Katniss Everdeen

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In most of fictional literature book, many main characters faces the worst time of their life and it make readers want to read more. It is addicting to flip the pages when the main character faces his or her destiny. Most of them are courageous, brave, and willing to sacrifice their lives for others and that’s what makes them fight back against conflicts. For example, Harry Potter was brave enough to demolish villains such as Voldmort. I think the main character of the Hunger Games trilogy, Katniss Everdeen, was capable of extraordinary acts of courage and kindness because she sacrificed herself to save her sister, she fed her family, and finally, she directed the uprising against Capitol.
First of all, Katniss Everdeen was a normal 16 year old girl before the Reaping Day. That day, however, changed everything. Since her sister was chosen as tribute, Katniss volunteered to take her place, even though there was very low chance for her to win the game. Katniss knew Prim would be going to die because in the other districts, kids spent their entire lives training to win the Hunger Games...

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