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Peeta的自我审视与Katniss的爱。无论任何困境，总有生而为人的坚持。 Q： 上一期我们谈了饥饿游戏的大致情节，游戏规则，这一期我们接着聊。我们这档节目虽然是一档面向青少年和他们家长的英文节目，但是我们希望，在语言学习之外，挖掘文学意义，和英文世界青少年的精神世界。回头说这本书，如何在死亡游戏里求生存，这很残酷。尤其是对孩子而言。 L: in the arena, it is hard for victors to keep their moral values. They have to kill other children, while they are still children, just for the slightest chance to survive. That really takes a toll on a child, and it can give them nightmares for the rest of their lives. The games are a wicked, twisted form of entertainment for the Capitol. The children tossed into the arena know that their only chance to survive is to kill, so they kill. In doing so, they are doing exactly what the Capitol wants. Q：小说设计的背景就是这样一个以杀戮求生存的游戏规则，人将不得不放下所有人的道义。即使是胜者，一辈子也会被噩梦缠绕。而这个游戏却是为了取乐于Capitol，孩子们就像骰子一样扔进游戏场，遵循着被Powerful Capitol决定的规则，渺小的弱者不得不顺从，小说需要冲突，每本有意思的小说，都有那么一两个不一样的人物。女主人公Katniss与和她同属一个区的Peeta身上彰显的自我，独立，与叛逆在这个舞台上开始熠熠生辉。 L：Peeta Mellark, Katniss’ love interest and fellow victor, was one of the only kids to question whether they were being morally correct. He said that if he died, he wanted to die as himself. He wanted to die showing that he was “more than a piece in their Games.” Most competitors don’t give a second thought about their moral code, going in with weapons blazing. Peeta took the moments before going into the Games to really think about maintaining his purity of self and mind. Nobody comes out of the arena the same they were going into it. Q：除了Lindsay这里提到的Peeta，当之无愧的第一女主角弓箭手Katni ss身上不仅有坚持的自我，还有温暖对他人对弱者的爱。 L： This book shows a story of many different types of love. For example, Katniss’ love for her sister, Prim. She volunteered to go into the Hunger Games to save her sister. Even in the arena, she protected a young girl named Rue who was a competitor from another district. Peeta’s apparent love for Katniss and Katniss’ feelings towards Gale, an old friend from her district, were also forms of love. She loves her family and people in her hometown, and doesn’t want them to die or go through pain as heir children go through the Games. She decided to rebel although she herself lived a luxurious life as a victor after winning the hunger games. Q:在面对强权的斗争里成长出来的少年英雄，往往都是最开始于朴素的对亲人的爱。Lindsay，A final question, how do you like the writing style of this series? L: The writing style was straightforward but with dark undertones that sent shivers down my spine. It really conveyed a struggle against hunger and a torturous government. The main character has flaws and strengths like a real person does. The words used really showed Katniss’ struggle against her nightmares from the Games and her fight against the Capitol. The writing is descriptive and the world is well thought out. The words the author used created an intense atmosphere when there was a climax in the plot. The plot itself was very interesting, but there is a lot of blood and war. Be prepared to say goodbye to your favorite characters Q:谢谢Lindsay为我们深度分享的系列书饥饿游戏。下次我们要朗读饥饿游戏里的精彩句子，以及女主名字和饥饿鸟Mockingjay这两个名字的来历。嗯，有意思的小花絮。