Journal Essay – The Hunger Games Character Analysis In the novel The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins‚ the main character and protagonist is 16 year old Katniss Everdeen‚ a strong and selfless young woman who is far more mature than her age suggests. As the main provider for her family after her father died‚ Katniss had to become responsible and resourceful at a young age‚ which forced her to participate in rebellious behavior in order to keep her family alive. She is an unselfish and protective
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Sacrifice was a big moral I learned from The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. Katniss Everdeen made tons of sacrifices throughout the book. Around the beginning of the book‚ there was a drawing for who is put in the Hunger Games and Katniss’s little twelve year old sister Primrose was drawn. Katniss made what I would say the biggest sacrifice of the book; she volunteered as tribute so her little sister doesn’t have to go into the Hunger Games. The Hunger Games is a fight to the death battle consisting
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The main character in The Hunger Games‚ Katniss Everdeen‚ is a strong and independent teenager who has to conquer many gruesome challenges. The challenges she faces not only require being strong physically‚ but also emotionally. I personally can’t even imagine living in Katniss’s society‚ where being in horrible and life-threatening situations is very common. Fortunately‚ Katniss has the skills and personality to overcome these obstacles. Throughout the story‚ there are three specific situations
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Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark‚ were trapped in the jungle yesterday‚ during the 75th annual Hunger Games‚ by Capital two big‚ hairy‚ orange monkey mutations. The monkeys seemed as though they were after her specifically. Specialists say that according to analysis‚ the monkeys were programed to catch Katniss only. Peeta was there‚ however‚ but were completely ignored by the monkeys. If you were nearby you might of heard Peeta yelling at the monkeys to come get him. This may have been to help
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Beowulf and Katniss Over the centuries‚ the concept of what is required to be considered a hero has changed. Beowulf‚ an epic hero from the sixth century‚ is very different in comparison to his counterpart‚ Katniss Everdeen‚ heroine of “Hunger Games‚” is a mixture between a Hemingway and Epic hero. An epic hero is concerned with the nobility and bravery of their deeds‚ but also with what they will receive‚ attention or material wise‚ for what they do. A Hemingway hero is someone who follows the
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“The Hunger Games” Dystopian literature is portrayed as dictatorship within the government and it is seen as the antagonist in the story. Suzanne Collins exaggerated the government and how it was ran. Suzanne made the story written by a teenager who was independent and did not believe in what President Snow was doing to the country. She says “So I learned to hold my tongue and to turn my features into an indifferent mask so that no one could ever read my thoughts.” This is said by Katniss Everdeen
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think we’re all the same. Morrie tells everyone‚”You’re not a wave‚ you are part of the ocean.” In the trilogy‚ The Hunger Games‚ a young girl‚ Katniss‚ has to fight for her life. She knows she has to live‚ yet she doesn’t know she started an uprising. Katniss‚ by herself‚ couldn’t beat the Capitol‚ but with the help from other Districts they would have a chance. Even though Katniss seems more important than others‚ everyone had to work together to make it happen. When people work together they become
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Character Analysis of Katniss Everdeen‚ The Hunger Games. Katniss Everdeen is a 16-year-old girl who lives in a poor coal-mining region called District 12‚ in the country of Panem. She volunteers for herself instead of her younger sister to participate in the potentially deadly annual Hunger Games. As her father was killed in an accident‚ Katniss has taken on the role of her family’s head of household. Katniss’s mother was unable to cope with the loss and is deeply depressed. Filling her father’s
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Katniss Everdeen being the protagonist is a strong independent girl who is determined to provide for her family. Katniss decides to protect her sister and volunteers to take Prim’s place in The Hunger Games. In the film she states “ I volunteer! “I volunteer as tribe!”. Katniss embraces courage since she takes her sister’s place. In one of the scenes she needed to take courage when she had to face Cato at the lake. She was frightened since Cato is a strong competitor in the games. She had to also
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easily be seen in The Hunger Games‚ in the instance of Peeta and Katniss when they are going into the games. Peeta and Katniss create a story that they are both in love with each other in hopes they will be able to both make it out of the games alive. The plans ends up working as they are sent several medicines and other supplies throughout the games to help them survive. Eventually‚ they both make it out of the Hunger Games alive because of their made up story. Peeta and Katniss were able to make
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