All 7 Uses of

reflect
in
The Hunger Games

As you know, it's customary to reflect the flavor of the district. For the opening ceremonies, you're supposed to wear something that suggests your district's principal industry.
p. 66.2 *

reflect = represent, demonstrate, or express

Because my dress, oh, my dress is entirely covered in reflective precious gems, red and yellow and white with bits of blue that accent the tips of the flame design.
p. 120.9

reflective = having the characteristic of or relating to bouncing back light/heat/sound...

The material in the jacket's designed to reflect body heat.
p. 145.4

reflect = bounce back

One thin black sleeping bag that reflects body heal.
p. 154.1

reflects = bounces back

Eventually, I give in and slide into the sleeping bag with Peeta. It's toasty warm and I snuggle down gratefully until I realize it's more than warm, it's overly hot because the bag is reflecting back his fever.
p. 262.9 *

reflecting = bouncing back (rather than the heat leaving the bag, it stays within it)

I startle when I catch someone staring at me from only a few inches away and then realize it's my own face reflecting back in the glass.
p. 348.3 *

reflecting = showing back

Funny, in the arena, when I poured out those berries, I was only thinking of outsmarting the Gamemakers, not how my actions would reflect on the Capitol.
p. 358.4 *

reflect = influence opinion about

Definitions:

(1) (reflect as in: reflect in the mirror)
show an image back (on a mirror or other shiny surface)
(2) (reflect as in: reflect American Values)
to show something -- such as to demonstrate, express, or represent
The exact meaning of this sense of reflect depends upon its context. For example:
- "She says the immorality in the movie reflects American values." -- expresses or represents
- "It reflects the selfishness she had seen growing for years." -- demonstrates
- "She did not reflect the panic that surrounded her." -- demonstrate or show indication of
(3) (reflect as in: I want to reflect on it.)
think carefully -- possibly aloud or in writing
(4) (reflect as in: reflect poorly on the school)
influence opinion

This word is often used in a phrase like "reflect poorly on/upon...." Although we define this meaning of reflect as "influence opinion", the use of "upon" or "on" might feel more natural if you think of it as "casting a shade of good or bad upon/on" something.
(5) (reflect as in: reflect the light/heat/sound)
bounce back (rather than absorbing)
(6) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
meaning too rare to warrant focus:

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