Katniss Everdeen: The Girl Like Christ

Katniss Everdeen: “The Girl like Christ” Katniss Everdeen from District 12 is a strong Christological character for many reasons. She is known as the “Girl on Fire” for her statement outfits before the games, showing the Capitol her willingness to sacrifice and not be overlooked. To others, she is known as the “Mockingjay.” She represents the face of the rebellion, the hope for all. These are qualities she shares with Christ, something who fought for social change between the poor and the rich, someone who eventually sacrificed his life for the salvation of all. A major theme that plays out in the movies is one of sacrifice. Katniss’ ultimate sacrifice was volunteering for her sister, Prim, when she was chosen for the 74th Hunger Games. We can relate this sacrifice in a way to Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross and his suffering beforehand. Jesus gave up his life to save humanity from sin, giving us salvation and a place in the Kingdom of Heaven. Katniss experiences many sacrifices within the arena itself as well. When Peeta was hurt by the Careerers, Katniss runs out to the Cornucopia and is almost killed by Clove. This event showed Katniss’ willingness to sacrifice her life to get medicine for someone she cared about. Katniss, in Catching Fire, also sacrificed her life again when she

Katniss’ actions and words, such as the poison berries, saving Peeta, making an electric arrow and shooting it at the dome, all gave people from the Districts a sense of hope. Jesus, through his teachings of God’s word and his actions, such as curing a blind man, give people hope for their salvation because it proves his credibility as the Messiah. Katniss became the hope for the Districts, the face of the rebellion, and the desire to change the way people thought, just as Jesus became a hope for humanity, gave us salvation, and a place in the Kingdom of