Three Characters Who Have Influenced Katniss
Ewon Chang
Ms. Costa
ENG3U
6th November 2012
Three characters who have influenced Katniss Everyone in society must have been influenced by others around him. Think about it; a person can always find several people who have influenced him deeply in his life, such as his parents and teachers. More specifically, the person can be directly influenced by their words and actions; he can also be unconsciously influenced by their minds and moods. However, these influences can be positive or negative for a man. Katniss, the protagonist in The Hunger Games, has been influenced in both positive and negative ways by three characters: Gale, Cinna and Cato. Gale teaches Katniss hunting skills like a big brother and promises to take care of Prim. He has a positive influence on Katniss indeed. Cinna, as Katniss’s stylist, helps her get sponsors and eases her before the tribute interviews. What he does for Katniss has really influenced her positively in the Games. As for Cato, on the contrary, he is the archenemy of Katniss in the Games. There is no doubt that his tracing and killing plan brings a lot of troubles to Katniss and has influenced her in a negative way. In brief, Gale and Cinna have influenced Katniss in a positive way, while Cato has done it in a negative way. Gale is the boy who has trained Katniss as an excellent hunter with comprehensive hunting skills and eases Katniss by guaranteeing that he will prevent her family from starving before the Games. They hunted in the woods together when they were both young. They exchanged hunting skills and trained each other until the other one mastered them. They “grudgingly [begin] to share [their] knowledge, [their] weapons, [their] secret places that [are] thick with wild plums or turkeys. [Gale] [teaches] [Katniss] snares and fishing” (Collins 111). As a consequence, Katniss is not only good at archery, but also can hunt without a bow. Because of a variety of hunting skills, Katniss is able to catch prey in the first
Ms. Costa
ENG3U
6th November 2012
Three characters who have influenced Katniss Everyone in society must have been influenced by others around him. Think about it; a person can always find several people who have influenced him deeply in his life, such as his parents and teachers. More specifically, the person can be directly influenced by their words and actions; he can also be unconsciously influenced by their minds and moods. However, these influences can be positive or negative for a man. Katniss, the protagonist in The Hunger Games, has been influenced in both positive and negative ways by three characters: Gale, Cinna and Cato. Gale teaches Katniss hunting skills like a big brother and promises to take care of Prim. He has a positive influence on Katniss indeed. Cinna, as Katniss’s stylist, helps her get sponsors and eases her before the tribute interviews. What he does for Katniss has really influenced her positively in the Games. As for Cato, on the contrary, he is the archenemy of Katniss in the Games. There is no doubt that his tracing and killing plan brings a lot of troubles to Katniss and has influenced her in a negative way. In brief, Gale and Cinna have influenced Katniss in a positive way, while Cato has done it in a negative way. Gale is the boy who has trained Katniss as an excellent hunter with comprehensive hunting skills and eases Katniss by guaranteeing that he will prevent her family from starving before the Games. They hunted in the woods together when they were both young. They exchanged hunting skills and trained each other until the other one mastered them. They “grudgingly [begin] to share [their] knowledge, [their] weapons, [their] secret places that [are] thick with wild plums or turkeys. [Gale] [teaches] [Katniss] snares and fishing” (Collins 111). As a consequence, Katniss is not only good at archery, but also can hunt without a bow. Because of a variety of hunting skills, Katniss is able to catch prey in the first
Cited: Collins, Suzanne. The Hunger Games. New York: Scholastic, 2008. Print