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The Legacy Of Katniss In The Hunger Games By Suzanne Collins

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If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward." These are the words of Martin Luther King Jr. Although Katniss is from District 12, where she starves and has no physical strength, she still uses everything she learned to fight and keep moving forward. In Suzanne Collins’s dystopian novel titled “The Hunger Games” a 16-year-old girl named Katniss volunteered to be a tribute from District 12 in the 74th Hunger Games to fight in the arena with 23 other tributes. Joseph Campbell is a professor who created the 12-17 parts that are mostly always included in a hero's journey. These elements can be found in everyday books we read and movies we like to watch. “The Hunger Games” is a strong example of …show more content…

“Prim. I don't need to shove through the crowd. The other kids made their way immediately, allowing me a straight path to the stage. I reach her as she is about to mount the steps. With one sweep of my arm, I pushed her behind me. I am a volunteer for the AP! I gasp. I volunteer as a tribute”(22). This quote shows the moment Katniss realizes her sister was called from the reaping ball to be the 74th tribute to the Hunger Games. This was the moment Katniss would be called for adventure. Katniss couldn't bear to see her sister in a brutal fight at such a young age. Katniss would step up and volunteer for her sister Prim as the girl tribute from District 12. Although she doesn’t have to answer the call as her name is not drawn, she steps up and accepts the challenge of protecting someone she loves. In the text, it says,” Anger flushes my face. “All right, I am going, and you can’t stop me”(269).In this text, Katniss is arguing with Peeta if she will go to the feast to get medicine. Peeta is the author of the book “The Hunger Games”. Katniss has a choice not to go, but to take all the risks that could happen to

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