Katniss Play Character Descriptions

Character Report: Katniss

1. What is your overall impression of your character? How would you describe him or her? What details from the play give you this impression?

Katniss appears very upset and very determined throughout her monologue. This is described, in the play, when she tells the people about the way Rue treated her nicely during the games because she wants to influence the tributes to think of Rue differently. Katniss’s loyalty to Rue has no limit and she does not give up when telling the district members the things bothering her about them not mourning Rue. Katniss also will speak her opinions about the situation to others in hopes to convince them to join her side. Katniss displays her loyalty when she speaks about Rue and does not give up when the people do not agree with her, when she first starts the speech. She also appears very strong minded and not easily swayed by others because she does not let others convince her to believe something with which she does not agree. This is depicted when she does not allow herself to agree with President Snow and having her own opinion about the situation. Katniss can be described as inspirational because she inspires the people of Rue’s district to change their opinions of the importance of mourning her death.

2. What does your character want

Katniss convinces the people by making them feel guilty for not mourning for Rue when she died and by describing how the tributes are often forgotten after the games, if they do not survive. Rue’s death motivates Katniss to speak to the people of Rue’s district and try to change their opinions about Rue’s death along with the importance to remember the people who died in the hunger games. This is portrayed when Katniss explains the reasons why Rue was not just a tribute, but a very important person who saved her throughout the