What would you do to survive? To get the chance to return to your home, embrace your loved ones and breathe the sweet air of victory? In ancient times, around 200 BCE, men were taken as slaves and were put in huge areas, were they had to fight their opponent to the death. This was a form of entertainment for the Roman Empire, and was also a form of dominance, to show the control the Roman Empire had over its people. As Jack London said, “Kill or be killed, eat or be eaten, that was the law.” The same can be said for the dystopian society that Katniss Everdeen inhabits. The government uses the annual hunger games as a form of propaganda, to remind the citizens of their past rebellion, and as a means to control them and their actions in the …show more content…
Katniss never would have left District 12 if the thought her family wasn’t safe. She knew she was very lucky to have someone so close to her, who would do whatever it took to take care of her family while she was fighting for her life
Katniss knows that the maker of the games, will not just throw her into the middle of the area with no training or guidance. That is why she and fellow contestant, Peeta, are given a mentor named Haymitch. First appearing drunkenly incompetent, and seemingly useless, he says “You don’t interfere with my drinking, and I’ll stay sober enough to help you.” (Collins.???) Haymitch is a winner of the hunger games and knows what takes to survive is. Haymitch knows that it winning the hunger games is not all about brute force or sizable strength. It is also about getting citizens to like the tributes, so they will sponsor them and send items in times of dire need. Katniss is very stubborn, and does not consider herself to be a real people pleaser. Neither does Haymitch, as he tell her “You’ve got about as much charm as dead slug.” (Collins..) Katniss does not really believe that charm is very important and has the mindset that if she can just stay alive on her own, she has a chance of surviving. Luckily, Katniss meets Cinna, the man who styles her for all of her interviews and events. They have an immediate connection and Cinna knows how important that people recognize Katniss, because being recognized could save her life.
An important idea that Katniss makes the audience think of is bravery. Every day since she was sixteen she has been going outside the wall to hunt for her family. When her father died and her mother slipped into deep depression she was the only one who could feed her family as her younger sister Prim was only seven. This bravery is shown
Each year there is one male and one female chosen from each district to participate in the annual Hunger Games. Prime, Katniss, Gale, and Peeta are all from district 12 and when the time comes to pick a participant, Prime, Katniss’s sister is chosen. Katniss then volunteers to take over for her beloved sister, and Peeta is chosen from the boys side. They are then rushed to the capital to start their training for the games. Peeta works at the bakery so he is good at camouflage and throwing heavy things. Katniss if very good at archery and with a bow. Their job is to get sponsors while they are at the capital. When they go in to be evaluated, Katniss shocks the sponsors by shooting an arrow into the apple in a man’s hand when they underestimated her. That earned her a very high evaluation score and more sponsors. Peeta then claims to have a crush on Katniss in hopes of making her look more desirable to get more sponsors as well. While being pitted against tributes that have trained for this for their entire lives, people from the capital and all over are watching the games on a television. Katniss relies on her ability to shoot a bow and knowledge of hunting while hiding from the
In the film, The Hunger Games directed by Gary Ross shows the protagonist, Katniss Everdeen as a strong well-skilled District 12’s female tribute who carries hope along to survive in the arena among other tributes to rebel against an oppressive government control. Throughout the film we can see how Katniss gets motivated by her loved ones back at home as well as her District 12’s members. For instance, Katniss’s younger sister, Prim gives strength when she gives the mocking jay pin
Katniss has reached the point where she is off to the Capitol. She meets Haymitch and Effie who are her mentors. Haymitch and Effie are her supernatural aid. They are there to help her prepare for the games and to teach her how to win. Haymitch is a previous victor who informs Katniss of what the games are going to be like. Haymitch says that the best advice he has for Katniss is “Stay Alive”. Katniss is trying to get as much information out of Haymitch because she wants to know how to win. Haymitch tries to explain to Katniss that if she wants to win, she needs to get people to like her because that is what will bring her sponsors. Effie is there for moral support and she tries to see the positive in what the games bring. Effie always says “Happy Hunger Games! And may the odds be ever in your favor!”. Effie is there to make sure that Katniss is visually appealing and that she is who everyone wants to be. She wants Katniss to enjoy the time she has left because she may never get to experience anything like it again.
