In the dystopian society of Panem from the novel The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (2009), Katniss Everdeen, a simple young girl from district 12 is forced to fight for her life in the Hunger Games. To survive not only the games, but also the totalitarian establishment in which she lives, she develops a strong understanding of herself to transform from someone who suppresses her feelings of the injustice in her society to someone who is unforgettable, “Katniss. The girl who was on fire”. (Collins, 2009: 85). However, as she transforms, the Capitol realises that Katniss Everdeen is not just merely another tribute; she is someone they cannot ignore as she is indeed a threat to their carefully structured existence.
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However, she understands all too well that freedom of speech is not acceptable in her community, forcing her to keep her feelings of injustice suppressed to protect the ones she loves. “When I was younger, I scared my mother to death, the things I would blurt out about District 12, about the people who rule our country, Panem, from the far-off city called the Capitol. Eventually I understood this would only lead to more trouble. So I learned to hold my tongue and to turn my features into an indifferent mask so that no one could ever read my thoughts.” (Collins, 2009:7). This fear of what the Government could do to her family results in Katniss becoming someone who reserves her outlook of her society from others to stay out of trouble; she is unnoticeable. Yet, when Katniss is thrown into the games she realizes …show more content…
When he openly admits to Katniss that he doesn’t want the games to change him; that he wants to show the capitol they don’t own him, Katniss does not really understand his comment. “No, when the time comes, I’m sure I’ll kill just like anyone else. I can’t go down without a fight. Only I keep wishing I could think of a way to … to show the Capitol they don’t own me. That I’m more than just a piece in their Games,” says Peeta. “But you’re not,” I say. “None of us are. That’s how the Games work,”. (Collins, 2009:172). At the time, Katniss was only concerned with the strategies she needed to survive, as she was still unsure how to express her feelings of how unjust she felt the Games are. With her only goal to return to District 12 to see Prim again, she doesn’t see the value in shaming the capitol for their actions. However, these emotions of anger and hatred towards the Capitol are unearthed in Katniss after watching her friend Rue die during the games. She is enraged at how the Government could use such a young, innocent girl like Rue to entertain the people of the Capitol, and not see her as the human being she truly was. At this moment she embraces her resentment towards the Capitol and honours Rue’s death to shame them. “I want to do something, right her, right now, to shame them, to make them accountable, show the Capitol that whatever they do or force us to do there is a part of
For Katniss, District 12 …show more content…
However, she understands all too well that freedom of speech is not acceptable in her community, forcing her to keep her feelings of injustice suppressed to protect the ones she loves. “When I was younger, I scared my mother to death, the things I would blurt out about District 12, about the people who rule our country, Panem, from the far-off city called the Capitol. Eventually I understood this would only lead to more trouble. So I learned to hold my tongue and to turn my features into an indifferent mask so that no one could ever read my thoughts.” (Collins, 2009:7). This fear of what the Government could do to her family results in Katniss becoming someone who reserves her outlook of her society from others to stay out of trouble; she is unnoticeable. Yet, when Katniss is thrown into the games she realizes …show more content…
When he openly admits to Katniss that he doesn’t want the games to change him; that he wants to show the capitol they don’t own him, Katniss does not really understand his comment. “No, when the time comes, I’m sure I’ll kill just like anyone else. I can’t go down without a fight. Only I keep wishing I could think of a way to … to show the Capitol they don’t own me. That I’m more than just a piece in their Games,” says Peeta. “But you’re not,” I say. “None of us are. That’s how the Games work,”. (Collins, 2009:172). At the time, Katniss was only concerned with the strategies she needed to survive, as she was still unsure how to express her feelings of how unjust she felt the Games are. With her only goal to return to District 12 to see Prim again, she doesn’t see the value in shaming the capitol for their actions. However, these emotions of anger and hatred towards the Capitol are unearthed in Katniss after watching her friend Rue die during the games. She is enraged at how the Government could use such a young, innocent girl like Rue to entertain the people of the Capitol, and not see her as the human being she truly was. At this moment she embraces her resentment towards the Capitol and honours Rue’s death to shame them. “I want to do something, right her, right now, to shame them, to make them accountable, show the Capitol that whatever they do or force us to do there is a part of