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Selected for vocabulary density (cocooned, worn, beaten-down), syntactic complexity (participial phrases and simile), and thematic weight — the fragile warmth of family on the morning everything changes.
My little sister, Prim, curled up on her side, cocooned in my mother's body, their cheeks pressed together in sleep. My mother looks young still, worn but not so beaten-down. Prim's face is as fresh a...
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Narration Prompt
Tell someone what happened in this chapter in order. When you get to the most important part, slow down and tell it carefully — what happened, why it mattered, and what you think about it.
Discussion Questions
- Katniss says that she and Buttercup the cat will never come closer to love than 'entrails, no hissing.' Is Katniss someone who truly does not care about others, or is she someone who cares deeply but hides it? What in the story makes you think so?
- After their father died, Katniss's mother stopped taking care of her children. Katniss says she is 'not the forgiving type.' Was it right for Katniss to stay angry at her mother, or should she try harder to forgive? What in the story makes you think so?
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