Personal Synthesis and Feminist Analysis

The Hunger Games by Suzzanne Collins in not like most of the popular fiction books that are on the selves right now. It has a main female character, Katniss who is seen as strong, independent, and composed. She never broke under pressure, she never cries, and she will fight to the death. I think that  Suzzanne Cillins wanted to create a character that was seen as leader and someone that is not like any other female protagonist. Main female characters are normally seen as venerable and emotional, especially in a situation like the Hunger Games. Katniss is someone that any little girl and any aged women can look up to. She is strong, after the death of her Father and when her Mother became distant she took on the role of the Mother and Father, as the provider and care giver all for her little sister Prim. She doesn’t crack under pressure, when her sister Prim’s name was picked not only did she volunteer to take her place in the games, she promised her sister that she would try to win and she did win. Katniss is determined, she won the Hunger Games and she saved Peeta’s life. Although Katniss can be seen cold at times, she only comes off that way because she has had a tough life. I could not imagine living in district 12 where she has no freedom, her mother is distant and her father is dead and the only thing she finds comfort in, is sneaking under the electric fence to hunt with her only close friend, Gale so that she they can feed their families. Overall I think that Katniss is a female character that pushes the limits in what the “typical” female role is and what women should act like and be like. I know that even though Katniss is a fictional character I look up to her.