Lit Circle, Letter 2: The Hunger Games

So far, reading this book never gets old. The storyline is getting intense with the Hunger Game starting (where the contenders or tribute fight to the death with each other) and mostly every man or woman for themselves. I love the plot-driven blend of suspense in this book every time I turn the page. Its unpredictable and you won't knows what's going to happen. I love the action and romance in this book because it gives a spark to this which makes it very interesting. I love every part of it as I keep on reading and can't take my eyes off of the book.
In the book so far, the game has just began and already its a bloodbath where eleven tributes were already killed. Of course the main character, Katniss, have survived the ordeal, and now just getting everything prepare for surviving this horrible game she's in. Other tributes, called career tributes, were trained for these games just to win and take the glory for the pride of their district. The career tributes mostly stick together and hunt down all the other regular tributes in the game. Once done, they fight each other in the end. Katniss discovered that Peeta, her partner and "lover" is working with the career tributes. When I read this, I was surprise, since they were working together and suppose to be lovers for the audience that will help him ensure their survival.
I came across a question that one of my partner have said before which I'm going to answer. The question is do you think the people who are "betting" on the winner, knows if its scripted or not? Well when you say the "people" you must mean the sponsors, however there are some people in their own district also giving money to help the contenders, but they usually don't have enough money to actually help them due to them being poor. My answer is no, they know its all real and not scripted, since each contenders are randomly picked from the twelve districts. The game makers don't make the script and it's mostly a reality show or something. The gamemakers make a lot of profitable money that way, when the people bet to help their player to win, by buying expensive items that will help the person in the game. It would be a complete waste and nonprofitable to the gamemakers if the people who are betting knows it is scripted. Because if they know, the gambler will just bet on the winner side instead of some unlucky players that will make them lose their money for nothing.