Set in a dystopian future, the books deal with katnisss involvement in a series of tournaments where children are forced to fight to the death and nobody really objects to. Katniss is the main provider in her family, which consists of katniss, her mother, and her younger sister, prim. And i heard my fathers voice joking, as long as you can find yourself, youll never starve. Shes so busy trying to save herself and her family that she doesnt have a lot of time for books. The evolution of katniss everdeen from the hunger gam. Weve seen her survive the barbaric competition twice. Katnisss first name comes from a plant called sagittaria or arrowhead, which is a tuber plant, usually found in water. Her dad was a hunter and knew tons of things about the wilderness, and he taught katniss how to survive eating wild plants. Sagittaria, which refers to the archer in the zodiaca master with. This post is pretty long overdue considering i started this project three months ago, but only worked with it. Well, i decided i needed a new board for all of my hunger games stuff. Dear diary, dear wretched, foolish, forsaken capitol. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Katniss everdeen was a victor from the hunger games, alongside with peeta mellark.
Everdeen clocked out and left the kids on their own, and katniss was forced to take over as head. The many faces of katniss everdeen and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. With the appearance of katniss everdeen as female heroine and female lead of a trilogy, suzanne colins, the author herself has distinguish. She is a tribute who was the victor of and volunteered for the 74th annual hunger games and chosen for the 75th and made it to the final 6. The protagonist of the novel and its narrator, katniss everdeen is a strong, resourceful sixteenyearold who is far more mature than her age would suggest. Her father died in a mine explosion when she is 11. More than 100 million copies of the hunger games trilogy have been sold. Suzanne collins is the author of the groundbreaking hunger games trilogy for young adults. Also known as duck potato and swan potato, the plant is sometimes called arrowhead, derived from the latin name for its genus. Katniss everdeen, heroine of the hunger gamess well, i decided i needed a new board for all of my hunger games stuff.
Most books that have a female character as the protagonist usually have her involved in some kind of love triangle and most of the things she does are for the romantic partner or they start off with good independent intentions and then risk it all for the sake of a romantic drama. Katniss everdeen has appeared in the following books. Apr 19, 2018 more than 100 million copies of the hunger games trilogy have been sold. As katniss everdeen hits the big screen for a final time, here at quirk, we wondered how the girl on fire might fare in other dystopian settings. Katniss everdeen is the main protagonist and the narrator of the hunger games trilogy. After her younger sister, primrose, was reaped to participate in the 74th hunger games, katniss volunteered to take her place as the female tribute from district 12. She is often quiet and is generally liked by district 12s residents, mostly because of her ability. Katnisss father was a miner and illegal hunter who traded on the black market in. Character analysis of katniss everdeen, the girl on fire of. Flowers appear numerous times in the hunger games trilogy either as real plants seen by the characters or just references in the text and in some cases they play a major symbolic role in the story line. Katniss everdeen quotes quotes tagged as katnisseverdeen showing of 76 and then he gives me a smile that just seems so genuinely sweet with just the right touch of shyness that unexpected warmth rushes through me. The root of this plant can be eaten, as katniss does in the book. Please note that olive skin tone does not confirm a character to be nonwhite.
It was designed to commemorate everyone who had died that was close to the three victors. Why the hunger games killer katniss is a great female role model katniss everdeen, heroine of the hunger games, is spiky and hard to like. As long as you can find yourself, youll never starve. They either get ignored and the character sees no consequences or adds to the likeability of the character. But katniss outwits them by deciding that her and peeta will commit suicide. Is katniss everdeen white and are there any characters in the books that are not white. Why the hunger games killer katniss is a great female. Even if i almost started to death in it and my father died because of mining, it was still my home. Katniss s father was a miner and illegal hunter who traded on the black market in. All she wants to do is protect her family and loved ones.
I thwant to do something, right here, right now, to shame them, to make them accountable, to show the capitol that whatever they do or. Suzanne collins talks about the hunger games, the books and. The name katniss is a girls name katniss everdeen is the heroine of the popular hunger games trilogy by suzanne collins, whose name comes from the very real edible aquatic plant of the genus sagittaria. See more ideas about katniss and peeta, hunger games and hunger games trilogy.
