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Katniss Everdeen. HERO… notes. Personality Traits. Bravery Leadership Courage Persistence Intelligence. Culture/Society. District 12 is lower class Smallest district Coal miners Girl on fire/Spark for rebellion Exceeds low expectations
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Katniss Everdeen HERO… notes
Personality Traits • Bravery • Leadership • Courage • Persistence • Intelligence
Culture/Society • District 12 is lower class • Smallest district • Coal miners • Girl on fire/Spark for rebellion • Exceeds low expectations • Trained for hunting by breaking the law (Collins Hunger Games)
Setting • Time of oppressive Capitol • Prepared for first arena by hunting in the woods with Gale • Father died when she was young, forced to provide for mother/sister • Risks her life for Prim (Collins Hunger Games) • Mother is depressed, Katniss takes on family leadership role • Quiet, unsociable (Rosenburg)
Thoughts toward family • Unconditional love toward Mom & Prim • Sole provider for the family • Feels alone, takes that ethic into arena • Has hard time warming up to people (i.e. Haymitch, Peeta, Prep. Team) (Collins Hunger Games) • Takes Prim’s place in first games • Treats Gale and his family like her own
Feelings toward The Capitol • Didn’t question leadership • Angered by Games, shoots at Gamemakers in training • Thrives in the first Arena, embarrasses Capitol by faking suicide with Peeta (Collins Hunger Games) • That is her first act of defiance, unknowingly identifies her as the symbol of rebellion • Later realizes how terrible and manipulative it is, hate for Capitol grows (Collins Catching Fire) • Very confused about how to directly incite a rebellion
Haymitch, and the Rebellion • Originally comes off as useless, drunk mentor • Singles out, and aids Katniss in the first Arena • Angers Katniss by not informing her of her important role of the Mockinjay • Plans rebellion years before Katniss’ Games, withholds information • Creates feeling of being used in Katniss, got same feeling from Snow and The Capitol
Thrust Into Leadership • Katniss isn’t a hero by choice, her spontaneous actions make her a rebellious symbol • Evacuated after second Arena by Haymitch/Gamemakers • Doesn’t realize they’ve been planning rebellion for years, just waiting for right timing • She only serves as a figurehead, she can persuade and convince people to join the rebels • Just wants Games to be over, return to normal life, forced to speadhead revolution • People look up to her, citizens of District 13 look to her for courage and leadership (Collins Mockingjay)
Reluctant Hero • Doesn’t act like routine hero • Confused, afraid, acts out of emotion • Doesn’t want the attention or glamour • When in District 13, isn’t allowed to fight in significant battles (Collins Mockingjay) • Gets sick of being used as a pawn • Eventually realizes, leads military squad on mission to kill Snow, fails • Kills Coin and Snow, fulfilling her own goals and completing the rebellion
Works Cited • "Katniss Everdeen – Hero’s Journey | The Gallery of Heroes." The Gallery of Heroes | the best list of heroes on the internet. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Jan. 2012. <http://www.thegalleryofheroes.com/katniss-everdeen-heros-journey/>. • "The Hunger Games (2008 Book): Is Katniss Everdeen a heroic character? - Quora." Quora. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Jan. 2012. <http://www.quora.com/The-Hunger-Games-2008-Book/Is-Katniss-Everdeen-a-heroic-character>. • "The Hunger Games - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Jan. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunger_Games>. • "Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games." Shmoop: Homework Help, Teacher Resources, Test Prep. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Jan. 2012. <http://www.shmoop.com/hunger-games/katniss-everdeen.html>. • Rosenberg, Alyssa. "Harry Potter, Katniss Everdeen, and Movement Mascots: Or, Hermione Granger Isn't the Hero of the 'Harry Potter' Books | ThinkProgress." ThinkProgress. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Feb. 2012. <http://thinkprogress.org/alyssa/2011/07/21/274801/harry-potter-katniss-everdeen-and-movement-mascots-or-hermione-granger-isnt-the-hero-of-the-harry-potter-books/>. • Coin, killing President, mercy. Someone who will, and perhaps. "Katniss Everdeen in Mockingjay." Shmoop: Homework Help, Teacher Resources, Test Prep. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Feb. 2012. <http://www.shmoop.com/mockingjay/katniss-everdeen.html> • Collins, Suzanne. The Hunger Games. New York: Scholastic Press, 2008. Print. • Collins, Suzanne, and Suzanne Collins. Catching fire. New York: Scholastic Press, 2009. Print. • Collins, Suzanne. Mockingjay. New York: Scholastic Press, 2010. Print. MLA formatting by BibMe.org.