Suzanne Collins Katniss Everdeen Character Analysis Katniss Everdeen was a sixteen (16) year old girl from the coal mining district 12 in the post-apocalyptic continent once known as North America. This area was then known as Panem. Katniss had black hair‚ gray eyes‚ and olive skin‚ which was common for the people of the Seam. She was very independent because she had to take care of her mother and her little sister when her father died in a coal mine explosion. This had made Katniss stubborn and
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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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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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Katniss Everdeen was a sixteen year old girl that lived with her mother and her little sister Prim in District 12. Katniss’s family depended on her to hunt for food ever since her father died in a mine explosion when she was only eleven years old. At the reaping‚ the mayor gave a speech about how the government in North America fell and the country of Panem took over. There was a war between the Capitol and the districts‚ and the Capitol won. To remind the districts not to rebel‚ the Capitol
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obstacles to make sure her sister is truly safe. Katniss knows that she needs to win the Hunger games for her family‚ and surviving the games is just an obstacle in her path to see her family again. In the Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins‚ the main character Katniss Everdeen survives the life obstacles of providing for her family and surviving the Hunger Games with the help of Peeta Mellark in the Capitol. To begin‚ the main character Katniss Everdeen survives the life obstacles of providing
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vs Hopelessness’ as Snow White lost hope thinking she’ll never be back with her prince again and then regained hope meeting the dwarvettes. 3) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iieJoCOTWV0 (1:00:00-1:08:42) In this scene of Thumbelina‚ we have the archetype ‘Light vs Darkness’‚ where Thumbelina wants to go back to summer or back on Earth. It is now winter‚ where everything is dead‚ dark and sad‚ and also the mole lives underground and she’s in despair from having to marry him and end up living underground
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An essay that I will be examining through the framework of a monomyth archetype is “The Step Not Taken” by Paul D’Angelo in which he recollects his thoughts and emotions after a Toronto-based event in which he is faced with a young man in an elevator who suddenly and without provocation breaks down in tears‚ thus putting the author’s public persona that he carries for strangers at odds with his inner ego and sense of social self-worth. The questions that the author has explored in the essay were
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In the fictional novel‚ The Hunger Games‚ written by Suzanne Collins‚ a girl named Katniss has to fight for her life in the 74th annual Hunger Games. The book focused on Katniss volunteering to be in the Hunger Games and her journey to the arena. Also‚ it focused on her battling to win with her partner Peeta after a rule change allowing both to win. The three topics addressed in the exciting book are characterization‚ conflict‚ and themes. To start‚ the author uses characterization to reveal
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Katniss Everdeen My hero is Katniss Everdeen. Katniss is a hero because she fits the traits that a hero has. To most people a hero is someone who has noble qualities and preforms phenomenal achievements. She is the main character in the book The Hunger Games. Katniss is a sixteen year old girl who lives in District 12. During the reaping of the 74th annual Hunger Games‚ Katniss’ younger sister Prim is chosen for the reaping. Katniss quickly volunteers to take place of her sister. Katniss
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relation to the archetype of The Innocent‚ an ego type. Out of the twelve archetypes used commonly in written work‚ the author Carl Gustav Jung‚ generalized these types to be constantly represented in a person’s life and personal traits. To further explain one’s personality broken down‚ it is simply that everyone is brought up differently‚ therefore varying in their belief and value systems. Although humans are complex beings‚ and different archetypes may apply to one personality‚ one archetype usually
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