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Katniss Struggles In The Hunger Games
Katniss Everdeen is a sixteen year old girl who finds herself in the Hunger Games, where she faces many, many challenges, not only physically but also emotionally. One of the hardest struggles Katniss faces in the games is having to deal with the death of her ally, and new friend, Rue. Another challenge Katniss faces is the adaptations she must make during the games when taking care of fellow district member, Peeta, who is near death. Most likely the hardest thing Katniss must deal with throughout the games is deciphering her real feelings for Peeta as opposed to the ones she’s pretending to have. Although all three of these are tough for Katniss to deal with, death is a very hard thing to accept. After a couple days in the arena, Katniss makes an ally; a few days after having this partner, Rue is killed. The loss is hard to accept because Katniss went into the games …show more content…
It is a real struggle for Katniss to understand her own feelings and she finds herself thinking about them a lot. Katniss is really bothered by the idea that she might have actually developed feelings for Peeta and finds it a hard idea to cope with. Although this was always in the back of her mind, coping with Rue’s death and caring for Peeta were also very hard challenges to overcome. Katniss Everdeen faces many challenges physically and emotionally throughout the Hunger Games. She must carry on after seeing her ally and friend, Rue die. She is also faced with the challenge of caring for Peeta so he can become healthy again. Not only does she have to deal with death and health, she is also trying to discover her real emotions. Overall, every passing second of every day was a fight to survive for Katniss, but it is these three things, however, that I believe were Katniss’s hardest difficulties while in the

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