds the title as the youngest victor in the history of the games. Such greatness at such a young age. Yet, underneath that facade of arrogance is a breaking heart and a damaged soul. After he won the Hunger Games, President Snow didn't waste anytime in threatening Finnick's family and friends to enforce the boy's loyalty to the Capitol instead of his own District. President Snow turns Finnick into a male prostitute to be used by any resident of the Capitol.
Now as you can imagine, I was pretty floored when I read that small bit of information in Mockingjay. I really had a hard time time trying to get through the rest of chapter afterwards, when I realized that Finnick's pain was so great and so real. What President Snow didn't realize though, is that he was creating a detrimental force in Finnick. Instead of asking for money or gifts from the Capitol residents that 'rented out his body' Finnick asked for their deepest secrets and what they knew about President Snow. Overtime Finnick gains an insurmountable amount of knowledge on President Snow, his life, his rise to power in Panem as well as other heavily guarded secrets that he reveals to the world.
Finnick, like Katniss, became a Mockingjay. President Snow thought that he could use the boy for the Capitol's gain and instead, the plan backfired and Finnick turned President's Snow's plot of domination to assist the second rebellion of District 13. Katniss herself is overwhelmed at Finnick's secret life, his humiliation, and his painful past, so much so that she said she wanted to throw herself down and beg Finnick's forgiveness for her former opinion of him. If someone like that can move the heart of Katniss Everdeen, than they must be pretty extraordinary.
Of course, that is all reveled in Mockingjay and by the time I opened that book up, I was a well and true Finick Odair lover (no inappropriate pun intended there). I knew I really loved Finnick was when I found out in Catching Fire that his only real love was Annie Cresta, victor of the 70th Hunger Games and another resident of District 4. What makes their love story so incredible though, is that Finnick loved Annie even in spite her post traumatic stress she received during her time in the arena, that rendered her insane. After I read that, I just wanted to shout, "FINNICK ODAIR! YOU ARE AMAZING!"
By the end of the trilogy though, Finnick does not survive. He's killed in a mutt rage, but not before he had married Annie and then fathered their son together in the underground caverns of District 13. While Katniss, unable to help, watched him die, she recounts certain moments of his life. Moments that made her come to the realization that Finnick was no ordinary man, but a good man, a brave man, a self-sacrificing man, and above all, a man that could love past his pain and find love in others as well.
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Why yes, I'll take a sugar cube...
Or I can just take you instead...
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| Catching Fire: Finnick Odair - District 4 |
:::Que in rabid fan girl screams:::
My favorite character, my favorite book!!!
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Finishing The Hunger Games
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| The Hunger Games Trilogy |
Katniss becomes a much more confusing and complex character as the story evolves, sometimes making it difficult to gauge where her understanding of revenge and justice lay. As well as her difficult love triangle between herself, Peeta Mellark and Gale Hawthorne.
There are several conclusions I have come to while reading the books:
I'm madly in love with Finnick Odair
Primrose Everdeen is a badass
Peeta has to make my wedding cake
If something happened to my family, I would want Haymitch to take care of me
I wished Gale's story ended differently
There is only one part at the very end of Mockingjay that I found myself strongly disagreeing with. I'm just going to lay it out.
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| Katniss Everdeen "The Hunger Games" |
Peeta and two Victors give an immediate no, while two other victors give an revengeful yes. Now, it's down to to Katniss and Haymitch. By this time, Katniss has lost almost everything. District 12 and other surrounding districts have been destroyed, many friends died protecting her, but the ultimatum is the death of her younger sister, Primrose who is killed in a bombing raid. After she sees Prim killed, as well as falling victim to the bomb herself, Katniss goes through a hellish recovery. She is burnt everywhere and she temporarily loses her ability to speak. Now she must decide whether or not to hold another Hunger Games that involved the lives of innocent children that are made to pay the price for the crimes that their parents and generations before them committed.
