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bill_mchale · 04-10-2012, 12:34 PM

I think the holes in the story are kind of the point of the third book. In the first two books Katniss is the center of the story. In the third book, still told from her perspective, she is important, but there is no longer a central character of the events that are occurring in the world. In other words the third book is to a large degree about the disorientation that she is constantly bombarded with. I.e., the fog of war as no one really fully understands what is happening during war.

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Bill

04-10-2012, 12:34 PM	#68
bill_mchale Wizard Posts: 1,451 Karma: 1550000 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Maryland, USA Device: Nook Simple Touch, HPC Evo 4G LTE	I think the holes in the story are kind of the point of the third book. In the first two books Katniss is the center of the story. In the third book, still told from her perspective, she is important, but there is no longer a central character of the events that are occurring in the world. In other words the third book is to a large degree about the disorientation that she is constantly bombarded with. I.e., the fog of war as no one really fully understands what is happening during war. Spoiler: As for Prim's death, Katniss was there when it happened... she is just knocked out as things are developing. As for the end of the second book, I think that was set up fairly well through out the book. Cinna using his designs to heighten the sense of unfairness around the Quarter Quell. The behavior of the other characters who aid the escape, etc. -- Bill