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Hunger Games Katniss Character Traits

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One of my favourite characters of all time would be Katniss Everdeen, the main character and the heroine in The Hunger Games series, which is a book and movie series that are famous among the adolescents. Katniss has several admirable traits, in other words, her attributes that made her a memorable character to me and to many other girls particularly. First of all, Katniss is a responsible person. Before I proceed, The Hunger Games is a televised game that requires children aged twelve to eighteen to fight till death in an arena. When Katniss’s twelve years old sister is being chosen as one of the competitors, Katniss stepped in and took her place in the Games. All she could think of at that moment was to save her sister from the gruesome game. Besides that, …show more content…

Secondly, Katniss is very intelligent. The following trait is portrayed during the Games. Although the situations in the Games can get arduous and complex, she still managed to figure her way out of the difficulties and in the end, she survived and won the Games. She is also a good leader. She managed to lead an innumerable group of people in a revolution that ended the Games and the oppression in the districts forever. This is incontestably an admirable trait of Katniss because she had great leadership skills although her age was only eighteen. Aside from her admirable traits, she also has her tragic flaws. Katniss can be selfish and emotional sometimes. Her emotional attitude could cloud her judgements, even in big and serious decisions. For instance, after they had apprehended the president, one of the members of the group decided to hold the 76th Hunger Games for the kids of the Capitol, the district that is responsible for the existence of the games. She agreed without contemplating it too much because of her anger that was burning inside of her after her sister’s death in the war. On top of that, Katniss can easily get angry at

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