Part 1, Chapter 8:
Well, there's some room for improvement there.
Katniss is such a hot mess after her little bow & arrow incident. It's like, chillax chica. If they were gonna do something bad to you, they would NOT wait. But she cries and everyone thinks she's done for, although they cheer each other up by making light of the situation, and even Effie seems to enjoy herself once she removes that high-quality stick from her ass. But regardless of happiness and merriment, then Katniss pulls out the hidden immunity idol, smiles with one tooth missing, and tips her douchebag hat. Or that might be Russell Hantz. The point is, Katniss dominates the competition with a motherf***ing eleven out of twelve. She shocked the world and is in prime position to kick ass, take names AND chew gum.
Annnnd more Katbacks, this time with Gale. And her partnership with Gale probably would've helped her out more in the arena than Peeta does. The only difference is that Gale isn't exactly the strongest speaker, which would turn the J.T./Stephen relationship into more of a Sash/Brenda failationship. And of course, Katniss kinda loves Gale (just kinda), but it seems that it's an Oedipal thing, given how he's her hunting partner and took over when her dad died in the mine explosion. That's mostly my opinion, having taken two psychology classes before switching out of the education program.
And then, the last minute twist of the chapter. Peeta's still playing hard and playing to win, and Katniss is betrayed. Shocker!
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