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Owe People In The Hunger Games, By Suzanne Collins

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Do you ever feel weighed down by the debt you owe people? Like you have to repay them for something they have done for you. In the novel “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins a book about a nation Panem, a capital surrounded by twelve districts, hosts an annual fight to the death game to show the districts that the capital has all the power. These games are called the Hunger Games. Each district must provide one boy and one girl as tribute for the games. Katniss Everdeen takes her sister's place as a tribute in the games along with Peeta Mellark. To survive they use their techniques and knowledge from home. They end up both winning but not without many bumps in the road. In the novel, some of the characters feel as if they “owe” someone else for a kindness shown. …show more content…

A character that feels like they owe people a lot in the novel is Katniss. A time Katniss felt as if she owed someone was when Peeta gave her a loaf of bread. “It’s like the bread. How I never seem to get over owing you for that,” I say. (pg. 293) Katniss feels like she still owes Peeta for giving her bread when she didn’t have any food for her family. Peeta was kind enough to give Katniss food and now Katniss feels obliged towards Peeta. Another time characters repay each other is when Thresh saved Katniss’s life and let her go at the Cornucopia. Katniss is explaining to Peeta why Thresh did not kill her at the Cornucopia. “He let you go because he didn’t want to owe you anything?” asks Peeta in disbelief. (pg. 292) Thresh let Katniss go because Katniss paid respect to his district by putting flowers on Rue’s body. So in return Thresh let Katniss go so that way he doesn’t owe her anymore. By letting Katniss go Thresh no longer feels as if he owes

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