Analysis Of Katniss Everdeen In The Hunger Games

Katniss Everdeen is the main character in The Hunger Games, a book written by Suzanne Collins. Katniss changes immensely throughout the book, both emotionally and strategically. The experiences that Katniss faced, both in the Capital and in the arena, contributed to the changes in Katniss. The focus of my essay is to address the how and why Katniss evolved into a different person by book’s end.

First off, the most apparent change in Katniss is her emotional state. As the book progresses, there are many factors that come in to play that have a great deal of influence upon Katniss’ emotional state. One of the greatest problems that affect Katniss’ emotional state is the fact that she is required to part with the most important people in her life, which are her mother, sister, and friend Gale. She knew the likelihood of returning home was slim. As far as Katniss is concerned, she has absolutely no chance of returning to District 12, her hometown; being separated from your family can strongly affect a person in many ways. In addition, Katniss is forced to deal with the probability of her own demise. When Katniss realizes that she is going to be tossed into an outdoor arena to fight to the death with 23 other people, including people who have been trained their entire lives for this event, it becomes evident that her death is uncomfortably close.

Another way that Katniss changes emotionally is the way that she deals with her feelings about the other Tribute selected from her district, Peeta Mellark. This is a boy who saved Katniss and her family from starving many years ago by tossing her a loaf of burnt bread. In striking contrast, that same boy that once saved her life, could now be the one that brought an end to it. However, is see...

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...ends. Also, Katniss begins to care about other districts, like when she decorated Rue’s body with flowers to show District 11 that they weren’t the only ones who mourned her death. They thank her with the gift of a piece of bread. Another way Katniss becomes more caring is by realizing that each kill affects a family. This leads to Katniss wishing that she did not have to kill any more Tributes. Katniss wishes that there were a way for her to win the Hunger Games without killing anyone else.

Katniss Everdeen develops emotionally, strategically, and caringly throughout the course of the book. The way Katniss has evolved should be shown to everyone across the world. It teaches maturity, self-discipline, love, and several other virtues. If everyone could strive to be more like Katniss Everdeen in their own special ways, this world would be a much happier and safer one.