Oct 29, 2019 katniss everdeen is such a complex and interesting character that i was surprised to find that many people found her to be an unlikeable and simplified character. The diary of katniss everdeen, a hunger games fanfic fanfiction. Katniss sagittaria sagittifolia is an aquatic plant that grows around district 12. Or maybe shed have a long fancy capitol name, though i cant really see it, like katniss ofelia. Katniss is a normal child in district 12, the coalmining district. He was a career tribute specializing in the use of daggers and the victor of the 63rd hunger games. The worlds largest collection of books, toys, and movies for parents, teachers, and others dedicated to raising smart, confident, and courageous girls. Character profile for katniss everdeen from the hunger games. While many girls love to get their leg hairs waxed, katniss hates it the most.
Katniss is no ones standin and i love watching her go and be amazing, even if it frustrates me in the process. Katniss everdeen is the main protagonist of the series. Katniss everdeen is a teenage girl who lives in district 12, an impoverished coalmining region in the country of panem. An edit i made for katniss everdeen from the hunger games trilogy by suzanne collins. Character analysis of katniss everdeen from the hunger. She learned from her fathers plant book that dandelions could be used for food. Shes a volunteer tribute in panems annual hunger games, having taken the place of her younger sister in an act of heroic selfsacrifice. Were beginning to learn what generation katniss really. Other unusual botanical names in the series include primrose, posy, rue, and clove, all for girls. Hardy, valuable, and sometimes sweet, the katniss plant is also an adaptable survivor, just like the character. Katniss everdeenmellark is a fictional character and the protagonist of the hunger games trilogy by suzanne collins. Katniss belongings throughout the novels, including the hunting.
Gloss is the district 1 male tribute in the 75th hunger games and cashmeres brother. Shes a hunter, a master archer, a fighter, and the beloved heroine of the hunger games series. Can anyone suggest books that are comedies that do not involve cancer, rape, shooting, violence some of these are the same, etc. I thwant to do something, right here, right now, to shame them, to make them accountable, to show the capitol that whatever they do or force us to do that there is a. They did like plants so maybe katniss acacia everdeen, or katniss delia everdeen. The katniss plant has a unique characteristic in the shape of its leaves. Rue is often mentioned by katniss in the later books. Its been a little while since i read the books so im supplementing with research here but, katniss everdeen, in contrast to han solo, doesnt really change throughout the series. For those three of you who dont know, katniss everdeen volunteers to represent her district in a brutal fight to the death in the dystopian ya novel, the hunger games. To conclude everything thats been written until now is that katniss everdeen is a hunting girl and does archery, and is a member of a family of three. Katniss everdeen and 11 other female characters who were. High quality katniss everdeen gifts and merchandise. Why is katniss everdeen such a popular female heroine in.
Rubies costume the games catching fire the hunger games katniss costume, medium, one color by rubies only 16 left in stock order soon. Katniss is found in the meadow, the woods, and other parts of district 12. Nov 24, 2014 katniss everdeen the hunger games the girl on fire has endured more than her fair share of life strife by the time we reacquaint with her in the hunger games. I want honest answers and with quotes from the book supporting them please. Katniss belongings throughout the novels, including the hunting jacket, the family plant book turned to the page for the katniss plant, illustrated by peeta, her. Katnisss father tells her that if she finds herself, shell never go hungry. In the hunger games, katniss volunteers as tribute in place of her younger sister, who is also named for a plant. Her name came later, while i was researching survival training and specifically edible plants. Katniss, the storys narrator and heroine, is 16 years old and has straight black hair, gray eyes, and olive skin. Katniss everdeen knows a lot about plants if you have read the hunger games books, its hard not to envy the enormous knowledge of plants that katniss everdeen and her family have.
There can be no comparison between the hunger games and the twilight saga because and i want to make this abundantly clear the hunger games is actually. Many people may not have heard of a plant called katniss until reading the book the hunger games and wonder is it a real plant. Katniss s father tells her that if she finds herself, shell never go hungry. The series, set in the dystopian nation of panem and centered on young warrior katniss everdeen, was adapted into a.
Katniss s first name comes from a plant called sagittaria or arrowhead, which is a tuber plant, usually found in water. Usually, ya books attract female readers, but the hunger games has managed to draw young men as well. Who is in katniss family in the hunger games answers. Her character and what she brings to the story are what give the story much of its layers and commentary, and studying her character proves for a fascinating look into psychology. Katniss is known by many names, including sagittaria, arrowhead, duck. Katniss everdeen this morning district twelve will always be thought about. It grows tall, with green leaves like arrow heads and flowers with three white petals. She has long dark hair, olive skin, and gray eyes, which are given as a characteristic of residents of the coal mining region of district 12 known as the seam. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. Katniss now has changed she has overcome death and persevered to now be wise enough to see the capitals twisted minds as they force the last two competitors her and peeta to fight to see who will win.
