Defiances

In the book Catching Fire, we are identifying defiance. Defiance means a bold or daring resistance to authority or an opposing force, an act that challenges power. Here are some examples of defiance.

In Katniss’s private session she hung a dummy with Seneca Crane’s name on it. She is reminding the Gamemaker’s that she out smarted them. She could be threatening them. She thinks she caused Seneca execution. On page 237 the text says “Then I step away quickly to watch the reaction on the Gamemaker’s faces as they read the name on the dummy Seneca Crane.” That is defiant because he couldn’t kill her.

             In Peeta’s interview he tells everyone that he and Katniss are married and that Katniss is pregnant. The capitol citizens are outraged and want the games stopped or changed on page 257 the text says “They begin to sound like a herd of wounded animals.” It’s defiant because the people in the capitol will try to stop the games.

            At the end of the interviews all of the tributes held hands in unity. Snow doesn’t want the tributes to get along. He wants them to be enemies, the games won’t be a good fight. On page 258 the text says “Show of unity among the districts since the dark days.” It’s defiant because it shows that they are together and it won’t be a good fight.

            Cinna turned the wedding dress that Snow demanded she wore, in a mockingjay. Her dress backfired on President Snow because it turned into the symbol of rebellion. On page 252 the text says “Because Cinna has turned me into a mockingjay.” It’s defiant because the mockingjay is considered rebellious.

            What I thought President Snow found most defiant is the trubutes holding hands. It’s defiant because they won’t want to fight each other.