Surviving In The Hunger Games By Suzanne Collins

Sofia

Mr. Jockers

ILA

12/8/22

Katniss: the girl who survived

In Suzanne Collins dystopian novel The Hunger Games, 16 year old Katniss Everdeen lives along the “Seam” of district 12, one of the twelve outlying districts surrounding the “shining Capitol” of Panem, located in ruins of a nation once known as North America. In order to keep these districts in line, the government develops the annual “holiday” known as the Hunger Games, a fight to the death among other chosen tributes, lasting until there is only one person left standing. This “holiday” consists of forcing each of the twelve districts to randomly select two tributes to participate in these games, one male and one female between the ages of 12 - 18, during what is called the reaping.

She believes that no one but herself should be relied on to provide for her family. Ever since her father had brutally died in a bomb explosion her mother had completley lost everything, including her motivation to even provide for herself, leaving all of the responsibilities to be relied on Katniss. Although this caused almost a sense of hatred for her mother, Katniss would always be able to pull the courage to truly understand how she's feeling. For example Katniss states, “She must have really loved him to leave her home for the Seam. I try to remember that when all I can see is the woman who sat by, blank and unreachable, while her children turned to skin and bones. I try to forgive her for my fathers sake. But to be honest, I'm not the forgiving type.”. This information provides readers with a sense of sympathy for Katniss, for ever since this traumatic experience happened, Katniss has been forced to neglect the life of a normal teenage girl to practically raise her younger sister. Eventually, Katniss finds out she is not alone. For, as she was completing her routinely hunting session in the woods, she bumps into intricate handmade traps for catching animals. Fascinated, Katniss can't help but to not notice the 17 year old boy staring directly at her. But this boy is no stranger, she recognizes him faigley from around the seam. Sooner than Katniss would have ever

Together, they are able to get food hunting and foraging. Though still in need of supplies, she and Rue devise a plan. While Rue lights decoy fires, Katniss sneaks up to the Cornucopia to collect any necessary supplies. The supplies are in a pyramid away from the main camp, and after the Carer's leave to investigate the fires, Katniss manages to blow up the supplies by cutting open a bag of apples with her arrows, which sets off the mines set to protect the pyramid. When Katniss doesn’t find Rue at their meeting spot, she goes looking for her and finds her just as another tribute stabs her with a spear. She is forever heartbroken, and quickly turns depressed. As the next days go on, surviving is just bringing Katniss down. She misses the companion she used to have, until she finds Peeta severely injured from his fight with Cato, barely able to walk. In return for his favor, Katniss helps him to a cave where they’ll be hidden. Days pass of them hiding, as more and more tributes die. Katniss, still caring for Peeta, needs to find a source of food. Starving, the two make their way down the lake, when suddenly Cato comes barreling toward them. Unexpectedly, however, he runs straight by them. Katniss realizes there are strange creatures chasing him, and all run to hide. Taking advantage of the situation, Cato attacks Peeta, but Katniss and Peeta manage to get him away, and soon enough the creatures overpower