The Theme Of Trust In The Hunger Games By Suzanne Collins

Famous author, Neale Donald Walsch once stated “Trust means not having to have a particular result, but rather, knowing that whatever result is for our highest good.” In the novel, The Hunger Games, the main character, Katniss Everdeen, volunteers in the games for her younger sister in an ultimate battle to the death between twenty-four teenage tributes. Overall, Katniss learns to trust multiple characters in the games which leads to her eventual survival. In Suzanne Collins novel, The Hunger Games, the overarching theme is that trust is essential to reaching your goal as shown by Katniss relationships between Haymitch Abernathy, Peeta Mellark, and the girl from district eleven Rue.
Katniss develops a relationship of trust with her mentor Haymitch

throughout the novel.In The Hunger Games in chapter seven on pages 91 and 92 Haymitch tells Katniss “during your private session with the Gamemakers, show them what you can do. Spend the time trying to learn something you don’t know. Throw a spear. Swing a mace. Learn to tie a decent knot. Save showing what you’re best at until your private sessions.” Katniss trusts Haymitch’s advice and follows it. This is a risk because the game makers could give her a low score because she doesn't show them her strengths and she would be marked as a weakling. It is important that she takes this risk because if she doesn’t the tributes will know what their up against and will try to not to allow them to get a certain item.In The Hunger Games on chapter twelve page 168 it says “Maybe he’s sending you a message, it says. A message. Saying what? Then I know. There’s only one good reason Haymitch could be withholding water from me. Because he knows I’ve almost found it.“ Katniss trusts Haymitch that he knows what's best for Katniss and that he won’t give her a parachute with water because she is close to reaching it. When Katniss finishes the games, on chapter twenty-six on page 350, Haymitch tells her says “Your only defense can be you were so madly in love you weren’t responsible for your actions.” Katniss trusts Haymitch that he is telling her the truth and that she has to act and say that she was madly in love and couldn’t resist being without Peeta. Katniss learned to trust and believe that Haymitch was doing the best thing to keep Katniss alive.
Katniss relationship of trust with Peeta is feudal for both of their survival. In The Hunger Games on chapter nineteen on page 251, it says “Swallow these,” I tell him, and he obediently takes the medicine.” Peeta is trusting Katniss to help heal him and help him get better which is very critical because if she wouldn't have treated him the would and his fever would’ve been ten times worse but since she had treated him that made them closer to curing Peeta. In The Hunger Games on chapter twenty on page 260, it says “Sleep now. I’ll keep watch. I’ll wake you if anything happens, he says. All right, I say. But just for a few hours. Then you wake me.” Katniss is trusting Peeta to keep watch so that she can sleep. This is significant because if Katniss does not go to sleep she cannot defend her and Peeta from attacks from other tributes. In The Hunger Games on chapter twenty-three on page 312, it says “What if you show me what’s edible around here and go get us some meat? I sigh and show him some roots to dig. We do need food, no question.” Katniss is trusting Peeta to stay by himself to collect edible plants while she hunts. This is a risk because Peeta has a bad leg and cannot really fight off any other tributes by himself. Katniss trust Peeta and Peeta trusted her so they could pull each other up another step closer to winning the games.
In The Hunger Games Katniss and Rue trust each other which results in many accomplishments to making it closer to Katniss winning.

In The Hunger Games on chapter fifteen on page 199, it says “Rue tentatively steps out into the open. I can fix your stings. She says. I plunk down by the fire and roll up my pant leg to reveal the sting on my knee. After a minute or so, Rue presses a gloppy green wad of chewed leaves and spit on my knee. It’s as if the leaves are actually leaching the pain right out of the sting.” Katniss trusts Rue to fix her tracker jacker stings which are very crucial in helping Katniss get stronger so that she is less vulnerable in the games. In The Hunger Games on chapter 16 on page 206, it says “Rue has decided to trust me wholeheartedly. I know this because as soon as the anthem finishes she snuggles up against me and falls asleep.” Rue trusts Katniss so much she even gets close to her in the sleeping bag. It's a big risk because if it comes down to Rue, her and some other tributes Katniss would have already befriended Rue and they probably wouldn't want to kill each other. In The Hunger Games on chapter sixteen on page 210 it says “By lunch, we have a plan. By early afternoon, we are poised to carry it out. I help Rue collect and place the wood for the first two campfires.” Katniss and Rue trust each other that they will be able to go through with the plan to blow up the Careers. This is another risk because if one or the other gets caught they can’t get help from each other. Katniss and Rue trusted each other which resulted in many accomplishments to winning the

games.