Hunger Games Short Analysis

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Is forcing twenty-four children to murder each other every year the way to keep society in order? In the film The Hunger Games, originally written as a book by Suzanne Collins, a futuristic story is told of Katniss Everdeen, a young girl who takes the place of her sister in the 74th annual Hunger Games. She learns to defend herself and the people she loves in the violent and cruel environment which she is forced to be in. The Hunger Games is a good example for a hero’s journey film because it shows the process in which the main character develops and understands himself to become the hero he is meant to be. Katniss’s heroine journey begins when her sister is chosen at the Reaping to be a tribute in the Hunger Games. She feels called to take her place because she knew she would not survive; she answers the call to adventure without second guessing. Her everyday life is disturbed and the story changes drastically. Katniss gets taken away from what is familiar, as most heroes do in the typical hero’s journey. Katniss’s story immediately follows the next step, where she meets her mentor, Haymitch Abernathy; and companion, Peeta Mellark. Katniss crosses the threshold as soon as she begins training in the Capitol for the Games. The heroine faces her biggest dread when she is thrown into the arena to fight for her life. There she goes through a long road of trials, labeled as the “Initiation” in the hero’s journey. Katniss’s burnt leg and hallucinations from the tracker jacker bites demonstrate the suffering steps the hero goes through throughout the road of trials. She is torn apart by the death of her friend, Rue, which strengthens her to try to win the Hunger Games. Katniss finds herself in an emotional bond with Peeta, as they have to pretend they are in love to gain support. This is justified as another step in Katniss’s

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