Since Haymitch is Katniss and Peeta’s mentors he needs to help them and give them tips and tricks. Haymitch was in the Hunger Games and won, when Peeta asked to give them tips or something to help them survive Haymitch told them to stay alive at first, but he was joking, what he told them to be liked and get along with people to get sponsors. Sponsors can help getting a good score and help you win. Sponsors can't exactly help you win, but it helps your district and family. When they arrived to the destination of the Hunger Games people were waiting outside excited to meet the winners, Peeta decided to listen to Haymitch advice he waved and smiled at everyone he seen he was getting good at it Haymitch was proud of him. Peeta asked Katniss
The next mentor in Katniss’ life is Haymitch. At first, we think Haymitch is useless, as he is always drunk, but, as soon as they get to the Capitol, he proves himself. Haymitch is constantly reminding Katniss to “Play the Game” because he has hope that she will be able to appeal to the public and get sponsors, which will be the key to winning. Haymitch is the one who lays out
This is the last person anyone would expect to be able to guide two teenagers through the Hunger Games. Yet, Haymitch seems to change after meeting Katniss and Peeta. He decides that he’ll “stay sober enough to help... But [Katniss and Peeta] have to do exactly what [he] says” (Collins 58).
She will always feel obligated to payback an old debt despite saving his life. However, her strong will to survive and return home keeps her alert at all times whenever around cameras and the people of the Capitol. She makes sure to play on the romance so she can receive more sponsors for more food. Collins point out “To say my thoughts aloud would be tipping off the audience has been fabricated to play on their sympathies and that would result in no food at all’’ (p.296). Another point, before the interview celebrating their win she fears warning from Haymitch, her double suicide attempt upsets the Capitol and knows she must play lovesick role to survive. Collins states “What if he hadn’t warned me in time? Would I have acted differently? Flaunted the moment with the berries in the Capitol’s face? No I don’t think so. But I could easily have been a lot less convincing than in need to be right now” (p.360). However, Katniss will to survive the arena and now the unknown dangers from the Capitol keeps her alert. After the interview Haymitch replies “Great job, you two. Just keep it up in the district until the cameras are gone (Collins, p.372). Although, Peeta is unaware of this new danger from the Capitol and Haymitch
To begin the first characteristic that helped Katniss overcome adversity in the games was her intelligence. Katniss shows her intelligence multiple times throughout the book but one example of this would be when reads between the lines of Haymitch’s gifts thinking “Haymitch couldn't be sending me a clearer message one kiss equals one pot of broth”(collins 261). The significance of this is that she sees how willing people are to sponsor when her and Peeta are clearly in love so all she has to do for what she needs is to not give up on the games or on Peeta. The next point of how Katniss’s intelligence helped her in the book would be How she was able to locate Peeta after hearing the announcement of two tributes of the same district can survive. Remembering back to earlier in the games she thought “he couldn't have survived without water. I know that from the first few days here. He must be hidden somewhere near a source”(collins 250). This shows how in this stressful and vast environment she is able to take a breath and calmly analyze the situation and decipher that he couldn't have gone far from the career camp and he would have to stay close to water. The last way Katniss proves that her intelligence helped her in the games is how she takes out the careers supplies. After careful planning with rue Katniss makes her way up towards the career camp and takes up her bow and shoots “Then the apples spill to the ground and I’m blown backward into the air”(collins 221). This quote shows how with some planning and careful thinking she singlehandedly changed the course of the entire game. For these reasons her intelligence clearly helped her overcome the tall task of the hunger games.
Like in any typical hero movie, there is a call that the protagonist has to answer. In The Hunger Games, Katniss hears her calling when her sister, Prim is drawn to participate in the Hunger games. Knowing that Prim is definitely not a violent person, Katniss 's instincts kick in and she volunteers for her sister without
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
Kids and adults try really hard to survive and fight for their lives. In the hunger games Katniss and the rest of the districts are doing the same, they try to survive the battle. Fear is powerful enough to keep us away
Katniss has an edge over many of the other tributes because she often lives not knowing if she is going to make it through the night. For years she has been responsible for the life or death of her family. She was devastated by the death of her father, though she recalls many of his fine talents and qualities. Throughout the training and the Games, she fights against feeling friendship for Peeta Mellark because she knows
In the hunger games, Katniss faced many challenges in order to survive in the game; she has to deal with pain, nightmare and the capitol’s control. In order to win the game Katniss hide her feelings against the capitol and she must convince them to like her in order to get sponsor. We know this through what she said, “ when I was younger, I scared my mother to death, the things I would blurt out about district 12, about the people who rule our country, Panem, from the far off city called the capitol. Eventually I understood this would only lead us to more trouble.
The Hunger Games, written by Suzanne Collins, is set in a dystopian country called Panem. This country is split up into twelve districts, and the districts are lead by the Capitol. Annually, the Capitol forces children of the districts to fight in the Hunger Games until only one child is left alive. The Capitol uses the games to show their power and to discourage the people of Panem to start another war. The games are very entertaining to the people of the Capitol, and the whole country is required to watch on television. Even though this seems unusual to enjoy watching children fight to their death, this idea has been around for thousands of years.