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Examples Of Rebellion In Catching Fire

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Oppression and rebellion have always gone hand in hand together as they are connected through a cause and effect relationship . Rebellion has always been the direct result of oppression ,that is why tyrants have always tried to silence each and every whisper of rebellion either through violence or coercion . In Catching Fire (2009) , the theme of rebellion touches each and every character to a certain degree , it touches many districts till it reaches the Capitol itself in the through Cinna , Katniss' stylist . Through the events of the book , Katniss steps up to fulfill the role of the Mockingjay , the ultimate symbol of rebellion . Following Gale's whipping , Katniss rationalizes that both of them have always been rebellious .' Poaching, trading on the black market, mocking the Capitol in the woods"(130) are but few examples of Katniss rebellious actions even before setting foot in the arena . This rebelliousness continues to be a character trait , publicly exhibited in the arena as she threatens to commit suicide along with Peeta to deprive the Capitol from its victors . Katniss' brief romance with Gale is also a sign of her defiance and of her refusal to be Snow's pawn , Katniss deduces that she has chosen Gale instead of Peeta because " and a …show more content…

The contrast between life in the Districts and life in the Capitol is astounding . First of all , People of the Capitol are exempt from the Games and only play the role of viewers , taking sadistic pleasure in watching the tributes battle each other to death in order to survive .In his essay "The Joy of Watching Others Suffer ", Andrew Shaffer defines this emotion as "schadenfreude " which is "a word of German origin that means “enjoyment obtained from the suffering of

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