Katniss Everdeen
The daughter of a coal miner. Katniss Everdeen is the glue that holds her once broken family together. After her fathers death in an explosion, Katniss became the sole provider for her young sister and devistated mother. Luckily, her father had taught her the secrets of the woods was able to hunt and gather food to keep her family alive. Although going beyound the District 12 fence is forbidden, espessially for hunting, Katniss's bravery and determination not only sustain her family but she is able to earn her family money by selling game.
Bravery and determination are taken to a whole new level when Katniss volenteers to take the place of her 12 year old sister as tribute for the 74th Hunger Games. With her killer marksmenship with a bow, her keen senses, and knowlegde of survival, Katniss is able to survive the Games and earn more than the Victors Village back home.
Throughout the journey of the Hunger Games, Katniss learns as much about herself as she does the people she is fighting agaisnt. Although the whole experience revolves around being a cold hearted killer putting on a show for the Capitol, Katniss lets herself be vaunerable throughout the Games and shows her true character. Despite telling her self it's all for show, Katniss even learns about love and what it feels like to be loved.
Bravery and determination are taken to a whole new level when Katniss volenteers to take the place of her 12 year old sister as tribute for the 74th Hunger Games. With her killer marksmenship with a bow, her keen senses, and knowlegde of survival, Katniss is able to survive the Games and earn more than the Victors Village back home.
Throughout the journey of the Hunger Games, Katniss learns as much about herself as she does the people she is fighting agaisnt. Although the whole experience revolves around being a cold hearted killer putting on a show for the Capitol, Katniss lets herself be vaunerable throughout the Games and shows her true character. Despite telling her self it's all for show, Katniss even learns about love and what it feels like to be loved.
" "I volenteer!" I gasp. "I volenteer as tribute!" "
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" I have to think about it. I've been putting food on the table for four years. That's no small task. . . "I'm all right," I say.
"She's excellent," says Peeta. "My father buys her squirrels. He always comments on how they arrows never pierce the body. She hits every one in the eye." "
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Keeping Katniss alive throughout the games is undoubtably how smart she is with her survival. An often overlooked attribute to her servival ablities is often over looked though. Her attitude; confidence, spunk, and determination.
" My heart starts to pound, I can feel my face burning. Without thinking, I pull an arrow from my quiver and send it straight at the Gamemaker's table. . . The arrow skewers the apple in the pig's mouth and pins it to the wall behind it. Everyone stares at me in disbelief.
"Thank you for your consideration," I say. "
page 102
" "Guess they liked your temper," he says. "They've got a show to put on. they need some players with some heat." "
page 108
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