Sacrifices of the Hunger Games
Sacrifices of The Hunger Games
A sacrifice is a loss or something that is given up, usually for the sake of a better cause. Human sacrifice is the act of killing one or more human beings as a part of a religious ritual. Both of these types of sacrifice are portrayed in the novel The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins. The sacrifices made in The Hunger Games show that sometimes doing the right thing requires great risk or sacrifice. Throughout The Hunger Games, Katniss makes many sacrifices for the benefit of her family. One of the biggest sacrifices made was when Katniss took her sister, Prim’s place in the Hunger Games. " 'I volunteer!' I gasp. 'I volunteer as tribute!' "(Collins 22). Without hesitation, Katniss volunteered to take her sister’s place, but once it sank in, she was forced to accept the consequences of her decision. Katniss sacrificed handing her own life over to the Capitol by saving her sister’s life. Not only does Katniss sacrifice her life by volunteering as tribute, but she also signed up for tessera every year she was eligible, with the risk of her name added to the drawing multiple times. Katniss also sacrifices her life by hunting, which is disobeying the law, so her family doesn’t starve. The Capitol itself makes human sacrifices by using the Hunger Games as a reminder to the districts that rebellion is unacceptable. Another sacrifice Katniss made, that happened during the Hunger Games, was when she risked her life to get medicine for Peeta. “I’m turning to fire again when the second knife catches me in the forehead” (Collins 284). Just as Katniss was slipping on the backpack that contained the medicine for Peeta, Clove attacked her and Katniss almost died, until Thresh saved her. Thresh risked his life by saving Katniss’s, because Cato began to hunt him down. Another major sacrifice made was between Katniss and Peeta towards the end of the Hunger Games. “I spread out my fingers, and the dark berries glisten in the sun. I give Peeta’s
A sacrifice is a loss or something that is given up, usually for the sake of a better cause. Human sacrifice is the act of killing one or more human beings as a part of a religious ritual. Both of these types of sacrifice are portrayed in the novel The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins. The sacrifices made in The Hunger Games show that sometimes doing the right thing requires great risk or sacrifice. Throughout The Hunger Games, Katniss makes many sacrifices for the benefit of her family. One of the biggest sacrifices made was when Katniss took her sister, Prim’s place in the Hunger Games. " 'I volunteer!' I gasp. 'I volunteer as tribute!' "(Collins 22). Without hesitation, Katniss volunteered to take her sister’s place, but once it sank in, she was forced to accept the consequences of her decision. Katniss sacrificed handing her own life over to the Capitol by saving her sister’s life. Not only does Katniss sacrifice her life by volunteering as tribute, but she also signed up for tessera every year she was eligible, with the risk of her name added to the drawing multiple times. Katniss also sacrifices her life by hunting, which is disobeying the law, so her family doesn’t starve. The Capitol itself makes human sacrifices by using the Hunger Games as a reminder to the districts that rebellion is unacceptable. Another sacrifice Katniss made, that happened during the Hunger Games, was when she risked her life to get medicine for Peeta. “I’m turning to fire again when the second knife catches me in the forehead” (Collins 284). Just as Katniss was slipping on the backpack that contained the medicine for Peeta, Clove attacked her and Katniss almost died, until Thresh saved her. Thresh risked his life by saving Katniss’s, because Cato began to hunt him down. Another major sacrifice made was between Katniss and Peeta towards the end of the Hunger Games. “I spread out my fingers, and the dark berries glisten in the sun. I give Peeta’s