Theme

The Great Journey

We chose the great journey because we enjoy reading adventurous books. They are filled with excitement and are in continual action. There is a wide variety of books involving the theme of the great journey. This theme is the most interesting to our reading preferences. We love the great journey! That's a good paragraph!

====**[|Brad's Book 1: Katniss]- "People of Panem, we fight, we dare, we end our hunger for justice." **==== ====**This statement shows how the people of Panem have been on a journey for decades, trying to overcome the Capitol's harsh ways. The districts need to continue fighting to earn their freedom from the Capitol. **==== ====** Katniss- "I find my feet scrambling, harder and harder, to find purchase on the slippery tiles. It's like running along the side of an icy hill that gets steeper t every step. There's nothing to do but use my last seconds of connection to the tiles to push off for the intersection." **====

** Haymitch- "Everyone agrees this is the thing to do. It's the same choice we made in the arena. To do whatever it takes to keep you going. We can't lose the Mockingjay now." **
====** Throughout all of the struggles and battles Katniss has been in, she has always wanted to do whatever she could to keep her friends alive; on the other hand, her friends have always known that Katniss must live on in order for the revolt to live on. Katniss has been defended by the districts in order to have a chance of overthrowing the Capitol. She is the Mockingjay. **====

Adam Book 1: The theme of my book is no excuses and to never give up.

 * == "My philosophy is simple: No excuses." pg. 6 ==
 * == "Never did I hear anything like, 'Well you know coach, I hardly have any arms, and it was really hard for me to reach the guy's leg...'" pg. ix ==
 * == " I have thought about Kyle in moments of crisis. In all of these instances, I have asked myself, 'Would Kyle give up here? Would he try to find an easier way out?' Now that's inspiration." pg. ix ==