Comparing Katniss 'Great Expectations And The Hunger Games'

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The coming of age story template has been around for thousands of years, and has stayed the same throughout those years. The template has not died despite it’s seemingly eternal existence. For example, the novels ‘Great Expectations’ and ‘The Hunger Games’ are vastly similar. Although the subjects are totally different, they are the same. From the plot to the character relationships, there are glaring similarities between the two.

There are many examples of similar characters in the two novels. Pip and Katniss have much in common. In chapter forty- four, page three hundred thirty-four Pip talks to miss Havisham. “ ‘I suppose I did really come here… as a kind of servant, to gratify a want or a whim, and to be paid for it.’ ‘ you did.’ “ At

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