The Title

I have just started the book The Hunger Games for this next book of choice. I really didn’t want to choose it just because it didn’t seem that interesting to me and I thought it would only make me uncomfortable in a way that I couldn’t stop thinking about the torture. I’ve already read about 50 pages in what seems like an hour; it’s definitely a page turner. It also did exactly what I thought. I can’t stop thinking about what the children have to go through. The thing that gets me is exactly what the title says, The Hunger Games. They have this “game” every year that has kids fighting for their lives. I get the fact that the government wants their people to know they ARE in charge so they won’t try and escape again. But how can any human design this game to have as little as 12 year olds fight until their death or even try and survive. The title matches the book very well just because it’s what the book is about but I understand that there is much more that will be coming from the book. I just can’t get over the fact that the government makes the children hunt and be hunted like that. There was a guy in the beginning that was at the “festival” when they announced who was going to be competing in this game that was completely drunk. I think I would be drunk for the rest of my life if I was forced to hunt people and actually survived it.

Urg!

Liar pissed me off. The first part of Liar was alright because it was reality, something that would actually happen in the real world. After she told us she was a wolf I lost it. I definitely wasn’t interested in anything she had to say. Even the 10 little lies she admitted to, I just couldn’t believe her. It makes me realize how it actually applies to us. If we lie, cheat, or steal how can anyone trust us again? It’s hard to get over something the first time. Let alone if the person does it again. It takes a real strong person to forgive someone for doing something over and over. I’d say that’s the only thing I got out of the book. Otherwise I just blame it for late late nights of drinking coffee and trying to keep my eyes open when I could be resting for the next day. Not saying it’s the books fault for making me wait until last second to read. I usually do most my reading at night anyways because I can actually focus and understand what I’m reading. I’m not really sure if I would suggest this book to anyone else. If I would I’d only want to see if they got the same response as I did and if so it’d be for the fun of watching them flip out and get mad at how much of a waste of time the book was. This just goes to say that Justine Larbalestier has a gift of playing with people emotions and a very creative way at that.

Tuition

I was reading an article about “Free College Tuition,” which really strikes my interest because I’m sure most Americans are trying to get by paying off their college education, even after they’re finished. In this article they suggested that government pay for 16 years of schooling. Boy, if only. I’m not sure how most students pay for tuition, whether it’s by their parents or by loan but I have to pay out of pocket whenever the payment plan has set up for me. It’s really tough to come up with payment when I already live paycheck to paycheck. Working and trying to do the best I can in my classes is tough. Because I graduated high school early I was living like an adult at age 17. Most jobs now, decent jobs for an adult to live off of, require you to at least have your Associates degree. So, I do agree with the article when it said the government should pay for 16 years of schooling or at least at tuition be high school pay rate. I understand the importance of a good education for physical therapists, accountants, lawyers and I agree they should pay for a good school and a good education. I want my doctor to be as smart as he can be. But then again, how is it fair for us middle class people who really want to go to school but can’t because of money? Isn’t that why we go to school and get an education, to make good money and to have a good living? I guess that’s what we call Life.