The Hunger Games: Katniss Everdeen's Journey

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

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

The boy tribute that is from her district is Peeta Mellark who she knew from long ago. Peeta confessed to the public that he loves her and that begins their friendship. Throughout the games, she watches as tributes are killed and a young girl named Rue is murdered. When this happens, Katniss kills Rue’s attacker. This is the first time that she has ever killed a person, so she takes it very hard. Rue was not only Katniss’s ally but her friend, she was Prim’s age and reminded her of her sister. So, when Rue was killed it struck Katniss deeply. By the end of the games she has come to love Peeta back and it comes down to the two of them. They refuse to kill each other, so they decided to eat berries that are poisonous but the capitol has to have a victor, so the capitol announces that they are both victors. When she did this, it was a direct punch to the capitol and it ignited a spark in the people, that began the process of a revolution. After she returns home, she realizes what her actions caused and that is the real reason that she went there. She was destined to be the Mockingjay, or the leader of the revolution against the capitol. She realizes that she is the only way that the people will unite and fight to

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.

Katniss is the First main protagonist and narrator of the story. She hails from District 12 where she has just returned to after competing and coming out victorious in the 74th annual “Hunger Games” in which her little sister, Primrose was initially chosen at “The Reaping”; as a result, she volunteered to take her spot as tribute. Her and Co-Victor, Peeta Mellark have to leave again for the victory tour to make appearances in each of the 12 districts to speak with the families of the fallen tributes and fellow citizens: however, before departing she is visited by President Snow. He explains to Katniss that during the last Hunger Games when she tried to commit double suicide with Peeta by eating poisonous nightlock, she ignited a possible uprising in the districts. President Snow and Katniss have a lengthy conversation about the fact that if she doesn 't convince the districts that she made the decision out of temporary lovesickness, then he will personally make sure she suffers. After a chain of “Indiscretions” the capital decides to hold a “Quarter games” in which every 25 years, a separate Hunger games are held; however, tributes chosen have to be

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“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 the beginning, Katniss is living the hard life of her district. She goes to school and hunts so that her family has food. She has a younger sister named Prim and a mother, however it is time for the reaping which is when the Capitol picks names out of a bucket for one boy and one girl from each of the 12 districts to participate in the Hunger Games, a fight to the death tournament where the winner gets fame and fortune. Prim gets chosen to participate in the games, but Katniss volunteers to take her place(22). A boy from their district named Peeta also gets chosen and Katniss realizes that he had given her bread when she didn’t have food for her family. They go to the Capitol and meet their mentor, Haymitch(56), who helps them train, then they go into the arena and battle. Peeta joins up with some Careers, children that trained for the Hunger Games all their lives, and tries to win but then he betrays them. The Gamemakers make a rule change and say that two tributes from the same district can win together so Katniss finds Peeta and helps him because he has been injured. After they are the only two people left the Gamemakers change the rule back to force Katniss and Peeta to fight each other, rather than fight, Katniss takes some poisonous berries, called Nightlock, she found in the arena and gives half of

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

Katniss Everdeen was the girl tribute from district 12, and they boy tribute was Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson). Katniss sort of knew Peeta before the games, but she wasn’t exactly sure because she could never really pen point where she meet him. Come to find out Peeta basically saved her from starvation because he gave her bread from his bakery, after he burnt it on purpose. Once Peeta and Katniss reached the Capitol and came out to show all the people of the Capitol who they were, they were the ones to watch out for. Katniss was known as the girl on fire, and then Peeta surprised everyone when he told the people of the Capitol that he was in love with Katniss; which then labeled both of them as the star crossed lovers of district 12.

Imagine living in a world that puts all obstacles against you. That is the life Katniss lives. She was raised in the poorest part of Panem, providing for herself and family ever since the death of her father. Also, Katniss grew up learning about The Hunger Games and how the games force the tributes to act in different manners. The nature of Katniss’ life before the games causes confusion about her relationship with Peeta. Peeta starts as the baker’s son, but quickly transitions to a fellow tribute, to a guy she is supposed to be in love with, to a guy she may actually love. All of Peeta’s actions are brought to question by Katniss. She has trouble seeing his actions as genuine. The nature of Katniss’ life in the Seam before she participates

Most of us would go to hell and back to protect our loved ones. In the Hunger Games, released in 2012 directed by Gary Ross working with cinematographer Tom Stern ,Katniss Everdeen does just that. Katniss Everdeen along with her mother and sister lived in Districts 12 that is controlled by a more powerful city called Panem. Each year for the entertainment of those who live in Panem, one boy and one girl are chosen from each district for a televised fight to the death called the hunger games, with only one survivor. The lucky boy and girl are chosen through what is called a reaping. Each boy and girls name if put into a drawing and pulled out for the results of who is going to be participating in the Hunger games. When Katniss Everdeen’s

Hunger Games Character Analysis When authors write a new work, frequently they use a variety of literary devices to help establish elements of a story. A representation of when an author carries out this type of development in a story is “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins. Collins uses the mockingjay symbol, a frightening and distressful mood, and District 12 and Arena settings to help develop the character of Katniss along with the theme of survival. Katniss's mocking jay pin, like the bird itself, symbolizes an animal with a personality that is original. As hybrid animals that have broken of the control of the Capitol, they represent the lack of ability to accomplish power over everyone and everything of the Capitol.

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.

While competing in the Hunger Games, Katniss is unsure if Peeta is on her side or not because he betrays her and joins the Careers; plotting to team up and kill the weak. This make Katniss extremely confused, causing her to be uncertain of whether or not she will be able to kill Peeta since he is her supposed star-crossed lover. She also debates with herself because she cannot decide if she is in love with Gale or Peeta. During the Hunger Games, Katniss becomes friends with Rue through the mocking jay pin. Rue is killed, but Katniss remembers her by using the wisdom that she learned from Rue.