Fan Experience: Catching Fire

T-shirt:

One of my ideas is selling a t-shirt to fans of the series and people who are looking to get into the series The Hunger Games. This idea comes from the title of the book. The t-shirt will look just like the title of the book Catching Fire. The t-shirt will be bright red color to standout and it will have a picture of a mocking jay and say Catching Fire on it. On the back of the t-shirt it will have their favorite character’s name from the series and a quote that their favorite character said. The character choices will be Peeta, Katniss, or Haymitch. This is a fun way of showing interest in the Hunger Games. This idea will work because when someone sees the t-shirt they will remember Catching Fire since the shirt is a picture of the title of the book. It will also help gain more buyers because it’s pretty much an advertisement of the series, so when people see the shirt and the certain character on the back they might find it interesting and after that they would buy the book. Although this idea could backfire because maybe no one notices the shirt and very few become interested. This is less likely I think because the shirt will be a bright red and it will have a big letters on the back of it which I think will grab people’s attention.

Katniss’s quote will be “If it were up to me, I would try to forget the Hunger Games entirely. Never speak of them”. I chose this quote for Katniss because she participated in The Hunger Games and it was a very tough time because she killed people saw people die and she could’ve died herself. So she is saying she never wants to talk about it again because it’s such a bad experience to be a part of and hard time in her life. This quote will be good because people felt bad for Katniss and how she had to participate in the Hunger Games so they will think back to how she participated in the Hunger Games and how she was brave enough to take her sisters place in it because initially her sister was chosen to participate.

Peeta’s quote will be “I just want to spend every possible minute of the rest of my life with you.” Peeta is saying this to Katniss showing that he loves her a lot and wants to spend the rest of his life with her. I think this is a good quote because people who are interested in the series like the love between Peeta and Katniss. Another reason it will work is because when girls see this quote they will think it shows the love of somebody, therefore they will buy it because it has love in it along with drama, action, and adventure.

Haymitch’s quote will be “Brr. You two have go a lot of warming up to do before showtime.” Haymitch is talking to Katniss and saying how her and Peeta need to warm up (love each other more) before going to the Capitol because the whole Capitol thinks there in love even though there not. At least not till the end of the book. This quote will work because people will want to know who the quote is about.

Below is an example of one of the t-shirts:

The setting of Fahrenheit 451 is a little bit unclear but its in a town, on the street, in a house, etc. I like that there is various setting because i like different settings and how they change throughout the book. Bradbury didnt really describe the settings very well in this book which I disliked. But the various settings that were presented kind of made up from the less desriptive settings. I couldnt visualize the setting very well because Bradbury didnt describe them well. I think it would have helped a lot and I would have understood the book better if he described the settings more.

The imagery inside Catching Fire is very good because you can imagine things very well. You can imagine settings and situations very well because it is described very well. An example of imagery that is well described is "I hop down and stumble along the track behind him, soaking my slippers with snow, as he leads me beyond the end of the train so we will not be overheard." This shows good imagery because it really describes how Katniss hops off the train and gets soaked in the snow you can imagine her doing that.

Connection and Understanding

I can connect to this book because the movie of this book came out the other day. I saw the movie so I understand the book better now that I saw the movie. Another reason I understand this book very well is because I read the first book of the series which was the Hunger Games. This book led into Catching Fire in which Im reading now.

You can connect Catching Fire to Hunger Games because they are two books in the same series. With the same characters. Also with similar problems as the first one. There not physical problems like the ones in Hunger Games where you had to kill people but more like mental problems and situations with the Capitol.

Setting

The setting of book the book im reading, Catching Fire. Is in District 12 so far Im only on page 40 or so. So I havent gotten into the book that much but another setting is in the woods near District 12 where Katniss and Gale go hunting, gathering, and fishing. Katniss is about to go to the Capitol with Peeta. So there are gonna be various amounts of setting in this novel which I like.

I like multiple settings because it changes the outlook of the book and I like that. District 12 is where Katniss, Peeta, and Gale live. It is one of 13 districts. Peeta and Katniss will soon go to the Capitol. So the setting will change from the District to the Capitol. I am sure there will be a lot more different settings in this novel.