The story of Katniss Everdeen is an example of the creation of a new world, initially she struggles against the other tributes in the game struggling to fight for her life. She comes to represent hope for the other districts of Panem, and her story becomes one that gains attention from both the government and President Snow the leader of Both the capitol and all of Panem itself. In the beginning Katniss does not want to become this symbol of hope, but when her sister was chosen at the reaping she had no other choice but to save her sister. After a series of trials, she gradually accepts her role in the games and quickly becomes loved by all of Panem. Her journey to become a hero follows a trend that is best represented when applied to Josephs Campbell’s Monomyth template. Throughout the course of this
Katniss Everdeen has had to provide for her family ever since she was a very young girl. She came from a poor family, and when her father died she was left to hunt for her family’s meals. Katniss is extremely good with a bow, using it constantly since she was a little girl. She comes from a world where every year a brutal competition comes across the country. A boy and girl from the age 12-18 are selected to compete in the life threating battle. People come from 12 districts all around and train for a week to become a fierce gladiator and fight in the arena. When the time comes to select two individuals from Katniss’s district, a young man named Peeta and Katniss’s sister are chosen. Katniss does not want her sister to go into the dangerous battle, so she volunteers as tribute.
Katniss is very poor which makes training for the Hunger Games very difficult for her. Unlike her opponents in other districts who train their whole lives for the Games. However, overall she proves to the city and district that she is a tragic hero through her self-sacrifice that led to victory.
"The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins outlines the importance of family. "The Hunger Games" takes place in a region known as Panem, which comprises of 12 districts and a Capitol. The president of this region runs a dictatorship and forces the districts to send two tributes into the Hunger Games. Katniss, the main character, volunteers as tribute when her younger sister is chosen to participate. This event leads to Katniss' participation in "The Hunger Games." Throughout these events, many characters are shown trying to provide for their families.
In the first installment of the Hunger Games series we are greeted to the character Katniss Everdeen. Katniss and her family reside in the lowly District 12, the coal mining district, where the felling of death and despair is a guarantee. After the death of her father in a coal mining accident Katniss must do whatever she must in order to ensure the survival of her family and herself. Directed by Gary Ross the film was both a critical and financial success.
The theme of the dystopian novel The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is survival. Katniss Everdeen is the epitome of this theme; her disposition luckily possesses all of the attributes needed to survive. Katniss displays the theme of survival because she is resourceful, has integrity, and has perseverance.
Katniss symbolizes defiance of the Capitol and the rebellion working to bring it down, though she isn’t even aware of the full extent of this symbolism for much of the novel. At the end of the Hunger Games, Katniss defied the Capitol’s rules by threatening to commit suicide with Peeta. The Capitol intended for there to be only one victor, but Katniss forced them to accept two or lose both. It’s not until she meets the refugees from District 8 in the woods, however, that Katniss and the reader begin to see that people in the districts did, in fact, take her act as a gesture of outright rebellion against the Capitol. It’s the first inkling Katniss has of her status as a figurehead of sorts. Further hints crop up that Katniss, in some way, represents defiance of the Capitol, like the mocking jay costume Katniss’ designer creates for her. As Haymitch explains, Katniss is the mocking jay, meaning she herself is the symbol of the rebel movement working to bring down the
Katniss' role throughout The Hunger Games represents The Rational Decision-Making Process which is defined as a multi-step process for making choices between alternatives. The process of rational decision making focuses mainly on logic, objectivity, and analysis over subjectivity ( Osland et al., 2007 ) . Following the rational decision making process was critical to her survival she always recognized and defined every problem and it's objective that came in her way. This first took place at the beginning of the movie where Katniss had to learn how to maneuver a social minefield. She had to develop social skills that she does not have, and on top of that she had to use these skills in order to obtain the favor of the audience that watches her interview and her whole journey during the games. While following the rational
Katniss Everdeen, the heroine and narrator, is the female tribute for District 12. She volunteered as tribute for her little sister, Prim who got picked. Kat takes care of her mom and Prim, after her father dies in mine explosion. Katniss is an experienced hunter with great survival skills and her favorite weapon is the bow and arrow. Katniss and Peeta are both victors of the 74th Hunger Games.
The novel The Hunger Games was written by Suzanne Collins and was published in the year 2008 – the same year in which America faced a financial crisis. Revolving around the theme of hope in the post-apocalyptic worldview, the book follows Katniss Everdeen a 16-year-old who lives in District 12 in the future dystopian world of Panem. The leaders of Panem live in the Capitol, from where they control the twelve surrounding districts with an iron fist. Part of their control is enforced by the Hunger Games in which a boy and a girl from each district compete until only one survivor is left each year.
There isn’t only one definition for a hero, a hero has several qualities that make them just that: a hero. The Hero’s Journey can be used to tell a simple story or the most sophisticated soap opera. With having to overcome many near-death experiences, Katniss is able to prevail and become a victor. While Katniss is just a fictional character, people are still allowed to see her as a hero; I’m sure that Suzanne Collins had that in mind while writing her series. We need people that burn brighter than the sun to look up to, and the character, Katniss Everdeen, is considered to be one of them. Before even beginning to write this essay, The Hunger Games and the character Katniss were the first things to pop into my mind while discussing The Hero’s
One of the main themes in To Kill A Mockingbird was cowardice versus courage. Throughout the book many of the characters showed both courage and cowardice. During this time that the book showed, the Southern lives were greatly influenced by the Great Depression, segregation and discrimination between the African Americans and the whites. The African Americans were treated as less than human during this time. I believe that Atticus showed the most courage and throughout the book. Atticus comes to mind first because even though the differing thoughts on equality, Atticus defied the norms and fought for someone else that could not defend themselves. This is why I believe Atticus is the most courageous person in To Kill A Mockingbird.
Responsible and independent, she showed this at the start of the film where she broke the law by hunting animals and finding food for her family and friends. She volunteered to take her little sister, Prim 's place in the Hunger Games and carried on with it whilst Prim has screaming in agony. Katniss never showed any emotion because it shows weakness and be a primary target for the other competitors. "When they televise the replay of the reapings tonight, everyone will make note of my tears and I 'll be marked as an easy target, a weakling". Katniss is also athletic, she can run, jump and has great skill with the bow and arrow which helped her throughout the game. Her father taught her how to hunt and survive but unfortunately died in a mine explosion which made Katniss
Throughout the novel, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, there are is a wide variety of different themes presented, but some are more prominent than others. One of the controlling ideas in the book was: when people are faced with the threat of death and tragedy it causes their strongest to traits to surface, and their true character immerges. Mrs. Collins does a great job of projecting these morals through the protagonist of the story, Katniss Everdeen. Katniss gradually reveals her hidden strength and defiance as the story progresses.
Katniss hates the way the Districts are separated, and generally how the country of Panem is. She mentions a couple of times how she dislikes the rulers because of their acts and the reasoning of The Hunger Games. Generally, she does not like that everyone is controlled by the government. The way the citizens get suppressed by them. They have guards controlling the citizens holding them back, and if someone has a different opinion, they will get confronted.