Katniss Everdeen Character Analysis

Katniss is the protagonist of the novel. She is a tough, self-sufficient, extremely loyal girl whose childhood was cut short by responsibility. After her father died, her mother sank into a deep depression, so it was up to Katniss to feed the family. One evening, she was going through others' trash in desperation when Peeta Mellark purposefully burned bread from his family's bakery and gave it to her. She feels like she owes him for that action, because after that she realizes the forest will be how to feed her family. She and her friend Gale regularly hunt wild game and gather food, selling some and keeping some for their families. Katniss dearly loves her younger sister Prim, so much so that she volunteers to go to the Hunger Games in Prim's place. Though Katniss could very easily feel bitter towards her more sheltered sister, instead she is fiercely protective of her. During the Games, this protectiveness transfers to another young tribute named Rue who Katniss grows very close too and mentors as she were an older sister to Rue.

In the novel The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, the main character and protagonist is 16 year old Katniss Everdeen, a strong and selfless young woman who is far more mature than her age suggests. As the main provider for her family after her father died, Katniss had to become responsible and resourceful at a young age, which forced her to participate in rebellious behavior in order to keep her family alive. She is an unselfish and protective character, putting herself in danger in order to keep the ones she loves safe, especially for her little sister Primrose. Even after the pain and hardships she has had to go through not only in the games, but in her life, Katniss maintains her

Katniss Everdeen is a small town girl from District 13. She is 16 years old and 5’5, with brown hair (15).Before the hunger games she was a hunter either using her bow and arrow, knife or snares. Katniss is brave, she shows this whenever she volunteered herself as tribute when her sister, Primrose's, name was called. She knew she had a very slim chance of surviving the games, but to her it was worth volunteering herself and risking her own life than having her baby sister try to compete in the games. Katniss is also very smart. She remembers the things her dad used to teach her about the forest and hunting and she uses those skills to her advantage in the games. Like what to eat and what not to eat. And she also shows because she knows how to make things in the

Given these symptoms (examples above) and the fact that they have lasted more than year can help us determine the Katniss Everdeen is suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. The criterion from DSM-5 on PTSD has also helped in determining the correct diagnosis for Katniss. The traumatic event that lead Katniss to develop PTSD was that she was forced to survive by killing foes and comrades alike. Too often she was placed in situations that were either to kill or be killed by other tributes. Situations like those escalated the risk of becoming another survivor of PTSD. As previously mentioned, the symptoms have lasted more than a year and therefore, has created significant distress on Katniss's emotional, cognitive, physical, and social

“We had to save you because you're the Mockingjay, Katniss, says Plutarch. While you live, the revolution lives” (Collins). Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games is a complex character who epitomizes the archetype of a hero, however, she also shatters the mold by rebelling against the capital and endangering her whole family. She starts out as a hero to her family, especially her sister, and then becomes the symbol of strength to everyone. Katniss sacrifices herself by volunteering to join the Hunger Games in place of her sister, it is a game of survival where a boy and a girl from each district are forced to fight the other members of other districts to the death. By going out of her ordinary world and preparing to join a game where her life could be taken, she fits right into the archetype of a hero. Her bow and arrow, the weapon that only she can wield, will be the only things to help her survive. Despite these heroic qualities, Katniss makes an erroneous decision and blunder mistakes that shows the reader the flip side of Katniss.

In YA literature, authors tend to rely on set roles in a society to denote their characters and their characters’ motives, falling back to these established precedents to convey the driving forces behind their actions. Some novels have their protagonists alter certain aspects of their character throughout the course of the book to further their personal objectives, either through a clear delineation of this new development or by using surrounding elements to indicate an implied change. In The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern, the main protagonists’, Celia and Katniss, clothing are used as an outward representation of their changing roles in their respective current communities. Both characters also manipulate

Everyone's name is put in a hat, and there are two people picked from each district. After the other 11 districts had been called, it was time for District 12. The first name called is, Primrose, Katniss’s sister. Katniss, being her sister’s hero, volunteers to take her place. Katniss taking her sister’s place, is her showing she is a true hero, and she will do anything for her family's survival. Katniss knew her sister wound.t make it through the Hunger Games, and she knows if she takes her sister’s spot, her and her family will have such a better life. If Katniss didn't take her sisters place, her sister would have died, and her mother would be even more depressed because that would have been the second time one of her family members have passed away; but since Katniss took her sister’s place, she knows she will be able to win, and get a nicer house, in the

