The Hunger Games Hero's Journey

Every story based on a Hero must go through a series of steps known as The Hero’s Journey. The Hero’s Journey has three main parts which are; Departure, Initiation, and Return. The Hunger Games written by Suzanne Collins is one of the many stories that follow this process. In this novel, Katniss Everdeen the story’s hero goes through the steps in a unique way, having to fight, kill and be hunted by kids of her own age and to fight to the death. In The Hunger Games Katniss goes through the Departure stage just as every other Hero does, but Katniss knows that the chance of Call to Adventure is coming but when The Capitol comes to her district to choose the annual two tributes, her little sister Primrose is chosen. Katniss then offers herself to be tribute instead of Primrose. The Refusal of the Call comes when Katniss is frightened and unsteady about what is happening and the thought of having to go out and fight to the death with random kids Katniss would like to refuse this task but she is forced to by The Capitol. Katniss’ Supernatural Aid is not magical but is there with her throughout the whole experience and is her mentor who previously won a Hunger Game. The Crossing of the First Threshold stage is
This is dangerous because The Capitol believes that they were defying them. For the Rescue from Without step the couple has their mentor and stylists, family and district to help bring them back to everyday life. In The Crossing of the Return Threshold this happens during Katniss and Peeta’s last interview. The two are now the Masters of the Two Worlds because they have a hero like quality to them to all the districts because they were the first two to ever make it out of the Hunger Games together. The Freedom to Live step happens to every hero at the end of the story so for now Katniss is free to live life without fear of The Capitol until the next Hunger