In the book, the Hunger Games by
Suzanne Collins, I’ve noticed that Katniss cares more about her family than she
does herself.
She
volunteered to go into the games for her little sister, Prim. For example, in
the text it says, “but in district 12, where the word tribute is pretty much synonymous with the word corpse, volunteers are all be extinct.”
At that moment, when Prim’s name was called, Katniss didn’t care what could
happen to her. All that she cared about was protecting her sister, and the last
thing on her mind was something about herself.
Also,
while Katniss was being taken away, all that she could think about was what
could happen to other people. For example, while she was on the train being
taken to the Capitol, Katniss wasn’t even thinking about the games, instead she
was worried about whether Prim was eating and if her mother had gone back into
depression. Katniss is very selfless when it comes to problems.
In
conclusion, I think that Katniss is a very generous and selfless person because
of what she went through when her father died in a mine explosion. And I also
predict that when she gets into the arena, this trait will affect her
negatively.
The entire Hunger Games trilogy has a theme of sacrifice running through it. Katniss, despite what she thinks, is actually very selfless, like you said; she would do anything to protect the ones she cares about, such as Prim.
ReplyDeleteThis is good. I never really paid attention to this side of Katniss in the beginning, and you're right.