The Hunger Games Hero's Journey

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Even though the Hunger Games and Star Wars follow the Hero’s Journey there are lots of similarities and differences through the two stories.

Like one difference is in the refusal when Katniss does not want to fight in the hunger games, but she has to because she volunteered for Prim because she didn’t want her younger sister to die in the arena. But with Luke he wants to go and fight the empire, but his uncle is forcing him to stay on the planet and live with them. But Katniss is really afraid to be going into the hunger games she thinks she has a 0% chance to win and Luke is saying that he can fight with the rebellion and defeat the empire with no fear in his voice.

But something that is alike in the story’s hero’s journey is in the Test/Allies/Enemies

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