The Hunger Games (Chapter One ) is a novel excerpt compiled by Suzanne Collins, in which a Katniss lives in dreary town in which the different social classes are separated into according Districts. In the piece, Katniss and the rest of the people are put into a drawing in which names are drawn from each District in order to battle for their lives in hopes for a bounty of food and thanks for what they are given. In the duration of the excerpt, Katniss and her family prepares for The Reaping, Katniss faces difficulties in her life, in which she ponders on running away, as well as PTSD from when her father passed away. The piece most evidently shows Katniss’ inability to positively impact the other characters and the community around her,
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In the piece, Katniss is forced to hide her true self and her emotions in order to not be targeted by the officials or run into trouble. Katniss failed to impact her community positively when she was sarcastic and pretended to respect the officials. Katniss ponders, “I try to remember when all I can see is the woman who sat by, blank and unreachable, while her children turned to skin and bones” (Collins 8). This piece allows a reader to understand that Katniss is not a person who easily forgives others, possibly because of past experiences. Additionally, Katniss does not allow progress in relationships because she holds grudges and chooses not to let them go. Katniss explains, “Prim’s face is as fresh as a raindrop, as lovely as the primrose for which she was named. My mother was very beautiful once, too. Or so they tell me” (3). When Katniss does not accept past experiences and uses a mask to show that she refuses to forgive, it prevents progress as a group and in a relationship. Furthermore, if she ever needed to forgive the officials of the Districts, she would fail to because she had never practiced forgiveness, which could lead to conflicts in the future. Lastly, Katniss uses a mask to disguise her emotions, which restricts the ability of other characters to
In the piece, Katniss is forced to hide her true self and her emotions in order to not be targeted by the officials or run into trouble. Katniss failed to impact her community positively when she was sarcastic and pretended to respect the officials. Katniss ponders, “I try to remember when all I can see is the woman who sat by, blank and unreachable, while her children turned to skin and bones” (Collins 8). This piece allows a reader to understand that Katniss is not a person who easily forgives others, possibly because of past experiences. Additionally, Katniss does not allow progress in relationships because she holds grudges and chooses not to let them go. Katniss explains, “Prim’s face is as fresh as a raindrop, as lovely as the primrose for which she was named. My mother was very beautiful once, too. Or so they tell me” (3). When Katniss does not accept past experiences and uses a mask to show that she refuses to forgive, it prevents progress as a group and in a relationship. Furthermore, if she ever needed to forgive the officials of the Districts, she would fail to because she had never practiced forgiveness, which could lead to conflicts in the future. Lastly, Katniss uses a mask to disguise her emotions, which restricts the ability of other characters to