Risky Protagonists In The Hunger Games By J. K.

We all have those stories we have read that have captured our attention. They reel us into the story and stand out on a shelf. Take recent stories like The Hunger Games and Divergent for instance. Millions of readers have fallen head over heel in love with these. They stand out to the average eye, but why? What makes them so different and intriguing? What makes stories like these excellent are their attention to detail, different perspectives and risky protagonist(s). For example, in The Hunger Games, the element of risk in the protagonist would be where it states “I volunteer as tribute!” This is when Katniss volunteering in for her helpless sister in the dangerous 75th Hunger Games, which was quite a risky move on her part A different
This statement relates to real life in general and is important because it not only relates to short stories but all stories in general. All good stories following these three points make the stories’ much more interesting. Even go back to stories from Shakespeare all the way to the tales of Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling. Take Romeo and Juliet for example. This was one of the first and probably most famous tales of star-crossed lovers in the perspective of an onlooker. An interesting point of view would be in sections like where it states “'Tis but thy name that is my enemy; Thou art thyself, though not a Montague.” The point of view is from a pair of starcrossed lovers represent two rival families and how they surpass the rivalry for true love. The risky protagonists would be characters like Romeo and Juliet. This is proven in phrases like “Romeo, I come! this do I drink to thee.” when Juliet was willing to fake her death for love. They were both willing to marry one another and fake their deaths to run away and big together. Finally, the amount of detail put into the story to describe Romeo and Juliet’s in phrases like “See, how she leans her cheek upon her hand! O, that I were a glove upon that hand, that I might touch that cheek!” The details of their love moves readers into feeling immensely for the characters right until their very last breath. Then we have series like Harry Potter. Take the first novel for instance. The perspective is from an 11 year old orphaned wizard finding his way with magic having his whole life turned around in statements like “Perhaps it had to do with living in a dark cupboard.”, which is quite a rare point of view nowadays. A risky move of the protagonist would be Harry Potter trying to battle Voldemort, the antagonist, on his own rather than telling anyone. This happened in phrases like “Harry took a