Katniss Everdeen. The girl from District 12 that took on the Capitol, the girl who saved Peeta, the girl who risked it all for love. Which is she? Or is it that she is all three of these things. Throughout the course of this essay I will explore which person she really is even though she might not know herself. At the begining of Catching Fire Katniss is back in District 12 trying to lead a normal life. However she will never lead the life she once did. The games have truely changed her and the Districts perception of her forever. The people of District 12 look at her as a hero, a symbol of hope that even a poor half starved girl from District 12 has the strength to stand up to the Capitol. But these are not the only eyes on her now. Her
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She is full of self-loathing. She is constantly torn between she should make a run for it or to stay in District 12 and try and join the fight. “I'm selfish. I'm a coward. I'm the kind of girl who, when she might actually be of use, would run to stay alive and leave those who couldn't follow to suffer and die. [...] No wonder I won the Games. No decent person ever does. “(8.82-83) Maybe this is true but when push comes to shove does Katniss really ever run to just save herself? She didn’t when Rue called out for her, she doesn’t leave Peeta to die when he has been stabbed in the Games these actions point to more of who she is than who she percieves herself to be. But even in the areana the in Catching Fire her and Peeta could have left the Morphling to die alone in the jungle or left Wiress to die because she was in shock. Instead she helps them to safety or tries to protect them, these actions are what defines her. What is common to all these situation is that she is never really given time to think much about if its in her best interest or not. These decisions she makes in the moment and show that she is not just selfish but rather brave and selfless. After learning about the Quater Quell she never think about saving herself just …show more content…
If she took on the Capitol it was only to deny them the satisfaction of making her and Peeta kill eachother. Did she save Peeta? Yes to an extent because is there every anyone who escapes the games? No as Hammitch said once you get on the train you are on it for life. Every year you are dragged back out to train the next kids to be brought to the slaughter. Was she the girl who risked it all for love? No while yes she is a young girl who is conflicted over her feelings for Peeta and Gale is it safe to say at that time that she loved Peeta, no. Katniss is a survivor at the core of all things who is forced to become the hero of a rebellion she never meant to start. Work
She is full of self-loathing. She is constantly torn between she should make a run for it or to stay in District 12 and try and join the fight. “I'm selfish. I'm a coward. I'm the kind of girl who, when she might actually be of use, would run to stay alive and leave those who couldn't follow to suffer and die. [...] No wonder I won the Games. No decent person ever does. “(8.82-83) Maybe this is true but when push comes to shove does Katniss really ever run to just save herself? She didn’t when Rue called out for her, she doesn’t leave Peeta to die when he has been stabbed in the Games these actions point to more of who she is than who she percieves herself to be. But even in the areana the in Catching Fire her and Peeta could have left the Morphling to die alone in the jungle or left Wiress to die because she was in shock. Instead she helps them to safety or tries to protect them, these actions are what defines her. What is common to all these situation is that she is never really given time to think much about if its in her best interest or not. These decisions she makes in the moment and show that she is not just selfish but rather brave and selfless. After learning about the Quater Quell she never think about saving herself just …show more content…
If she took on the Capitol it was only to deny them the satisfaction of making her and Peeta kill eachother. Did she save Peeta? Yes to an extent because is there every anyone who escapes the games? No as Hammitch said once you get on the train you are on it for life. Every year you are dragged back out to train the next kids to be brought to the slaughter. Was she the girl who risked it all for love? No while yes she is a young girl who is conflicted over her feelings for Peeta and Gale is it safe to say at that time that she loved Peeta, no. Katniss is a survivor at the core of all things who is forced to become the hero of a rebellion she never meant to start. Work