After realizing that there is always going to be death and loss of innocent life (and the unspoken fact that she still wasn't mentally stable) Katniss, much to my sickening surprise, agrees to hold the final Hunger Games in honor of Prim. Haymitch agrees with her and the deal is settled.
There will be one final Hunger Games celebration
only involving the children of the Capitol.
Afterwards the Hunger Games will be nothing more than a dark history
for children to read about in school.
As you can imagine I was very surprised at this twist in the story. For Katniss, who has been the embodiment of humanity and goodness, to agree to a final Hunger Games that involves children who have done nothing to deserve it, was very aggravating for me at first. Yet, I was also reminded how so many times in the Bible how God punished generations for their wrong doing even though there were those who had committed no crimes at all.
So, I am rather torn about what to feel about such a turn the book made, but it's not my story and I'm not the author. While I wouldn't say that the series had a happy ending, the epilogue gave a glimpse of a hopeful ending and redeeming future.
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| Katniss Everdeen "Mockingjay" |
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Trailer for Catching Fire
Thursday, April 4, 2013
The Hunger Games ~ Book Review
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| The Hunger Games |
L-R: Cato (District 2 Tribute), Cinna (Capitol Designer), Effie Trinket (District 12 Rep.)
Rue (District 11 Tribute), The Mockingjay, Haymitch Abernathy (Former District 12 Victor)
Katnis Everdeen (District 12 Tribute), Peeta Mellark (District 12 Tribute), Gale Hawthorne (District 12 Resident)
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Normally I don't do book reviews, but I am compelled to review The Hunger Games (like so many people on Blogger have). I'm not going to lie, The Hunger Games is very controversial, but if you look back, history is filled with societies such as the Capitol and their ruthless ideas of entertainment, mainly the Gladiators of Rome. Blood, death, and glory call all be called ideals of entertainment as long as one is watching, not participating.
In one review I read that the reader had a problem because "God was never mentioned" or "Katniss never called on God for help." Well, even I knew the issue behind that before I picked up the book. Panem is a dystopian society or a society that is dehumanized, government run with no free choice or freedom of speech and above all, lived in absolute fear.
In dystopian society all culture and religion is band and all allegiance is given to the run of the government, who have outlawed the higher power and have turned the people to a life of complete despair. When the world steps away from God, then it steps closer to evil. When the world walks away from the light, it is most assuredly walking into darkness.
Similar to other stories such as Lois Lowry's novels "The Giver" and "Gathering Blue," where children are given responsibilities based on natural talent to be used for the governments own gain.
Ray Bradbury's, "Fahrenheit 451" about government's complete control and the disbandment of reading.
Also, the film "Equilibrium" starring Christian Bale, where everyone in society is "equal" and any sign of feeling or emotion, whether found in music, books, or even human love, is illegal.
If you haven't read or seen any of the above, you need to. You will get a better understanding of dystopian society and the corruption of government, that either lead to the breaking of man or the rebellious resurrection of mankind.
As matter of fact, while we're on the brief lines of Christian Bale, "Batman" can also be considered a dystopian society, because of government's corruption.
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| The Capitol and the 12 surrounding districts (click to see higher resolution) |
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| Peeta Melark, Katniss Everdeen, Gale Hawthorne |
Panem & District 12
The society of Panem (former North America) is made of up 12 districts. All districts are judged and based by what they provide to The Capitol (the government). There is a hierarchy in Panem regarding the districts. District 1 in providing luxury, making it the wealthiest, to District 12 that provides coal, therefore making it the poorest.
As punishment for rebellion in the what was once District 13, the Capitol holds The Hunger Games every year. Once a year every boy and girl between the ages of 12 and 18 are gathered in the town square on Reaping day. One boy and one girl from each district is selected to compete in The Hunger Games. In truth, it's a blood bath to see who is still standing at the end, but instead the Capitol glamorize it and make it appear as survivor reality show that is mandatory watch for everyone in Panem. Their success as Victor can mean wealth for themselves as well as temporary prosperity for their districts.
