In The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins brings a reader into an utterly different realm than that to which most are accustomed. The setting is the post-apocalyptic dystopian nation of Panem, where the Capitol rules without leniency. Throughout her story, Collins introduces many characters, and each character demonstrates a link to a different theme in her book. For example, the author portrayed Foxface, a girl from the fifth district of Panem, using the theme of survival. “Anyone that wishes to survive in a harsh environment needs the necessary skills and an ability to assess risk and make decisions based on possible consequences and outcomes (“Themes”).” Illustrated with facial features and hair resembling a fox, she also took on many of the
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For example, when she takes from the Career tributes, she only steals in unnoticeable amounts. In another example, the Capitol reveals to the remaining tributes in the Hunger Games that a feast, where each district’s tribute would receive something they need, will occur the following day. Under the cloak of night, Foxface hides out in the cornucopia the evening before as a means of staying sheltered and ready to pounce once the feast begins. Effectively, this action showed that she was quick-witted and adaptable. In fact, she premeditated and performed it in such a way that the other tributes were in no position to chase after her, since she took no other’s bag; the tributes could not risk losing their own. This strategy led to her sustained survival in the Games. Her ingenuity gave her an edge over her competitors. The other tributes wished that they were as astute as Foxface. “Leave it to her to come up with such a clever and risky idea... That should have been my strategy!” Katniss observes enviously (Collins 283). She leaves the other tributes scrambling for ideas to eradicate her, but they cannot. “The rest of us are still poised around the plain, sizing up the situation, and she’s got hers,” Katniss expounds, referring to Foxface’s bag (Collins 283). Quick wits are important to a survivor. A person who thinks on their feet is adept at acclimating to their environmental …show more content…
However, even her own skills and lack of knowledge of plants led to her downfall from the nightlock berries Peeta possessed. Although her plan to take them was clever, Peeta’s lack of knowledge of plants conveyed itself to her resulting in her death. “To survive in the arena, [a tribute] must be clever and use their talent in useful ways. Everyone wants to win and survive but there is only one winner (A.).” As quick and sly as a fox, Foxface was a significant competitor in the seventy-fourth annual Hunger
For example, when she takes from the Career tributes, she only steals in unnoticeable amounts. In another example, the Capitol reveals to the remaining tributes in the Hunger Games that a feast, where each district’s tribute would receive something they need, will occur the following day. Under the cloak of night, Foxface hides out in the cornucopia the evening before as a means of staying sheltered and ready to pounce once the feast begins. Effectively, this action showed that she was quick-witted and adaptable. In fact, she premeditated and performed it in such a way that the other tributes were in no position to chase after her, since she took no other’s bag; the tributes could not risk losing their own. This strategy led to her sustained survival in the Games. Her ingenuity gave her an edge over her competitors. The other tributes wished that they were as astute as Foxface. “Leave it to her to come up with such a clever and risky idea... That should have been my strategy!” Katniss observes enviously (Collins 283). She leaves the other tributes scrambling for ideas to eradicate her, but they cannot. “The rest of us are still poised around the plain, sizing up the situation, and she’s got hers,” Katniss expounds, referring to Foxface’s bag (Collins 283). Quick wits are important to a survivor. A person who thinks on their feet is adept at acclimating to their environmental …show more content…
However, even her own skills and lack of knowledge of plants led to her downfall from the nightlock berries Peeta possessed. Although her plan to take them was clever, Peeta’s lack of knowledge of plants conveyed itself to her resulting in her death. “To survive in the arena, [a tribute] must be clever and use their talent in useful ways. Everyone wants to win and survive but there is only one winner (A.).” As quick and sly as a fox, Foxface was a significant competitor in the seventy-fourth annual Hunger