The Winners of the 74th Hunger Games: Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark! District 12 was proud that both their tributes were able to come home after the games, giving the District a total of three victors. Katniss and Peeta returned to semi normal lives. They both had a house in the Victor’s Village with only Haymitch for a neighbor. Peeta devolved a cold shoulder to Katniss, after Katniss basically told Peeta on the train that was acting about her feelings for him during the games. Where for now the cameras were off them, but only for a while. Katniss and Peeta will always been under the cameras of the Capitol, it’s only a question on how long till they snap. Katniss soon realizes she has nothing to do. She spent years hunting, selling …show more content…
Ah the classic triangle following Katniss as she has to pick between Peeta and Gale. Gale her lifelong friend, the first person Katniss let in after her father passed away. Both from the Seam, they could be taking for sibling, or as the Capitol known them as cousins. Gale made her laugh, make her feel hopeful, help kept her family alive when Katniss was still learning how to hunt. “For the first time, I reverse our positions in my head. I imagine watching Gale volunteering to save Rory in the reaping, having him torn from my life, becoming some strange girl’s lover to stay alive, and then coming home with her. Living next to her. Promising to marry her. The hatred I feel for him, for the phantom girl, for everything, is so real and immediate that it chokes me. Gale is mine. I am his. Anything else is unthinkable.” Does that no sound like a girl in love? Yet Peeta, when the cameras are on, she is throwing herself at him to prove that she loves him. To Peeta, Katniss is his whole life, and that if the situation is given, Peeta will give up his life to save her. Katniss, like with Peeta in the cave, feels something deep inside her that is drawn to Peeta. Where Gale is her best friend, Peeta is her ally, both equally
In addition, at the end of the Games, Katniss and Peeta are left with the question of either killing each other or both killing themselves. Collins says that after everyone is killed, the decision of the victor of the Hunger Games lies between Katniss and Peeta, both tributes from District Twelve; even though either tribute would be willing to give up their life for the other, they both decide to kill themselves after becoming fed up with the Games (344-345). Peeta and Katniss are so emotionally unstable from everything they have experienced with the Games that they both choose to die with each other. Furthermore, if an adolescent manages to survive the harsh war environment, they must still continue to fight the mental effects of the
Most of you are probably not fighting for the love of your life, against the views of many people, on an island right now. That's not the case for the characters in Romeo and Juliet and The Hunger Games. In The Hunger Games, Katniss's sister Primrose is picked as tribute to be submitted into the games to fight against 11 different districts. Katniiss, who is in District 12 is from a very, very, poor coal-mining district located in the region formerly known as Appalachia.(Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games). Katniss being the caring sister she is, tributes herself to save her sister. She must leave behind her love, Gale. When she leaves him behind, she meets Peeta. Peeta was also picked to be tribute in the games. Katniss finds out that Peeta has feelings for her, and she tries to fight the urge to love him as much as she loved Gale. Throughout the book and the movie you see that she falls for every little thing about him, the only problem is that she may have to kill him to save herself. (Gary Ross, The Hunger Games)
At the same time, her ex-boyfriend Aspen has been drafted and is stationed at the Palace. America now is surrounded by the two boys that she has feelings for and does not know how she is going to handle it or chose between them. This situation is similar to the book, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire because when Katniss comes back from the games she has feelings for both Peta as well as Gale. The two boys fight for Katniss's attention and she does not know how to pick between them because she loves them
Having come out of the games a winner has done wonders for her self-esteem. She stares in the mirror trying to decide who she is and is not. The trial of the games has answered that question for her, as now she is sure of herself and her abilities and has gained self-worth. As she sees her friends for the first time since the games, she bolts towards them and “surprises herself when [she] launches into Haymitch’s arms first” (Collins, 2008). Their relationship has grown and matured to where she has developed a true respect for him. He whispers, “Nice job, sweetheart,” and Katniss notes that, “it doesn’t sound sarcastic,” (Collins, 2008) demonstrating that Haymitch has let his guard down and feels safe enough to truly show her how he feels. She reflects on her time spent fighting to the death and smiles thinking about Haymitch. His tactics of helping her to gain confidence on her own have paid off and she thinks, “Haymitch and I don’t get along well in person, but maybe Peeta is right about us being alike” (Collins, 2008). Now that Katniss is seeing the similarities between her and Haymitch she is fonder of him as she learned that his methods throughout their relationship were done so she could ultimately succeed.
It has often been said that there is nothing new under the sun. In this vein, authors across all literary genres often borrow themes and plot from the stories of long ago. Many of those authors choose to borrow from the rich mythology of the ancient Greeks. Suzanne Collins has been asked on numerous occasions where the idea for The Hunger Games originated. She readily admits that the characters and plot come from Greek mythology and more specifically, from Theseus and the Minotaur (Margolis 30). One familiar with both both stories can easily recognize the identical framework upon which each of these stories are built. Both Theseus and Katniss Everdeen, Collins’ heroine, volunteer to go into battle for their respective homelands, they both fight beasts of strange origin, and they are both brave in battle and emerge victorious, but it is the uniqueness of the characters that makes each story appropriate for the time period and audience to which it belongs. Collins modernizes the classic hero of Theseus by changing his gender, his motivations and altering his selfish personality, and by doing these things she creates a heroine that better resonates with today's audience of young adults.
