Katniss Everdeen Rebellion

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Rebellion and Resistance Literary Analysis “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins delves into a dystopian world where the citizens of Panem are hegemonized by the brutal Capitol folk. Collins also dives into the theme of rebellion and defiance, displaying how Katniss Everdeen is a central pillar of defiance, and showing her motivations that cause her to be a forerunner for change. The book demonstrates how Katniss started to rebel against the Capitol with the purest intentions. Over time, with the help of Peeta and her bond formed with Rue, she evolves into somebody who purposefully wants to stick it to the Capitol and defies for that very reason: to defy for the vengeance of Rue. Katniss Everdeen has been the provider for her family since her …show more content…

Katniss immediately, almost instinctively, volunteered to take her place. This was pretty much unheard of in District 12, as it has been years since they have had a volunteer. This was Katniss’ first attempt at rebelling, and it was a subconscious thought. By volunteering as a tribute, Katniss did not let the Capitol abuse their arbitrary power to randomly select a teenager to fight to their death for the people’s entertainment. (put a quote somewhere in here) During the games, Katniss’ first ally is Rue, who is a 12 year old girl from District …show more content…

“But I want her to. Because she’s a survivor, and because I trust her, and why not admit it? She reminds me of Prim?” (Chapter 15, page 201) When Katniss returns from blowing the cornucopia supplies up, she gets back to the screams of Rue as the boy tribute from District 1 plunges his spear into her stomach. Katniss kills him immediately and weeps by her body, singing her a song and decorating her body before dying. She covers the wound and her face and weaves flowers into her hair. Katniss and Rue’s relationship and Katniss’ decorating of Rue’s corpse show that she is human and not just a pawn in the Capitol’s games to remind the people of their unwavering power. Katniss’ intent was to show the audience that the Capitol is responsible for so many innocent deaths for mere entertainment. “I want to do something, right here, right now, to shame them, to make them accountable, to show the Capitol that whatever they do or force us to do there is a part of every tribute they can’t own. That Rue was more than a piece of their game. And so am I.” (Chapter 18, Page

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