Katniss Vs Rainsford Compare And Contrast

The movie the Hunger Games by Gary Ross is about a girl Katniss Everdeen who volunteers as tribute for the Hunger game so her sister doesn't have to. The hunger games is a event where two people from each district get picked to go fight against other districts but at the end there can only be one winner. The shorts story The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell Is about a hunter Rainsford who is on his way to hunt jaguars, but falls of his yacht and get trapped on ship trap island. When he first gets their he doesn't see any signs of his death but after General Zaroff reveals that he hunts men he quickly realizes that he could be hunted. Some of the qualities they possess is brave, tactical, and being able to overcome adversity. In both the short story and the movie both Katniss and Rainsford show characteristics of a true survivor. …show more content…
In the short story The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell, Rainsford shows bravery by standing up to the general. In the text Rainsford says “I’ll agree to nothing of the kind” when general zaroff offers him a deal so he doesn't get hunted by Zaroff. This shows bravery because he is standing up to someone that could kill him at any time and most likely get away with it, but he won't back down because he believes hunting humans is wrong. An example of Katniss showing bravery in the movie The Hunger Games is when she volunteers as tribute for her sister. In the movie it states “I volunteer as tribute”. This shows bravery because she is brave enough to put her life on the line for her sister knowing their is a very good chance she would die.Throughout the short story and the movie both characters shows massive amounts of bravery whether its standing up for yourself or to volunteer to save your sisters life. In the short story and the movie the characters share a characteristic of a true survivor which is