The Hunger Games Part 2

This section was about how the main characters, Katniss and Peeta, into their journey to the first district. They had skeptics about their trainer because he was a heavy alcoholic, but he seemed to become sober after the two became more and more accepting of the idea that they were to fight to the death. I think that the reason he is so alcoholic is seen through how many times their poor district had to suffer the loss of two children, being the only winner from that district. After they get there, the story transitions into more along the lines of a freaky type of game show, where the 2 from each district had to go through interviews, dress up in their districts main exports and sell themselves to their audience for sponsors. I was confused on what sponsors were, but it means that they were able to choose what and when they could drop a certain item for them, whether it be food, or etc.
When I first picked up this book, I thought it would be more chaotic, more forceful, and much more adrenaline type action, but it was nothing of the sort. It was more along the line of psychological warfare, where the author portrays every action and saying to have another hidden message behind it. The author usually goes and explains what it may be, but only in the mindset of Katniss. There are still many details that she doesn't catch but may have many implications. For example, Katniss believes that Peeta is going to go and kill her from the beginning. The actions that he takes, which in this case would be waving to the audience in the attempt to get a sponsor leads Katniss to believe this. However, later in the book, Peeta declares his love for her, which completely flips the story.
Overall, most of the story is found between the lines, and hidden in the actions of others. It is a great read so far even though it wasn't what I thought it was, actually it seems more enjoyable than just action because it goes into detail about the motive, consequences, and rewards of actions.