Thoughts:
Very, very sad.
I enjoy how Katniss has enough respect for Rue to not treat her like she has no idea what’s happening. I can’t help but think that if it were Prim instead of Rue, everything would have gone down much differently. Katniss knows Rue is a fighter, and treats her as such, giving her the most dignified and heartfelt send off she can manage given the circumstances. Even thought Katniss and Rue’s relationship was short lived I feel like it was powerful – probably the most well done relationship in the book so far. They’re able to meet on common ground (providing for their families, being a protector, hardships of living in depressed districts) and bond over those things very quickly. Yes, there’s still the big sister/little sister dynamic, but I think that just makes them both stronger as oppose to being a hindrance (as it seems with Prim).
I was hoping there’d be some sort of deus ex machina and Rue would somehow make it out at the end. But, just like Katniss’ mother being neglectful, I think Rue had to die for Katniss to grow. It’s not clear how yet, but I’m sure there’s a reason. Maybe she becomes more resolved in her hate for the Capitol and the government?
Also, they had better get this scene right in the movie. Everything else, I’m giving them plenty of leeway, but they need to nail this. It’s imitative in my opinion.
And that concludes Part II my friends!
We’re in the home stretch now. What I think I’m going to do is wait for the movie to come out, watch/review that, and then move on to books 2 and 3. I still want to be in the world/mind set of book 1 when I see the movie.
Also I might do a format change for the next two books. I’ll probably start doing updates that include two or three chapters instead of every chapter. They’re pretty short, and it gets too difficult to put the action down after every single time =]
But I haven’t decided for sure.
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