Mockingjay 13 District Blog Tour & Giveaway: District 12 (or, Why Katniss Rocks)

Erica

Am I allowed to enter if I don’t think she’s an amazing heroine? I just wasn’t a fan of Katniss throughout the series. She rounded out a bit more during Catching Fire though which I liked – and I do admire the courage she holds throughout the series and her will to keep pushing through what is thrown at here though.

Kate

Katniss is a great heroine because she is strong and skilled but also has some emotional baggage which keeps her motivated to fight for what is right.

Kim

I think Katniss is a great heroine because she is rational, she thinks of all the consequences and doesn’t make rash/emotional decisions. She also is a believable character in that she is awesome and skilled, but she has doubts and is troubled, as well, by being a heroine/symbol of the rebellion.

Bella F.

I LOVED this series and am still reeling from Mockingjay; in fact it’s been gently haunting my thoughts since I finished it and I’ve decided I need to re-read all 3 this weekend so I can really digest it all. I think the best thing about Katniss is her complexity; she’s such a well developed character that makes her seem so real instead of just some fictional girl in a book. I’d like her one moment and then hate her the next, and then suddenly relate to her and feel simpatico; it’s been a long time since a series/book has grabbed like The Hunger Games trilogy. bellsDOTfrancoATgmailDOTcom

Cathy

I like Katniss because she’s not perfect. She’s very smart and a skilled hunter, but she can’t instantly use every weapon, she totally flounders with interpersonal relations, struggles to be charming, etc. She’s a survivor, with all the good and bad connotations that has, and I love her for never apologizing for any of that.

Meredith

Katniss is a great heroine because she’s flawed. The reader is aware from the very beginning that she has a lot of faults and she isn’t perfect. It makes me feel better about my own faults – if Katniss can save her country, flaws and all, then I can do something great too.

Cheri H.

Katniss is an amazing heroine and a strong female character which is often lacking in YA books these days. Part of what makes her so unique is her concern and love for others, to the point of sacrificing herself. In today’s world of selfishness and greed, Katniss is a refreshing change!

April (Books&Wine)

I think Katniss is awesome because she is unflinchingly loyal to those she cares about, in obvious and not so obvious ways. I mean, clearly what she does for Prim is amazing. Then, there is during the games, when she forms the friendship with Rue, and she sings to Rue as she passes.

Al

I think Katniss is an excellent heroine because of her best and her worst quality-her singlemindedness. Her determination to save Prim, then Peeta, are what makes her who she is.

Sandy Williams

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I think Katniss is amazing because she’s real. I’ve read a lot of reviews that complained about how all she does in MOCKINGJAY is hide in dark corners, but that didn’t bother me at all. I understood it because *I* would want to hide in dark corners. She’s real. She’s not super-human (for the most part). She has a strong will to survive, but like everyone else, she has a breaking point. She reached that point and will never fully recover from what happened to her. *No one* could recover from that.

Allison B.

Katniss is a good heroine because though she doesn’t want to be heroic, she rises up to fight for those she loves.

Rachel

After her father’s death Katniss became the foundation of her family’s survival by providing food through poaching illegally and signing up for tessarae despite facing a high possibility of death as a consequence. Along with being the food provider, Katniss also provided her mom and Prim emotional support to help them cope with the lost the father and continue on with their lives. Katniss’ love for those she cared for is what I like her the most. No matter what, whether at home or in the games she always tries to protect them from the dangers thrown to them. Her loyalty is the source that makes her strong-willed and determined to stay alive at all costs.

rose

katniss is awesome because she was willing to sacrifice herself for her people, and the people of the future. she knew she had it better,becauseshe had an escape and a means ofgetting food-hunting. but while even she was doing badly, she knew others were doing worse, and those are the people she stoodup for. the helpless. the defensless. irespect her forthat, because i don’t know if i wouldhave that kind of courage myself.

Ruthie S.

I’d say Katniss is a great hereoine because she knows where she stands. She’s pressured by others (Haymitch, Coin) to do other things but in the end she does what she thinks is ultimately right.

Michelle

Katniss is an amazing heroine because she always thinks of other people rather than herself. In the Hunger Games, she doesn’t hesitate at all to take the place of her sister, knowing that there was a possibility that she would die. She also defied the Capitol when she and Peter were going to die together. She is also amazingly modest, which is very refreshing.

Carrie Wuensch-Harden

Katniss is awesome becuase she is unselfish. She always puts others first and tires her best to make sure that she does not hurt anyone. Of course this is also her downfall. She is strong and hardworking and just plain AWESOME!!

Margoooo

Katniss is a Survivor, with a capital S. There are very few things that she can’t deal with or overcome.

Dasha Myer

Katniss wasn’t just a tribute. She had a fierce fiery attitude that I admire. Her perseverance to end the Hunger Games and keep all of her loved ones is heart-wrenching. What she has gone through to achieve all this is unimaginable. If these Games were part of the American future, only a person like Katniss would be able to survive.

