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The Hunger Games Katniss Powerless Quotes

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The Hunger Games draft kids against their will to kill each other. Power is a big part of The Hunger Games the capitol people have a lot. In the novel, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins the theme of power progresses throughout the story for the main character Katniss Everdeen who starts powerless but then hides her intentions from the capitol people and takes control of the winners of The Hunger Games. Katniss Everdeen like most people in the Seam is powerless. Katniss shows this powerless state when the reaping is about to happen. In the novel, it says “I protect Prim in every way I can, but I’m powerless against the reaping”(Collins fifteen). This quote shows how katniss starts helpless and powerless against the capitols reaping ceremony this also shows how much power the capitol holds making district twelve fear them and their ceremony. This is Katniss at her most powerless, for the average citizen it's the same. …show more content…

The quote “The anthem should block out our words but still I whisper. I even take the precaution of covering my lips with my hand. I don't want the audience to know what I'm planning to tell her about Peeta”( Collins two hundred five). This shows Katniss hiding her intentions from the audience and the capitol. She is basically in control of what is heard when the cameras were on her she controlled what the district and the capitol saw. The capital cant control katniss taking her hand down and letting the audience see what she says, a powerless moment for the capitol. This shows Katniss taking some power over the capitol even if it's just for a small amount of

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