The Hunger Games Quotes Flashcards
(Power)
“powerless against the reaping”
(Power)
”… forcing them to kill one another while we watch- this is the Capitol’s way of reminding us how totally we are at their mercy”
(Power)
”… a Gamemaker sits at a set of controls, fingers on the triggers that could end my life in a second”
(Power)
“The strong band together to hunt down the weak…”
(Survival)
“Even though trespassing in the woods is illegal and poaching carries the severest of penalties, more people would risk it…”
(Survival)
“I kept us alive”
(Survival)
“Cinna has given me a great advantage. No one will forget me”
(Survival)
“did what it took to stay alive”
(Inequality)
“It’s to the Capitol’s advantage to have us divided among ourselves”
(Inequality)
”The Capitol twinkles like a vast field of fireflies. Electricity in District 12 comes and goes, usually we only have it a few hours a day.”
(Inequality)
”The reaping system is unfair, with the poor getting the worst of it”
(Inequality)
“The exceptions are the kids from the wealthier districts, the volunteers, the ones who have been fed and trained throughout their lives for this moment.”
(Resistance and Rebellion)
“boldest form of dissent they can manage. Silence.”
(Resistance and Rebellion)
”To hate the boy from District 1,…, seems inadequate”
(Resistance and Rebellion)
”decorate her body in the flowers”
(Resistance and Rebellion)
”… to shame them, to make them accountable, to show the Capitol that whatever they do or force us to do there is a part of every tribute that they can’t own”
(Resistance/Rebellion)
”Presenting ourselves not as adversaries but as friends had distinguished us as much as the fiery costumes”
(Resistance/Rebellion)
”Without a victor, the whole thing would blow up in the Gamemakers’ faces”
(Reality vs. Appearance)
“[give] the audience a fairly interesting day”
(Reality vs. Appearance)
“It was all for the Games, how you acted”
(Reality vs. Appearance)
“This has all been devised by the Gamemakers to guarantee the most dramatic showdown in history”
(Reality vs. Appearance)
“How we’re going to present you.”
(Reality vs. Appearance)
“If you appeal to the crowd…you gain favour”
(Humanity)
”I protect Prim in every way I can…”
(Humanity)
”My throat releases the tears and they slide down my cheeks”
(Humanity)
“… show the Capitol they don’t own me. That [he’s] more than just a piece in their Games”
(Humanity)
“To this day, I can never shake the connection between this boy, Peeta Mellark, and the bread that gave me hope, and the dandelion that reminded me that I was not doomed”
