as a lesson and are an amazing and honorable task to the people of the capitol. When Katniss Everdeen’s sister is randomly selected‚ Katniss takes her place in the games and wins. She is then reselected back into the games
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their novels Isabella Swan(Twilight)‚ and Katniss Everdeen(Hunger Games). Both girls are similar with their love triangles‚ both that’s just about where it ends on the surface. Katniss Everdeen‚ and Bella Swan are actually more alike than other people would believe. Agency refers to the capacity of individuals to act independently and to make their own free choices. The novels Twilight Saga‚ and The Hunger Games Trilogy main characters‚ Bella and Katniss respectively lack agency. Both characters
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“... May the odds be ever in your favor‚”. For Katniss Everdeen the odds seem to be in the exact opposite. Katniss has had a tough life. After her father dies she is left has the main provider of her family. This makes the fact that her sister is chosen in the reaping for the Hunger Games even worse. She takes her place but worries about her family will get food without her. While in the Games Katniss has to pretend to love Peeta for the sake of the capitol. All of these problems add up to make a
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portray and demonstrate their heroic qualities throughout the novel. The protagonist‚ Katniss Everdeen‚ is seen as selfless and Peeta Mellark is seen as brave. Katniss is a young woman who looks after her family and works hard to protect and provide for them. Peeta is brave in difficult situations and this helps him fight for his and Katniss’ life. Collins revealed the qualities through the protagonists‚ Peeta and Katniss‚ depicting them as heroes. To be selfless means you are more concerned about others
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The question of whether Katniss Everdeen‚ of ’The Hunger Games‚’ confirms or challenges the idea of an archetypal hero is one debated worldwide. Throughout the novel‚ written by Suzanne Collins‚ Katniss demonstrates qualities and undertakes actions which are‚ without a doubt‚ heroic. However‚ whether or not this makes her a hero is dependent upon who you are asking; many characters in the novel would have very different ideas as to what a hero is. Also‚ although Katniss may come off as a hero many
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Thesis: Katniss being able to hunt and find food is not just a way to survive but also a big advantage for her in the games. Point/proof to support thesis: Katniss and her family were starving but she found a way to survive. Textual Evidence and citation: “I thought of the hours spent in the woods with my father and I knew how we were going to survive” (Collins‚ 32). Analysis: Her father taught her how to hunt and it allowed her to find a way to survive. Point: Katniss is very observant because
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the relationship between Peeta and Katniss and is helped me to understand some of the important ideas in the novel such as sacrifice and power and control. The reaping in my opinion is one of the most significant and important events in this story. The reaping is where the whole plot of the story begins. Every District has a reaping to commence the Hunger Games‚ where two tributes are chosen. At the District 12 reaping Katniss’s sister Prim is chosen before Katniss steps in and volunteers herself as
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Do you think that Katniss seems unsure of herself at times? her abilities?‚ her strengths? and lacks the confidence to believe that she can and will be able to survive? Where in the story do we see examples of her overcoming her fear by working hard and not giving up and doing the right thing in order to survive the realities of her harsh existence? Relate this to your life. Do you ever feel this way? Do you think that reading about a fictional character like Katniss can inspire you to believe that
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A great example of this is expressed in The Hunger Games through the character of Katniss Everdeen. The central idea of this movie is Katniss’s journey of discovering herself‚ while becoming a hero to a damsel in distress‚ Peeta. Katniss is forced to fight to keep her district alive‚ and in doing that portrays many characteristics a woman has never possessed in another movie. She is strong‚ intelligent‚ independent
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fought for their own survival. Of course‚ that is an excellent thought. Yet‚ every dystopian book proves otherwise‚ and The Hunger Games is no exception. Suzanne Collins‚ author of the series‚ tells a story about a 16-year-old girl named Katniss Everdeen. Katniss is a resourceful girl who really wants nothing more but to go about her day as averagely as possible. Unfortunately‚ the world does not seem to want to work with her. Every year one boy and one girl from every one of the twelve districts
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