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Imagine you had a sister that you wanted to protect desperately. Because she had no one else, it was just you and her. That's what Katniss wanted to do in Suzanne Collins, Hunger Games. Since Katniss wanted to protect her sister primrose from the hunger games because their mother had completely abandoned them when their father died, and she breaks the rules of the district.

Katniss wanted to protect her sister prim from the hunger games because their mother had completely abandoned them when their father died.This is true because In the book it states that Katniss said,“ ‘I Volunteer as tribute!” ( Pg 22 ) This proves that Katniss is brave because she was taking her sisters place in the hunger games, and the hunger games are known for were

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