Dialectical journal #36: Mockingjay

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“Peeta’s physical transformation shocks me. The healthy, clear-eyed boy I saw a few days ago has lost at least fifteen pounds and developed a nervous tremor in his hands. They've still got him groomed. But underneath the paint that cannot cover the bags under his eyes, and the fine clothes that cannot conceal the pain he feels when he moves, is a person badly damaged.            My mind reels, trying to make sense of it. I just saw him! Four-no, five- I think it was five days ago. How could he have deteriorated so rapidly? What could they possibly have done to him in such a short time? Then it hits me. I replay in my mind as much as I can of his first interview with Caesar, searching for anything that would place it in time. There is nothing. They could have taped that interview a day or two after I blew up the arena, then done whatever they wanted to do to him ever since. “Oh, Peeta…” I whisper.	112	(R) I am done with you, Suzanne Collins. I am just done. Why would you create such a fantastic character just to have all these horrible things happen to him? Do you enjoy the pain it must be causing your readers? Are you some kind of sadist? I just want to let you know that you are sick! I will continue reading this book because it is very interesting and I kind of love this series. But I do not like you! Katniss (that horrible girl) gets tossed around here and there, suffers from a few injuries, then she’s back in the game, while Peeta (that wonderful boy) is being tortured by the Capitol!!! It’s just not right.