Chelsea

Katniss is a great heroine, because of the lack of truth, and humanity she was shown. She was raised watching kids kill eachother, and being reminded over and over, how she and the other 12s-18s, and their parents, are at the Capitol’s mercy. She beat that, when she took her sister’s place, when she sang Rue to sleep/death,when she took out the poisoned berries, when she blew up the arena, and when she chose to be the Mockingjay. She refuses to be a piece in the Capitol’s games, and will do anything for the people she loves. Her refusal to give in, and accept lose even in the face of death, is shining.

Mandy Clarke

I think she’s a great heroine because she is one of the few to realize that everything is coming full circle at the end of Mockingjay and has the guts to act on it.

Ekram

Katniss is so full of strength and character which she gives to those around her, inspiring those fighting for their loved ones and values. She has faults, like her extremely headstrong personality but this only makes her more human in the eyes of the rebel and the readers.

michelle brzozowski

Because Katniss is a simply a regular person dealing with a very irregular situation. She’s not overly smart or athletic but she knows her strengths and weaknesses and she uses them to win the Hunger Games and save her family and Peeta. Her main purpose first and foremost is the preservation of her family and that is very admirable.

Say Hoque

Katniss is a fantastic heroine because despite her strength, courage, selflessness and stealth, she still has flaws and is human like the rest of us. Katniss is an interesting protagonist because she still has insecurities and weaknesses to her, which reminds us that bravery doesn’t mean not being flawed, it means overcoming those flaws.

kristen j

I love Katniss because she’s real. She’s not some superhero without any flaws. 🙂

Leann

Katniss shows growth as a person during the series. She has shown just what she is capable of, yet we see that she is still human and can be affected.

Julia

I love that Katniss is perfectly flawed, too many heroes and heroines are just so darn beyond reproach they are hard to relate to – without question or thought they jump into action and immediately just do the right thing. Katniss has doubts, makes mistakes, questions herself and that just makes her so much more real.

Laura D.

I love how Katniss is so devoted to protecting those she loves, even the her own demise.

Normal2Natalie

I think Katniss is amazing because she gave up everything to keep her younger sister out of the games!!! After that it seems that most of her “inspiration” has been by accident.

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HannahK

Katniss is the greatest heroine ever because she does not lose sight of her family and everyone that loves her when she becomes famous. She may have to be girly and sweet sometimes, but on the inside she remains true to who she really is. Also, she never stops fighting. She never gives up. She will never let the Capitol win.

Athena

Katniss is amazing for her courage and strength. While she is strong, both physically and mentally, she also cares deeply for her friends and family

Yun-Jae Lee

I personally think that Katniss is a strong character. Katniss is forced to change her lifestyle, as well as her personality throughout the series, but I admire how she adapts to everything.

Kevin Norman

Well to be honest I love Katniss, but I have to disagree with your #4 reason why she is so awesome. If you have read Mockingjay you will see that even in the rebellion which she is the symbol of she still has no control whatsoever. She thought she was the leader of the rebellion, yet she was just simply a pawn for district 13 and this is something you feel as soon as you start Mockingjay. I think Katniss is amazing is because she is such a strong character. After all she’s fought , struggled, and achieved she still remains strong when the outcome is not how she pictured. She has faced so much tragedy for such a young age yet she is still able to cope with the idea that there may be good out there in some people. She’s a fighter and no matter what she will not give up, and I think thats something everyone can look up to.

Kim Mills

I think Katniss is a great heroine because, through all of that she’s been through. She’s always thinking about someone else in her decisions.

caren

She was strong, and she took care of herself.

Kaitlin C.

I believe that Katniss is an amazing heroine because she is an unintentional heroine. She didn’t set out to become the face if this rebellion, it just sort of happened to turn out that way. It was unintentional, but what makes her a truly amaIg heroine is that she is embracing it. She sees all the potential of this rebellion and she is willing to play her part in hopes of success.

Lauren

Katniss is amazing heroine. She is a strong girl and by the end of the series a strong woman. Even though she has mixed feelings for both Peeta and Gale, she realizes that she doesn’t need them. Too many women now a’days depend on being with someone. Katniss has set a great example that you do not need to be with someone. She also grows in the entire series. She has strong loyalties to her friends and family. She also has the ability and confidence to make a decision even if it is a tough one. She also has compassion. She makes tough decisions but they are ruled by her compassion but not hindered by it. Katniss is a great heroine.

Britney W

I love Katniss because she is such a strong female character, and she doesn’t even realize it. I still want to cry over Mockingjay because it was so good. Absolutely love her!

Paige

I think she’s amazing because even at 17 and having been through all that she has she remains for emotionly sensitive. She doesn’t become calloused to death or killing. she does it but she is still affected by it. A great heroine is strong but still very human.

aimee stevenson

Katniss is an amazing heroine because she is brave, and also humble, she doesn’t consider herself a hero of any kind and yet has given so much hope to the rebels.

Erin

She’s awesome because she survives. Who else could make it through all of that hell?!

