Sorrow

Authors Note: The following paragraphs are a text analysis from the novel “The Hunger Games” written by Suzanne Collins.

Walking into the reaping, seeing the pain in everyone, hoping and praying that they or their closest friends won’t get chosen. The Reaping is a symbol of sorrow and loss, from all the teenagers from the ages 12-18 sweating bullets waiting for Effie Trinket to pull the first name hoping the best for everyone, the girls chosen first. Everyone waiting to see which two people are going to die within the next couple of days or even months if their lucky.

The definition of sorrow- Distress caused by loss, affliction, disappointment, etc.; grief, sadness, or regret. Knowing that two of all the thousands of people there might be you getting called up onto the stage, entering The Games, getting killed by who knows what District. You regretting how many times you have entered your name, even though you needed the tesserae for your family’s safety. Everyone looking around at each other noticing that everyone was anxious from the look written on all the faces of each boy and girl, noticing the distress and the pleading in their eyes.