The basic summary of The Hunger Games starts with Katniss, the main character, to go hunt with Gale, her friend. Every year the annual Hunger Games is held where two people from each district will fight for their life in the arena until there is only one person left alive. Katniss’s little sister, Prim is chosen, but not until Katniss volunteers to take her place and fight in the Hunger Games. Throughout the Hunger Games, Peeta makes alliances the Careers to protect Katniss. Shortly after, Katniss makes an alliance with Rue, but she got killed. Then, an announcement is made that two tributes from the same district can win. This causes Katniss to team up with Peeta, the tribute from the same district as her, but Peeta got seriously injured from Cato. Peeta’s leg is getting an infection and this may kill him . Though, Katniss and Peeta are working together to survive, but then there is the feast, where you can retrieve the the most essential item each district needs to live. Instantly Katniss knows that is where she can get Peeta’s medicine!
The reason why they are both alive by the end of The Hunger Games is because of the romance between them, even though it wasn’t 100% authentic, it was enough to trick the audience and the Gamemakers. If Peeta hadn’t mentioned his love for Katniss there is a possibility that the rules wouldn’t have changed and they wouldn’t have got sympathy from the people of Panem and this could have lead to less gifts which were vital for survival in the arena.
The Hunger Games are a systematic way of reminding the citizens of Panem that the Capitol is not to be defied. It is also widely seen as a form of entertainment by the wealthy in the Capitol; the people who are not required to enter the games. Every year, a male and female between the ages of 12 and 18 are ‘reaped’ and chosen to represent their district at the games. The rules of the games are simple, you must be the last survivor; it is a fight to the death. Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark are the two tributes chosen to represent district 12 at the 74th annual Hunger Games. Katniss did not have her name drawn, rather she volunteered to take the place of the female who had originally been selected; her sister Prim. This act highlights one of the quality personality traits Katniss possesses; selflessness.
Peeta Mellark is the boy sacrifice with Katniss at the Games and he says “‘... I’ve had a crush on her since I can remember.” … she came here with me.”’ (130) which makes Katniss confused about him, causing inner turmoil. This causes Katniss to not want to kill him and instead want to save him if he’s in need which can be dangerous to her life. She is running away from a wall of fire and gets burned by a fireball; “I almost faint at the sight of my calf. The flesh is a brilliant red covered with blisters.” (179) The wall of fire meant she was too far from other tributes and gets pushed towards them. Receiving this injury isn’t life threatening, but is a major handicap and could lose her the game. Rue is in trouble and Katniss witness’ her attack “ … the spear enters her body … My arrow dives deeply into the center of his neck.” (233) Rue is a twelve year old in the games who for the time being allies with Katniss. It was also the first time she killed a person flat out, but she had no hesitation. After the many obstacles faced Katniss must face her confusion and return
RRRRRRRRRIP! The needle enters the newborn’s head, and it is released into Elsewhere. Meanwhile, Katniss has been hit by a knife, and bleeds out into unconsciousness. These two scenarios share one common thing; the government chose these. Lois Lowry’s The Giver and Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games are very similar and very different. Their main characters: Jonas and Katniss, respectively, also share some similarities and differences. The characters are similar through their families, rebellion, and they both live in a dystopia. They are different through the age and birthdays, the hardships, and the fact that Katniss’ family is actually her own.
Katniss’s ability to boost the morale of her allies at times of weakness is one of the key reasons why her character plays a pivotal role throughout the entire film. On the contrary, her character is displayed as one that is unsuitable for making swift decisions, as in the case of Gale’s capture where he begged her to kill him. According to Peeta “Our lives were never ours, they belong to Snow and our deaths do too. But if you kill him, Katniss, all those deaths, they mean something.”(The Hunger Games: Mockinjay Part 2). The character of Peeta Mellark has been going back and forth like mood swings. However, there is huge support for Peeta as he tries really hard to recover his lost memories, displaying a strong and supportive character. Moreover the character of Finnick was refreshing and lovable, his character added a little humor to the intense plot. For instance, the scene in which our heroes initiate the infiltration Finnick says“Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the seventy-sixth Hunger Games.”(The Hunger Games Part 2) was humorous.
Katniss remembers how before she started hunting her family was starving because her father had died in a mining accident. This was the first major feeling when having no control hit Katniss. With her father gone Katniss mother went into a deep depression, making Katniss have to grow up and take the place of her father in taking care of the family. But this job was much harder than Katniss had expected and soon she was starving and about to die. She sat under a tree by the baker’s shop where Peeta saw the starving Katniss and burned some bread that would get sent to the trash. Even though he had never spoken to her Peeta did this so Katniss and her family could eat. Katniss was grateful for this kindness, but was not happy, she saw this as her being weak and did her best to not look that way to anyone else
After accomplishing the impossible and defying the Capitol in the process, she returns home a heroine. Katniss becomes the symbol for uprisings and rebellions, and is looked up to by many. Nobody had accomplished what she had, and it says a lot about Katniss Everdeen as a heroine. In the end, Katniss and Peeta are crowned by President Snow as co-victors of the Hunger Games.
Growing up I learned that in life, a person always comes across a point where he or she has to make a tough decision or a sacrifice. That sacrifice could be for his/her happiness, someone else, or almost anything in the world. In the book The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, Katniss, the narrator, goes through a journey in her life where she had to make tough decisions and sacrifices. While reading about some of Katniss’s decisions, I could relate to the way she was feeling and why she had to make these choices.
In the adaptation of the film The Hunger Games and the book of The Hunger Games they portray very different characteristics. The filmmakers deviated the Hunger Games scenes in a more dramatic way than before. Representing District 13, Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark were forced to go and compete in the 74th Hunger Games and fight for their lives. But as these scenes progressed they both get very captivating and very dramatic in both the book and the film. This film has made huge fluctuations to the fighting scene than they did in the book. In The Hunger Games book, during the fighting scene, the capital did not give as much help nor did they have all of the capabilities they did in the fighting scene