Steven Arbieto

In The Hunger Games, I see four tributes under a tent arguing about chasing after someone in the middle of an open field. Right next to them is a pile of supplies and weapons that are stacked up in a neat pyramid-style structure. As three of the four tributes run towards a camp fire in the […]

In the Hunger Games, Katniss is forced to compete against 23 other contestants for survival. As Katniss is waiting for the countdown to strike zero, I can see a large open field with 24 people waiting. The people from Districts one and two have the faces of determination and fearlessness. When Katniss starts to train in […]

In the book, Hunger Games, Katniss goes hunting in the woods with a guy called Gale. They are in search of food when Katniss says, “District Twelve. Where you can starve to death in safety” (Collins 6). How many “districts” are there, and are they in same situation as district twelve? With some sort of government, […]

I understand what I read better because it makes me think of the definitions of tyranny and dictatorship. The definition of tyranny is: “[a] cruel and oppressive government or rule.” This type of government resembles that of the government in The Hunger Games, Taking the kids from our districts, forcing them to kill one another while we […]

In the book Hunger Games, Katniss is seen volunteering herself to take part in the games in place of her sister, Prim. As Katniss is chosen to be one of the tributes of the annual Hunger Games, I think that Katniss may be feeling despair, partial regret, and anger because life has basically brought her […]

In the book Origin Pia is talking to Dr. Fields about the boy she encountered while she journeyed outside her encampment, which was not allowed. As they talk, the subject turns to who she will deal with her immortality. Dr. Fields talking to Pis, “Because you are young and free and one with the jungle. […]

Day 85: Today, Dimmesdale told me that he does not require my services anymore. Darn, it seems as though he may know my identity. Chilling worth’s state of mind, “The physician knew, then, that, in the minister’s regard, he was no longer a trusted friend, but his bitterest enemy. So much being known, it would […]

Day 10: I visited the governor’s house today and was greeted by Hester’s child, Pearl. I bickered with her and recall Wilson calling Pearl a demon-child. Wilson said, “Art thou a Christian child,—ha? Dost know thy catechism? Or art thou one of those naughty elfs or fairies, whom we thought to have left behind us, […]

The book Origin brings up many questions and theories, but the most noticeable one is the famous debate over nature vs. nurture. In the book, Pia is born through scientific discovery and is treated like one. She is expected to lead a race of immortals. As Pia is raised, since her creation, her father left her […]

A quote from Origin, “I’m overwhelmed by a strange new thirst, as if I’ve been dehydrated my whole life and am only now starting to realize it. With all my heart and soul I long to know the words and names and stories, to know everything. I want to leave right now, this very minute, and […]