“Coming of age” refers to the time period in one's life where they transition from the purity of childhood to the maturity of adulthood. Though everyone undergoes a "coming of age" period, each and every story is unique. In the coming-of-age novel The Hunger Games, Suzzane Collins uses flashbacks and imagery to convey loss, survival, and love. Collins shows us the life of Katniss Everdeen through flashbacks from when her father was still alive. As well as her life in the present time after her loss. She shows us how Katniss Everdeen changed and grew from her experiences. Collins also uses imagery to help us visualize each scene to its fullest. In The Hunger Games, Katniss experienced many trials and tribulations though she emerged even stronger. …show more content…
When winter rolls around and hunting, fishing, or gathering is not as available, Katniss enters her name more times than mandatory to get a meager year’s supply of grain and oil for herself, her sister, and her mother. She enters her name into the reaping which is where each of the twelve districts provides one boy and one girl, called tributes, to participate in a deathmatch. Only being 1 winner every year. The more times you input your name into the reaping, the higher your chance of being a tribute. 20 out of all the names being Katniss’s and 1 being her sister, Prims. In Chapter 1, on page 13, Katniss states “So at the age of twelve, I had my name entered four times. Once because I had to, and three times for tesserae for grain and oil for myself, Prim, and my mother.” Katniss was selfless and added her name multiple times for the sake of Prim and her mother. Later, during the reaping ceremony, where the tributes are chosen, Prim had been chosen as tribute. In Chapter 1, on page 23, Katniss declares “I volunteer! I gasp. I volunteer as tribute!” Katniss volunteers for her sister's spot because of the love she has for her. She would not be able to look at herself if she was to watch Prim walk that stage. Katniss did everything for her family through