The punishment is for the parents who must watch in horror as their selected child is thrown out to the wolves and are mercilessly terrorized on world wide television. What was suppose to be the next generation of hope, is destroyed in front of them. The Capitol will not be mocked and it will not be usurped.
The Capitol is materialistic and worldly, their attitude is "What's best for me" or "Whatever makes me happy." Most people are, but there are others that believe that real wealth can be found in generous deeds and acts of kindness and that true honor is found in sacrifice. In District 12, though, people may come across as cold or even ruthless, but there are moments of love and generosity.
Katniss Everdeen has lost her father in the coal mines when she was 12 and her mother has become silent and withdrawn from her daughters. Katniss must provide for her family by hunting and selling, gathering berries and herbs, and making deals in The Hob (the district marketplace).
Because of the lost of her parents, Katniss is cut off from the world; she seems incapable of loving and can't even fathom the thought of having someone else lover her. The only affection she gives is to her younger sister Primrose and to her best friend and hunting partner, Gale Hawthorne. Katniss' love from Primrose is so strong that is doesn't even phase her when she volunteers as tribute in her younger sister's place for The Hunger Games.
"Love does not delight in evil, but rejoices in the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres."
~ I Corinthians 13:6-7
Now, I have read in books reviews that although Katniss sacrificed herself for her sister, the readers found that her participation in The Hunger Games was eventually selfish and self serving. That her will to survive was only for her own gain. That even though she knew what was wrong, she played the games anyway and that was eventual selfishness.
How so? Katniss needed to survive to get home to her mother and her sister. She made a promise to her sister that she would come home.When other people are out on the hunt for your life, you don't just stand there and let them have you. You have to fight to defend yourself. There is a big difference between murder and self-defense.
Others have said that if Katniss didn't want to be part of the games, why didn't she just take her tracker out?
How on earth was she suppose to do that? I mean really??
This all goes back to the lack of God in dystopian society. Katniss does not know God, but she does know love. Just because God is not physically mentioned in the book, doesn't mean that he is not present in the spirit of Katniss' heart.
"All truth is is from God; and consequently, if wicked men have said anything that is true and just, we ought not to reject it; for it has come from God."
~ John Calvin
What is truth to Katniss?
That murder is wrong.
To stand up for those who cannot stand for themselves.
To honor those that have fallen.
To give love and to accept it.
That maybe you are not in control of your life.
To forgive even when it may seem unthinkable.
I don't read a book so I can try to find God, but God normally finds me during the reading when I don't even realize it. Now of course, this was pretty obvious. The author, Suzanne Collins, saw Katniss as the Christlike figure who gave her life for her sister. Katniss tried to push love away, but there was a love so strong in her, because of her sister's own love, that she did the unthinkable and volunteered to lay down her life.
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Katniss & Peeta
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The Hunger Games
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| The Tributes |
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| The Hunters |
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| The Victors |
"He who saves one life, saves the world entire."
~The Torah
~The Torah
Katniss' adversary whom she must fight in The Hunger Games is the baker's youngest son, Peeta Mellark. Their interesting relationship starts back shortly after Mr. Everdeen dies and Katniss and her mother and sister are starving. Unable to find any food, Katniss is behind the bakery, defeated and about to breathe her last breath, when Peeta throws her a couple loaves of burnt bread.
Those few loaves of burnt bread gave Katniss her strength back, but more than anything, it gave her hope. There was still goodness, there was still a trust in humanity. She was able to discover how to use use roots and plants to eat and put into soups, she learned to become a better hunter, and even her mother would come out of her daze to help. Peeta's actions were illegal and he could have suffered severely for it, but his sacrifice did more than feed Katniss, it saved her soul.
When faced with 23 other tributes, most of them out for one each others blood, Katniss and Peeta realize that maybe being killed would be more preferable than killing. Alliances are formed and Katniss and Peeta find themselves on oppoite sides most of the time. Katniss teams up with Rue, a charming 12 years old from District 11 and Peeta gives the appearance that he is with the dominate alliance, but you can never be sure whose game he is really playing.
