1. UNDERSTANDING DEEPER MEANINGS (continued)

2.  Capitol: the Capitoline Hill of Rome; Capitolium (a Roman temple); Capitol as a legislative building.  Play on words: homophone (sound- alike) of a capital [city], capital as something major, and capital as wealth.

3. Artemis  In Greek mythology, the goddess of hunt and wilderness.  Proud and militant.  Virgin by choice.  Protector of young girls.  Usually represented with a bow and arrows.

4.  How are the characters created in the novel, with what means?  Is Katniss a reliable or an unreliable narrator? Why?  How is foreshadowing formed?  Are your reader’s expectations confirmed or challenged as the plot progresses?

5.  What instances of irony (verbal, situational, dramatic) are there in the novel?  Does the author resort to sarcasm? To what effect?  Does the novel contain satire?

6.  Colours.  Clothes.  Food.  Natural and imitation feelings.  Real people fighting mutts.  High-tech arena vs a handful of berries.