Well, this was inevitable, wasn't it? After they left Pauline tied to the tracks with the 9:05 bearing down on her?
It was a great read, no pauses for breath. All that remains is to overanalyze it. Is it a cautionary tale? Are the seeds of this kind of horror operating in our society even now? The setting is some future America made into a nightmare without even the agency of a nuclear holocaust. Are we in the process of allowing the government to take absolute control? Of course, in this future world, the system of checks and balances no longer exists. On the other hand, have you read the Patriot Act? Maybe we are not so far off that path as we would like to believe. Or is it simply a fable on the "power corrupts" theme, with the final kicker that the leader of the noble rebellion is as corrupt as the monster that sits as president for life in the capitol.
Okay, no more analysis, Katniss is a wonderful character with all the doubts and uncertainties of her age. She is judgmental and critical, and horrified when she begins to see herself through the eyes of others. And beginning to see herself, she is totally unable to understand why people care about her. A perfect teen heroine.
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