Katniss is known by many names, including sagittaria, arrowhead, duck potato, swan potato. Take a deeper look at the plants mentioned in the popular film series and books, including katniss, primose, rue. Katniss is slender with black hair, grey eyes and olive skin. Jul 22, 2012 katniss everdeen certainly gives hope that fictional female characters are slowly but surely becoming much better role models for teenage girls. Is katniss everdeen, protagonist of the hunger games, a mary sue. She is 16 years old at the beginning of the first book and is quiet, independent, and fierce. Katniss plant sagittaria sagittifolia actually goes by many names such as arrowhead, duck potato, swan potato, tule potato, and wapato.
Most katniss species have arrowshaped leaves but in a few species the leaf is long and ribbon like. Katniss everdeen mellark is a fictional character and the protagonist of the hunger games trilogy by suzanne collins. If my name is to be chosen, how can i leave prim to fend for herself. The hunger games gets special 10th anniversary covers, new. Nov 16, 2014 katniss everdeen, portrayed by jennifer lawrence, has come a long way since she volunteered as tribute in the first hunger games film. But her father seems pretty sound so maybe another edible plant like katniss rosemary everdeen, or katniss maude everdeen. This action set in motion the events of the entire series. Katniss everdeen putting flowers around rue after rues death. Her name comes from a plant with edible tubers called sagittaria katniss.
For those of you that dont know, katniss everdeen is the protagonist of suzanne collins hunger games series. Its like if a person or a character in a book is emotionless and monotonous through the whole book, the history stays the same as well. For those who dont know, a mary sue is a female character who is almost perfect in every way, and if they have any flaws. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Katniss describes in the book that the katniss plants are bluish roots that can be edible. Still confused on what happened at the last day in the arena. Katnisskatniss everdeen, the storys heroine and champion forager is named for a plant. Katniss everdeen didnt ask to be thrust into the deadly televised competition the capital uses to keep its districts docile. If anything, perhaps the fact that she is an imperfect teenage girl who makes some mistakes while shes growing up actually works in her favor rather than damning her to the same hall of shame as. When katniss threw the cookies peetas father gave to her after the reaping out. Having enjoyed frankels book, katniss the cattail, i eagerly agreed to read the many faces of katniss everdeen. Katniss is fiercely protective of her younger sister, and she volunteers. Oct 31, 2015 the generation who came to katniss as young teens and have grown up ploughing through the books and queuing for the movies respond to her story in a particularly personal way. As the girl on fire, katniss might start out like the novels protagonist, a fireman burning books to keep people sedate.
Katniss, lead character in the book and movie series the hunger games, is totally focused on surviving the games and outwitting corrupt public officials like president snow in the dystopic future society of panem. It is also the plant that katniss everdeen was named after. Character profile for katniss everdeen from the hunger. Since then, to keep her family from starving in the seam, she has had to provide for her mother and sister, using the hunting and. Other unusual botanical names in the series include primrose, posy, rue, and clove, all for. The destiny of baby katniss everdeen seems to be decided at birth, the little baby was destined to become a precise and deadly archer, a skill which will save her life and change history. She didnt ask to become a symbol of rebellion against the government, and she resists the status. Katniss everdeen is the protagonist and narrator of the series. All i know is beetee is one smart nerd to have figured out the whole force field bit. In one of my books, i found the arrowhead plant, and. Katniss everdeen is the heroine of the popular hunger games trilogy by suzanne collins, whose name comes from the very real edible aquatic plant of the genus sagittaria.
Exploring katniss in her numerous roles, be it as reality star, warrior woman, protector of children, teen solider, or more, frankel delves deep into the multiple identities that have drawn readers to this heroine who changed the world. The series, set in the dystopian nation of panem and centered on young warrior katniss everdeen, was adapted into a set of. She is also the author of the picture book year of the jungle, a publishers weekly best book of the year, and the new york times bestselling underland chronicles series for middle grade readers, which started with gregor the overlander. Katniss everdeen book characters character collection. The memory book is a book constructed by katniss and peeta with later contributions from haymitch at the end of mockingjay. Ladies and gentleman, a brief statement of the facts. Nov 26, 2018 the katniss plant has a unique characteristic in the shape of its leaves. Apr 27, 2015 she named the group also known as generation z, ages to 20 after the hunger games heroine katniss everdeen, a skilled archer who fought for justice in the topselling dystopian series.