Peeta's genuine strength of character and moral attitude is a constant beacon throughout the story. He will by no stretch of the imagination kill, he will not lose himself in The Capitol's brutal ideal of courage and honor. Katniss herself, believes this and also resigns not to kill, unless it is in self defense. In the end they are victors, because their moral conscience won over the political law.
Like the Jewish students of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abendego who would rather face the fiery furnace than bow before the king's idol and were spared from the flames*, Peeta and Katniss were spared because if their honor and humanity.
Unbeknownst to the both of them...they change the world.
Peeta's act of mercy saved Katniss, leading to Katniss' sacrifice and honor that was seen throughout all of Panem. Both of them would not surrender their moral beliefs in The Hunger Games. Katniss gives honor to Rue when she is killed and leaves her body in gathered flowers. Her act of nobility, leads to Rue's district to cause an uprising against the Capitol. The Capitol is shocked by what they witness and eventually are engulfed in a losing battle between themselves and the districts of Panem.
And it all began with a boy's courage to save a life...
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For Such a Time As This
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| Peeta and Katniss during the Victory Tour in "Catching Fire" |
"And who knows but that you have come to a royal position for such a time as this?
~Esther 4:14
Since The Hunger Games trilogy has been out for awhile, most people know that Katniss will no longer be made to give into The Capitol's tyrannical rule and leads a rebellion. So, one must wonder?
Was Katniss' part in The Hunger Games, just by odds or mere coincidence?
Or maybe it was something more. She took part in The Hunger Games and returned victorious. Her title as Victor gave her chance to challenge the powerful and overcome the impossible.
Perhaps her decision to volunteer as Tribute was meant for something more, something greater than gaining the title of Victor, but rather bring victory to all Panem and restore goodness and humanity.
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Is the book series controversial? Yes.
Does it make question my belief in mankind and humanity? Yes.
This probably isn't what one would call a 'book review,' but I wanted to talk about the elements that really jumped out at me the most and that was Katniss and Peeta and how the story revolves around them. A good story is based on the content of the protagonist characters, all the other is just background work.
If you look hard enough and not focus on the general public view of The Hunger Games storyline, you can find that this story and it's characters hold an intensely moral viewpoint.
Katniss: Self sacrifice and love
Peeta: Courage and loyalty
Gale: Friendship and nobility
Rue: Kindness and genorosity
Primrose: Hope and joy
Haymitch: Intelligence and leadership
Seneca Crane: Civil disobedience against a corrupt government,
which eventually led to his death.
No book is going to be accepted by every audience and not every book is going to directly mention God and his works. Like I said, I don't read books just so I can find God in them, I read books to enjoy the story. I leave it to God to make an appearance in his own good time.
* Daniel 3
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
The Hunger Games
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| The Hunger Games |
Me: Heidi (my older sister), Catching Fire is coming out the day before my birthday.
Heidi: Is that suppose to mean something?
Yeah...it's official, I have finally become a Hunger Games fan. I had been wanting to the read the books and then proceed to see the movie, but it ended up working backwards. I have really, really had fun discovering the world of The Hunger Games and understanding why people love it so much.
I saw the movie about 3 weeks ago and was absolutely astounded by the overall storytelling. In a world that is so dominated by shallow romances and horror stories, I was impressed by the sheer honesty of genuine humanity that was found in Katniss Everdeen and how she brought the Hunger Games to the audience. It's not a children's story, but it is a story that questions the human soul.
If I had an opportunity to do something right, even if it meant death, would I do it?
I'm about half-way through the first book; I stayed up until 1 in the morning reading, which wasn't good, because I had school in the morning! It was worth it though!
So! Like I had with The Hobbit last year, there is a check list I want to fulfill before the next movie comes out.
Read The Hunger Games
Read Catching Fire
Read Mockingjay
See (buy) The Hunger Games
My school is awesome, because I can buy the books there for a good price and they almost always have them in stock!
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