The Hunger Games: Katniss, The Girl On Fire

Katniss Everdeen, the protagonist in The Hunger Game series, is one of the survivors of the hunger game. Katniss comes from district 12, the poorest area in the whole countries. The character’s image is tough and strong because she wants to protect her family from any dangers. Therefore, she volunteers to replace her sister in the hunger game to protect her. She even become the symbol of resistance (the Mockingjay) of the war to the Capitol during the revolution. For people in the Panem, Katniss is the victor of the hunger game, the hope, who survives from the torture and poverty. The image of Katniss represents people who fight for survival in the real world. People sometimes need to give up something when they faced difficulty, like Katniss, she makes efforts to fight with the government.

During the weeks over which the Games occur, Katniss’ character does not essentially change. What changes are her circumstances, and most of the novel watches her dealing with the situations she encounters. She does not begin to seek attention once she becomes a celebrity and begins doing television interviews. Rather, she always tries to figure out how to get through the interviews so she can succeed in winning the games and go back to her life. The games do not turn her into an unsympathetic killer, and the only times she does kill, she does only because it was necessary. That her sense of compassion remains intact is clear through the way she treats Rue and kills Cato out of pity for his

In the Book The hunger games Katniss Everdeen faces overwhelming adversity when she finds herself found in the clutches of the capital stuck in the hunger games. Katniss is able to overcome this adversity by having strong characteristics like her intelligence, resourcefulness and being courageous, these characteristics will be discussed throughout the essay outlining exactly why these characteristics help katniss in the games.

Much of the Hunger Games is centered around portraying a certain image, or identity if you will. The capital manipulates the weaknesses in their society and in their people to create an identity of unity and nationalism through the way they present the games to the districts of Panem. This idea of appearing to be one thing but really being another is ingrained in the society of Panem. District 12, in particular, maintains this image of complacency for the sake of survival, and Katniss is no exception to this.

“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.

When Katniss enters the Capitol of Panem train for the Hunger Games she is taken into a whole different world. Katniss spends most of her time there training and attending public events in preparation for the hunger

The Hunger Games Catching Fire, by Suzanne Collins has very deep characterization. Katniss Everdeen, the protagonist, was the winner of the previous Hunger Games. She is picked for the Quarter Quell, which picks winners of past Hunger Games to fight each other again in a new arena. Her and Peeta are chosen again. Katniss is a character who cares about others but will do whatever it takes to make sure the ones she cares about are safe. This is shown on page 189 when she says "But I have a mission. No, it's more than a mission. It's my dying wish. Keep Peeta alive." In this quote, Katniss shows how much she cares about Peeta by putting the safety of his front of her own. Peeta is tough selfless person who cares about Katniss and her well being.

It is very obvious that throughout the Hunger Games the main character, Katniss Everdeen, changes drastically. There are many little things that influence her change in character, the main reasons being, when her ally Rue was killed, when its announced that she can work with the male tribute from her district, Peeta, and when she defies the capitol and threatens her life with the berries so that her and Peeta can both win. These reasons are the most important because they cause the most obvious changes in who Katniss is in the arena. When Katniss teams up with the twelve year old girl from District 11, she is constantly reminded of her little sister at home. That she volunteered for at the reaping, so that she would not have to fight.

In the surreal dystopian novel, The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins the main theme that is focused on the most is survival of the fittest. Katniss displays this theme with her two characteristics and one of many skills. The first one being an athletic mindset, the second being intelligence, and her skill being archery. Katniss is very athletic. Near the end of the story Katniss was able to escape genetically modified canines with an extraordinarily amount of speed.

Michael, I do concur with your statement that Katniss is a strong young woman; however, there are times throughout the novel that Katniss struggles to differentiate between her true self and the persona she created to secure her survival during the games. Even the quote you provided as evidence, “By the end of the session, I am no one at all” (Collins 143) she did know who she was by the end of the mock up session with Haymitch Abernathy. For instance, nowadays, many young adults use social media as an escape from their mundane reality. Most of millennials do not have the social skills necessary to get through life. For the most of their teenage year’s social media has inflated the reality of their lives, once they graduate high school and

Reality is what people want sometimes. It’s good to have fiction heroes, but its really something when the actually hero is someone that anyone could strive to be like. Stefanie Lethbridge from “Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg,” states that, “Katniss is truly a Girl on Fire.” What she meant by that statement is that her popularity spread like wild fire. It swept the world and she turned into a world wide sensation.

She has a lot of pent of anger towards her dystopian government. Katniss's anger towards the capital as the story goes progresses. This causes her to loses most of her faith in society. Her anger and emotions build as the story moves along.

My perspective on Katniss creating a public persona is that it is dangerous for at some point she will lose sight of who she really is and might lose the people who really care for her. In the novel, Katniss assumes a public persona per the process and desires of the viewers of Panem; in other words, she molds her identity to a reality television show persona. Moreover, Katniss can do so by creating moments of authenticity for the audience of Panem during the hunger games. The Hunger Games ritualizes a process through which the contestant and the audience are effect reign by the reflexive naturalization of a behavior whereby voter participation and the seemingly democratic selection of contestants. Such behaviors are apparent when Katniss performs

The next scene is a heavy contrast to the first. In this scene we see Katniss hunting for food for her family and in doing so, assuming a role more commonly associated with males. In the lead up to the games she poses as a girl madly in love with the male tribute from her district in order to gain sponsors and attention from the Capital. She demonstrates intelligence in doing so because she knows that she is more likely to be accepted by the capital if she adopts a more feminine persona. It is only after the Games begin that Katniss demonstrates her natural talents, those more typically associated with a male character. She uses her hunting skills to her advantage by catching food and killing people when necessary. She also exhibits a wide range of knowledge which helps her to survive during the Games. Towards the end of the film, it has been made clear to the audience that whilst Katniss assumes a traditional female role when with her family or when it benefits her, her true character closely follows the characteristics typically seen in a traditional male gender

Etymology need not elude us for a moment; these are the Hunger Games. As Haymitch tells Katniss from the beginning, “It’s all a big show. It’s all how you’re perceived.” And so, Katniss has no choice but to play along—donning an unforgettable dress that transforms her into the Girl on Fire, delivering rehearsed interviews, and here, performing the role of star-crossed lover for the swooning viewers at home.