Reading Response: The Hunger Games

In the book "The Hunger Games" Katniss as most people know, volunteers to step up to participate in a competition to the death in place of her sister Prim. This being the second time I am reading this I have been focusing on a smaller part of the book, the beginning. Katniss sacrificing herself for someone who she cares about really spoke to me because it was a brave thing to do and being brave isn't easy.

The first reason why I think this was something bold is because not many people would do it. In the book the whole district was shocked that someone would volunteer their life for anyone. How many people do you know would do something like this? The answer is probably very little if any, this is because being brave isn't always easy even if your being brave for someone who you should (in this case her sister).

Another reason why this was very bold was because Katniss stepped up in front of a large crowd. In life, a lot of people have stage fright when they aren't even on stage. How do we know if Katniss was one of these people? We don't but whether or not someone has stage fright or not, stepping up and being the center of attention in front of people is always difficult.

In conclusion Katniss's decision really did set up the book and with a bang. She did something bold, something only special people, people with a special quality could do. Step up when someone is in need especially when it's crunch time.