Catching Fire
Suzanne Collins
Contributed by Eusebia Cagley
Chapter Summaries
Chapter Summaries Table
Chapter Summary
Chapter 1
Katniss is alone in the woods, checking the snares she and her best friend, Gale, have set up. Though her family is now very wealthy and has plenty of...
Chapter 2
Katniss panics when she realizes President Snow has travelled all the way from the Capitol to District 12 and paid her a personal visit. Snow never le...
Chapter 3
After meeting with President Snow, Katniss concludes that she cannot fail in convincing Panem of her love for Peeta or all her loved ones will suffer....
Chapter 4
Haymitch and Katniss silently return to the train, where Haymitch tells Katniss she could do worse than Peeta. Unable to fall asleep, Katniss lays awa...
Chapter 5
Peeta and Katniss are shoved back inside the Justice Building by a group of Peacekeepers. Once they are back inside with Haymitch, Cinna, and Effie, t...
Chapter 6
President Snow’s answer means everyone and everything Katniss knows will be destroyed; she knows she has failed. But instead of feeling miserable an...
Chapter 7
On the first Sunday after the Harvest Festival, Katniss leaves some clues at her and Gale’s hunting rendezvous spot so he can follow her to the lake...
Chapter 8
Katniss rushes forward to prevent the Peacekeeper from striking Gale again, but it is too late to stop him. Instead, she gets struck on the cheek by t...
Chapter 9
Katniss falls asleep holding Gale’s hand. Peeta wakes her early the next morning, and he watches over Gale while she goes to her bed to go back to s...
Chapter 10
Confused but still suspicious of the stranger, Katniss demands to know what the cracker’s mockingjay stamp means. A second person, a young girl whom...
Chapter 11
Katniss knows she must cross the electric fence and get back inside District 12, but burrowing under the fence is impossible because the ground is fro...
Chapter 12
Invigorated from seeing the mockingjay on the news, Katniss wants to find out more about District 13 or to help in the cause to bring down the Capitol...
Chapter 13
Katniss runs out of the house before anyone can talk to or stop her. She instinctively runs for the woods before she remembers the fence is now consta...
Chapter 14
Although Katniss is sad she couldn’t say goodbye to everyone, she knows she must let them go because she is not coming home this time. She must acce...
Chapter 15
The next day, Katniss’ prep team is very emotional as they get her ready for the opening ceremony. She is annoyed by their tears and sadness as she ...
Chapter 16
The servants in the Capitol are special prisoners who have been tortured and had their tongues cut out so they can’t speak anymore. They are called ...
Chapter 17
Katniss leaves the training center and joins the others for dinner, where they ask Peeta and her about their private sessions. Peeta used the dyes to ...
Chapter 18
As Katniss wraps up her interview, she worries what Cinna’s costume change means for him, and if he’s in danger now. She doesn’t have much time ...
Chapter 19
Katniss struggles to think straight and is unnerved by Cinna’s arrest. She wants to give up, but she knows Cinna and the rebels’ efforts cannot be...
Chapter 20
Katniss screams and slaps Peeta in attempts to get him to wake up, but he isn’t responding. Finnick steps in and tries to help Peeta, though Katniss...
Chapter 21
The fog gives Katniss burning stabs of pain wherever it touches her skin. Unable to stand the agonizing pain, they sprint away as fast as possible. Pe...
Chapter 22
The monkeys retreat into the jungle, leaving Peeta, Katniss, and Finnick alone with the dying tribute from District 6. The monkey’s fangs have punct...
Chapter 23
Katniss wakes everyone up and explains the clock theory to them. Wiress seems relieved that someone finally understands what she has been trying to sa...
Chapter 24
Katniss tears through the jungle, searching for Prim. She can’t see her, only hear her. Finally, she realizes the noise is coming from a jabberjay. ...
Chapter 25
When Katniss wakes up that morning, she feels very happy, and she knows that feeling is connected to Peeta. She acknowledges that, given her current c...
Chapter 26
After dinner, Beetee and Finnick wrap the wire around the tree. Katniss and Johanna are to travel back down through the jungle and to the water, unwin...
Chapter 27
Katniss is unable to move and can only watch as the earth seems to explode. She wonders if the Gamemakers and Snow will let any of the remaining tribu...
info_outline
Have study documents to share about Catching Fire? Upload them to earn free Studypool credits!