Katniss Relationships

1st CHAPTER-HUNGER GAMES COMPANION BOOK:
Katniss and Prim, a strong relationship. In the book, Suzanne Collins included Katniss and Prims relationship for a reason. I will talk about their relationship when Katniss and Prim had a conversation before the reaping, when Prim was picked for the reaping, and when Katniss was telling a story to Peeta in the cave.

In the beginning of the book, I used to think that everyone in the Everdeen family was very set apart and they each minded their own business without much socialization. This is because of the way Katniss got up in the morning and just went outside without anyone knowing. Then, when Katniss and Prim were getting ready for the reaping, they had a conversation making me think otherwise:

When Prim was picked Katniss was in so much shock she couldn’t even think, in the book it says: “One time, when I was in a blind in a tree, waiting motionless for game to wander by, I dozed off and fell ten feet to the ground, landing on my back. It was as if the impact had knocked every wisp of air from my lungs, and I lay there struggling to inhale, to exhale, to do anything. That’s how I feel now, trying to remember how to breathe, unable to speak, totally stunned as the name bounces around the inside of my skull. Someone is gripping my arm, a boy from the Seam, and I think maybe I started to fall and he caught me.” (Collins 21) Katniss is so protective of Prim that after she was picked, she volunteered as tribute to take Prim’s place in the Games. I believe that every person has a stronghold, a foundation, roots. Every person has something they hold onto and what keeps them running, and I think that Katniss’s foundation is Prim. In the Games, Katniss will always think of her sister when she feels like giving up, like she needs to keep on fighting for her sister so Katniss can come back to her some

Rue is the closest person to Katniss in the Games and she reminds Katniss of Prim, this makes Katniss want to team up with her. In the book it says: “You weren’t joking, about wanting me for an ally?” she asks. “No I meant it,” I say. I can almost hear Haymitch groaning as I team up with this wispy child. But I want her. Because she’s a survivor, and I trust her, and why not admit it? She reminds me of Prim.” ( Collins 201) Further on, they develop trust and they share knowledge that helps them stay alive and helps them become friends. When Rue dies, Katniss sings a song for her and decorates her body with flowers. This shows how much of a connection Rue has with Katniss and how Katniss takes care of Rue, just like her sister. This would never have happened if Rue was never in the story, so this impacts Katniss’s