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Chapter 15
Pages 195-207
”You know, they’re not the only ones who can form alliances,” I say.
Summary:
Katniss awakens from her stupor, taking stock of her body and her surroundings. She has no idea how long she’s been out, but decides that the best thing to do for the moment is to get moving. Her medicine doesn’t work on the wasp stings, so there’s not much else she can do there. She thinks about what Peeta did for her, and I have to laugh, because she’s thinking pretty much the exact same things I was at the end of the last chapter. She finds some water, cleans herself and her weapons up, and hunts some delicious, delicious rabbit. She’s now moving against the current of a small river she’s found, going uphill – which is apparently a good thing.
Kat shoots some kind of crazy bird, and is positively giddy at the thought of again being able to eat all the food, but she notices something. To absolutely no one’s surprise it’s Rue stalking her from behind a tree. Katniss suggests they form a counter alliance, and they do. They share their food and their knowledge with each other, and Rue is able to help with the wasp stings. And also school Kat on what night vision goggles are.
I think Rue sees Katniss as an older sister figure of sorts, just like Rue reminds Kat of Prim. And of course Rue saw Kat volunteer as tribute in her sister’s place, so maybe she feels like Kat will protect her in some way. Rue has yet to get anything from her sponsors, if she even has any, but maybe that’s because she hasn’t really needed anything. Katniss reassures her that she’ll get something soon, and they set out to find a place to sleep.
I guess no one died today, but we do find out two things. Rue didn’t think Peeta’s love confession was an act, and Peeta is no longer in the Careers Alliance. Interesting.
Finally, we see our two little conspirators planning to put the “Hunger” back into “Hunger Games.”
Thoughts:
I love how smart yet how stupid Katniss is all the time. It’s like she’s clever without having any idea that she’s clever. Anyway, I’m glad Kat took my suggestion of teaming up with someone to try and take out the Careers Alliance. Besides that, she knows exactly where they are, and Rue seems to have ample info on them. Honestly, taking them out shouldn’t be all that hard. I know they’re formulating some kind of plan, but really couldn’t Kat just sit up in a tree and take potshots at them when they sit down to rest? That’s what I’d do anyway.
But it’s clear to me now that Kat isn’t so much of a charge in guns blazing girl, as a sit back and plan my enemy’s demise type girl. Either way, I think things are about to get hairy.
I also found it interesting that the wasp venom gave her dreams of Prim being killed, her father dying, and herself dying, but nothing about her mother. Even if the animosity is gone, I don’t think Katniss really feels much of anything toward her mother anymore. I also find it funny how several times Kat has thought to herself about some herbal remedy for something that her mother would use, but completely can’t recall it. Like she totally wrote her mom off and just didn’t pay attention to her at all.
And I’m not sure what to make of Rue at this point. She could be playing Kat, and she could be sincere. I never know what to think of anyone anymore. No wonder Kat is so paranoid!
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