In this novel, Katniss who possesses the ability to hunt with great ease and knowledge, is called to save her sister Prim's life, when she is announced as a tribute. When two people chosen from each district are to participate as ‘tributes’ in the Hunger Games, Katniss does something completely unheard of for

“Don't go,” Peeta told Katniss. Katniss knew she had to go. She knew she needed the bag and whatever was in it, but she couldn't stop thinking about Peeta’s words. Katniss secretly drugged Peeta to sleep and went to the Cornucopia to gather the stuff the sponsors had supplied. Do you let others make choices for you? Do you make them yourself? Both Katniss Everdeen from “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins and Ani Mells from “The Scourge” by Jennifer A. Nielsen make their own choices. Katniss and Ani are both going through hard times. Katniss has volunteered for her sister, Primrose, to be in the Hunger Games; To go into an arena, and fight 23 other kids, from ages 12-18 to the death. Ani’s Scourge test results come back positive, and she is sent to the Scourge colony: Attic Island. Ani, being hated by the Governor, is always at risk with her life. Katniss and Ani are independent. One reason is that they are both strong-willed. Another reason is that they both like to rebel the rules.

When faced with an unjust government system one strong-willed teenager faces abundant obstacles to ensure the survival of her family and herself. At the age of sixteen Katniss Everdeen is already providing for her family, and breaking the laws enforced by the Capitol every day to do so. Katniss is then thrown into a competition were the penalty for losing is death. While balancing her responsibilities as provider and fighter she must also put on an impressive act as a lover; under the suspecting eyes of President Cornelius Snow. The day that her true struggles begin is that day of which all civilians of District 12 loathe. This is the day of the reaping.

At home Katniss would hunt with a bow and arrow in order to put food on the table for

In society, individuals benefit from easy access of necessities for everyday life. Unfortunately, not all members of society are able to have this luxury. In the works of this essay a focus will be reflected on how members in a lower class environment may benefit from these conditions. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins has a theme throughout the novel; characters selected from the districts in poverty and starvation have many advantages in the arena. Specifically looking at Katniss Everdeen, it is evident that characteristics from her lifestyle in District 12 present themselves when fighting for her life in the arena. With Katniss being a part of the poorest district, she has greater knowledge of hunting, gathering and survival instincts.

She makes sure there’s food on the table for her and that she never has to go hunger. After their father died in a mining accident she devoted herself to taking care of Prim when her mom fell into a deep depression. She made sure that she had eaten before going to bed and that Prim was always safe from harm and any wrong doing. Katniss took it upon herself to be the “mother figure” in Prims life. Prim also has a cat that Katniss hates but if it makes her sister happy then she’s willing to keep it. The day of the reaping in the first book The Hunger Games Prims name is chooses from the group of females in the district. Effie the lady who draws the names and reads them off finishes her speech and then gets ready to draw names form the bowl. “…….Ladies first! ......” (Collins 20). Effie reaches her hand into a bowl and pulls out a slip then walks back to the microphone and announces the name of the female contestant. “It’s Primrose Everdeen.” (Collins 20). Prim then starts to walk to the stage when Katniss her older sister steps out of line and fights against the peacekeepers who are there to make sure that there isn’t any riots, to volunteer for her. She doesn’t want Prim to go into the arena and see people be killed or be killed by someone else trying to stay alive. “”I volunteer! “ I gasp “I volunteer as tribute!”” (Collins 20). She chooses to do this cares she cares a lot for Prim and she continues to show that throughout all three books. She does whatever it takes to either make Prim happy or to keep her safe from any harm done. Before Katniss is escorted to the train to go to the capitol she ask Gale to watch and protect her little sister and her mom while she in in the arena. Her love for Prim is never ending it may be because their sisters or it might be a deeper connection that we don’t get to see, or

Katniss answers the call to adventure when her little sister, Primrose, was chosen for the reaping. At that moment, Katniss took charge of the situation and volunteered to take her sister’s place a tribute for District 12. During the final moments that she had with her family, she refused the death sentence that the hunger games offered and

In many works of literature, it is often a crucial component for characters to sacrifice opportunities that arise in their lives in order to help loved ones. In Suzanne Collin’s “The Hunger Games,” protagonist Katniss Everdeen sacrifices the chance to live her own life in order for her sister, Primrose Everdeen, to not experience potential death in the arena. Another character that has similar attributes to Katniss Everdeen would be Pari II in Khaled Hosseini’s, “And the Mountains Echoed.” This novel depicts a strong relationship between parents and a daughter that results in missed opportunities due to the health risks that have developed in the parents. The fundamental values of such a character have developed through years of witnessing