Subject: We don't have to pick a single type, though.
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Posted on: 2015-02-25 16:32:00 UTC
There are many types of mutts, so what if we left it up to the person who found the mini to pick which type it is?
Subject: We don't have to pick a single type, though.
Author:
Posted on: 2015-02-25 16:32:00 UTC
There are many types of mutts, so what if we left it up to the person who found the mini to pick which type it is?
This one's a bit short (okay, really short), but here it is: "Zero-Sum Game"
I forgot about the fact that disabled people did show up as tributes. And Peeta's leg as well as noted in a few other replies.
I guess it was the fact that Apple was bound to a wheelchair when she got brought in that led me to charge for that; I've modified the charge to specifically note that there wasn't any preparation that I know of from the content available (i.e. no preemptive medical procedures, though that could be due to the fic being left hanging). An amputee I can understand, but you've gotta work some pretty crazy medical nonsense to bring in somebody who's paralyzed from the waist down.
It's the reason Katniss is so afraid of having children. She knows that if she did have a child, that child would probably end up in the Games--that the Reaping would be rigged for maximum drama. She notes that the children of victors are in the Arena far too often for it to be chance.
I don't think the Reaping is *always* rigged. They wouldn't usually have a reason to rig it. But when they want to, they do.
(and seriously, that sounds amazing), if she was from District 4, a known Career District, she'd likely be passed over in favor of healthier volunteers. Not to mention, if she was wheelchair-bound, why would she be taught to fight? And, uh, how? I'm fairly sure all fighting styles would rely on some sort of maneuverability, which isn't really possible in a wheelchair.
The Reaping in the Career Districts always took a long time because there was a long process of volunteering. I think it's safe to say the kids were eager to be picked.
Darnit, I'm trying to focus on Rose Potter, not this! Now I won't be able to stop thinking about it... Curse you and your endless font of plot bunnies!
Especially the hound-kind, since they'd have the creepy human eyes of the misspelled character in question.
(Also, wrong font. Font as in "font of wisdom" refers to a water basin or a fountain. But maybe you know that and I'm ruining the joke. >.> )
~Neshomeh
They're more monstrous, and less of a key part of the setting. (They're also not dogs, which is my main objection to Nesh's idea - there's already heaps of canine minis.) I can't come up with an alliteration, though, and they couldn't exactly be mini.
Though if you want to be really horrifying: Typographic Tracker Jackers. [Shudders]
hS
And yes... but having PPC writers invent their own uncanonical species as minis, such as mutant cats (which I'm pretty sure were never mentioned) kinda rubs me the wrong way.
hS
There are many types of mutts, so what if we left it up to the person who found the mini to pick which type it is?
I've only read the book like five times, but I can't believe I forgot about that.
http://www.quora.com/Why-did-they-change-the-ending-in-regard-to-Peetas-leg-in-The-Hunger-Games-movie
You might want to read the answer by Cristina Hartmann, who makes some very good points about disability as a theme in the books versus the movie.
Mostly since (in District 12, at least), people were forced to rely on local healers like Katniss' mother for their medical needs... then again, it's possible those people just flat-out died on their own, no interference needed. Also, it's entirely possible Collins just didn't think about miner's lung.
I'd be willing to bet the people in the 'Career Tribute Districts' got better medical attention.
I only detected one error:
derailing the canon due said killing
I believe that you meant "due to said killing"?
I had originally planned to ask you if you've received the email I sent you yesterday, but it seems that you'll be busy for quite a while. Good luck with your dissertation defense. (BTW, what is a dissertation defense?!
Basically, a dissertation - also called "thesis" - is this really big paper you write when you near the end of a degree (Master's for sure; not sure if you do it for BA). Part of it is defending your claims before a committee. The details differ between places, disciplines, etc.
A thesis is meant for a Master's degree, and a dissertation is for a doctorate. But Des is right - both of these DO require a presentation/claim defense in order for you to get the degree.