While I enjoyed the idea behind The Hunger Games because it exposed the corruption of the rich and exploitation of the poor, I did not fully appreciate your portrayal of the heroine Katniss Everdeen because of the lack of character development. My main critique of Katniss is that she did not act like the heroine you attempted to portray her as. She was extremely selfish throughout almost the entire series. In the beginning of the first book, Katniss volunteered in place of Prim, which made her seem like a righteous person. However, she constantly insulted her mother for being useless rather than being sympathetic. Personally, I would have preferred if Katniss tried to coax her mother out of her depression instead of getting angry and rejecting her. Additionally, as soon as she got onto the train bound for the Capital, Katniss complained about the food, which is not characteristic of someone who grew up in poverty.
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In Mockingjay, instead of trying to help out as much as she could, she chose to wallow in self-pity. This was ironic because she criticized her mother for acting the same way in the first book. I understand that her age may have played a role in that, but when the rebels approached her to assist them in overthrowing the Capital, she resists until she realizes it will allow her to follow out her own revenge plot. A heroine is supposed to put others above herself, but instead Katniss chose to join the rebellion only after it benefitted her
In Mockingjay, instead of trying to help out as much as she could, she chose to wallow in self-pity. This was ironic because she criticized her mother for acting the same way in the first book. I understand that her age may have played a role in that, but when the rebels approached her to assist them in overthrowing the Capital, she resists until she realizes it will allow her to follow out her own revenge plot. A heroine is supposed to put others above herself, but instead Katniss chose to join the rebellion only after it benefitted her