Blog Post #5: The Hunger Games

Big Question: What are Katnisses problems? How does she solve them?

          In the book "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins the main character Katniss Everdeen faces two big problems throughout the story. The first one is when her sister Primrose Everdeen is picked at the reaping to compete in the 74th annual hunger games. Another really big problem that she faces is that she doesn't know weither to kill Peeta or not because she doesn't know if she loves him.
          In the beginning of the book Katniss' sister is picked in the reaping for the 74th annual Hunger games. I know this because in the story Effie Trinket reaches her hand in the jar full of names for the reaping and then says: "Primrose Everdeen."This is a big problem for Katniss because this is Prim's first reaping. The Hunger Games is a battle to the death for fame, fortune and wealth. And Prim is only 12 and shes really small and almost has no chance of winning. Katniss is worried because Prim was picked and now she is pretty much dead unless someone volunteers for her because she doesn't know how to fend for herself an she will die quickly.
          Another problem Katniss faces is that she doesn't know if she should kill Peeta or let him live because she doens't know if she loves him. I know this because during the games she had multiple chances to kill him and she let him run away and when he was wounded she healed him with the stuff she got from Haymitch. I think this means she has feelings for him but she doesn't know what type of feelings they are.
          Katniss solves her first big problem by volunteering as tribute for the hunger games in stead of her sister. I know this because in the story it says: "I volunteer, I volunteer as tribute." This happens while Prim is walking onto the stage to be taken away from district 12. She does this because she would rather die than having to watch her sister die in front of all of Panem. She also does this because if Prim goes into the arena she is pretty much already dead. The reason she pretends like shes in love with Peeta is so that they can get sponsors to give them food and medicine to keep them alive. I know this because right before the games Haymitch tells her to fake it just for that reason so they can stay alive.
         I can relate to Katniss because if my brother weren't trained for the hunger games and he was picked and I was trained I would volunteer for him. This essay proves that Katniss is a good sister and role model.