Dialectical Journal #15: Catching Fire

Passages From The Text	Pg #	Comments & Questions
“I look at Cinna, raising my eyebrows for an explanation. He just gives his head a slight shake, as perplexed as I am. Why are they delaying this?          Suddenly the door behind him bursts open and three Peacekeepers spring into the room. Two pin Cinna’s arms behind him and cuff him while the third hits him in the temple with such force he’s knocked to his knees. But they keep hitting him with metal-studded gloves, opening gashes on his face and body. I’m screaming my head off, banging on the unyielding glass, trying to reach him. The Peacekeepers ignore me completely as they drag Cinna’s limp body from the room. All that’s left are the smears on the floor.”	262-3	(R) NOOOOO! Not Cinna!!!! I don’t know who I dislike more, President Snow or Suzanne Collins! I feel like all my favorite characters are being maltreated. Not only is my precious Peeta being put back into the arena, Cinna has gotten beaten up and has practically no chance of coming out of that alive! This story is so much better because of Cinna! I don't want anything bad to happen to him, ever!         In the play Julius Cesear, the character Cinna gets murdered by the hands of a mob. Was this the fate of Cinna the whole time? To be mercilessly beaten? I hope not.