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The Theme Of Sacrifice In The Hunger Games By Suzanne Collins

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Suzanne Collins, the author of the novel The Hunger Games, develops the theme of sacrifice in her novel and the thematic statement that most people are willing to sacrifice in order to protect the people they love. In part one of the novel the day of the reaping, Effie Trinket announced that Primrose Everdeen, Katniss’ little 12-year-old sister, was chosen as tribute for the Hunger Games. Katniss volunteers as a tribute because Katniss can’t bare to see her 12-year-old sister going to the Games and most likely watching Prim die. While Prim is slowly walking to the stage, Katniss expresses to Effie and the crowd, “I volunteer!’ I gasp. ‘I volunteer as tribute!’(Collins 22). This quote demonstrates that Katniss volunteered to go as a tribute

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