The Hero's Journey In The Hunger Games, Directed By Gary Ross

A cheche yet powerful tool has broken the way we write stories. The so-called ‘The Hero’s Journey’ has influenced countless well-known films and directors. For instance, the film ‘The Hunger Games’ directed by Gary Ross has set the hero – Katniss Everdeen – to follow this journey. Katniss is identified as the hero in the film because she follows the journey of a typical hero. According to the stencil, the hero of the story always starts at his or her normal life which is usually an ordinary one. For Katniss, it is in the broken-down house of District 12. This is where she hunts, strives to survive and lives an ordinary life. The first part of the journey is the crucial part as it communicates to us how much the hero has changed after the hero

The call to adventure is commonly caused by a threat that could harm the hero, their family or the world. In the case of Katniss, she is called when her sister’s name is pulled out of the tributes bowel. This placed Katniss’ family in danger, therefore, requiring her to transpire a solution. The decision Katniss makes saves her sister, however, it puts her in the same danger that her sister was in. This ultimately marks the beginning of the adventure for Katniss. Not only did this call to adventure seem natural as the older sister would want to defend her younger sibling of any impending danger. It eventually triggers the main plot of the story and the climax of the film. The call to adventure stage is the crucial part of the journey as it jumpstarts the whole adventure. This is proven as the call to adventure in the film forces Katniss onto an adventure she was not prepared

Consequently, she also makes enemies like President Snow, the president of the Capitol. This symbolizes an important part of the journey; when the hero encounters allies, enemies and tests. The allies of the hero meet to play a crucial part in the movie. The supporting characters ensure that the hero completes his or her journey. In most cases, they are the reason why the hero succeeds and returns to the ordinary world. A great example of this is Peeta in The Hunger Games. Peeta was the very first ally the Katniss made. They were brought together because they were both tributes from district 12. The tributes from each district were placed into an arena where they fight and only one could remain. Another ally she met was Rue. Rue teamed up with Katniss during the games to destroy the dominant group. They managed to kill numerous people and brought the end closer. Conversely, this brought up Katniss’ first test then Rue was killed near the end of the games, making Katniss miserable. Katniss had to learn how to cope with this loss and move on to win the games. President Snow was one of the first enemies who Katniss made. He was an evil, heartless character who only cared about himself and his enjoyment. This stage of the hero’s journey is crucial to building up suspense leading to the main