Monica

Katniss is an amazing heroine because she does what she believes to be right even when she is afraid of the consequences. She does all that she can to provide for her mother and Prim. She doesn’t wait around for a boy to save her. Katniss has the courage to go out on her own and risk everything to protect the people and the home that she loves. She isn’t perfect but she certainly brave.

Amanda Isabel

Katniss is amazing because she never forgets what she’s fighting for – for family, and all the kids who died, and for a better life – and that makes her the ultimate hero.

Katy

There are too many things to say about this book, and too many things to say about Katniss. It’s been awhile since I have read a book that truly engulfed like the Hunger Games, and that is all due to the characters (well, and wonderful writing). Katniss was so easy to connect to; she had so many flaws and irritating things about her, such as her back-and-forth attitude towards Peeta, but that would made her seem oh-so much more real to me, and it made her positive characteristics stand out even more when they showed up. Throughout the series, she really did grow into a true, honest, worthy hero. I love the Hunger Games, and I love Katniss Everdeen!

Laura Rodriguez

Katniss is amazingly perceptive. I love that she considers what she is saying and how it will affect others before she reacts to anything. She puts others, her mother, prim, Gale, Peeta, even Haymitch, and other secondary characters ahead of her own feelings so much, and maintains this strong front even though she is screaming on the inside.
I love how fierce she is when fighting, and how compassionate she is even for her enemies. She is AMAZING!!!!

Lia

I like Katniss because of her resilience and how at a young age gathered the strength to provide for her family when her mom failed to do so.

Xuewei Ouyang

Katniss is the best heroine ever because she’s so amazing at survival and in combat. She’s very unselfish and cares for people.

Heidi

Katniss is an amazing heroine because she overcomes. She has her black moments but she keeps going. That’s real.

Marisa

I love Katniss because she is human. Yes, she can be a ditz but she fights to the end in a very realistic way for her time period in my opinion. Many a time she has annoyed me because she has needed to open up her eyes but I’m sure we’ve all frustrated some guy or gal ’cause we didn’t realize they liked us. As someone said, she isn’t perfect. And she definitely isn’t eye candy. She’s simply Katniss.

Heidi Gleb

Strong, capable, intelligent, humble, cautious, generous. A daughter, a friend, a winner, a survivor. In times of gloom, she somehow manages to come out on top; in times of joy, she spreads it around. She’s a heroine who just can’t help herself–we love her!

Becky Wright

Katniss, to me, was strength! She had been through so much but never gave up! She was also very bright and seemed to be 1 step ahead of everyone. The love she had for her family was unconditional and was she loyal up to the end of the books! :0)

Casey

***Mild Spoilers Enclosed***

Collins has told us a story that addresses the horrors, sorrow and cost of war in a REALISTIC way. She didn’t make it pretty, or easy, or light. She didn’t make Katniss a hero. When I finished Mockingjay I was devastated, and I’m not sure I’ll be able to read them again and I’m also not sure that that wasn’t EXACTLY what Collins was doing.

This book is about children fighting to the death for entertainment – and in the first two books it was easy to be entertained. I tried to examine the irony of that – but couldn’t.

Collins REALLY brought home for me the horror of the Games – and the horrors of war and the series will never be the same for me. It’s not entertainment anymore because the characters that I love truly suffered and Collins made it all real.

THAT is why Katniss and Collins are both badasses. To make me love someone for all the right reasons, and use them to teach me something true that I will NEVER be able to forget – THAT is badass.

Marlena

Katniss is the epitome of the characteristics that anyone would want in her situation and that makes her a heroine. She is strong, skilled, smart, cunning, caring, devoted, loving and a survivor.

Nelly

i think that katniss is AMAZING because she is really brave. In the 1st book she was brave enough to take Prims’ place in the games. Also, she is really smart because she has tricked the capitol like 3 times. ❗

ivy

I love how she’s so independent and self sufficient. We need more strong girls like her as role models!

Weston Gardner

I’m glad the book is written from Katniss’ perspective because the insight we get into her constantly scheming mind really defines her as a heroine. At the same time, I think her authenticity as a caring individual is one of her most uniting traits and make people trust her and want to help her.

Samantha Affarano

Katniss is a great hero because she isn’t looking for power and doesn’t exactly want to be the mockingjay. it shows how pure her heart is and how she truly just wants all the fighting and evil to be vanquished from her world

Michaela

Katniss is an awesome leader and a strong fighter. She will do anything to protect her family and the people she love. She not only has to face life threatening things, but she also has to think about who she really loves. Gale? or Peeta? I have already read mockingjay, so i know what the answer is. But for whoever hasn’t, I’ll leave it open. Katniss is AMAZING!!! 😀

Di

I think Katniss makes a great heroine because regardless of the danger to herself she always protects the people she loves. The fact that she has so many character flaws only helps make her a more believable character.

Tracy

I think Katniss is an ahmazinngg heroine because she risks her life continuously to save her family and friends. When Prim’s called, she doesn’t even need to think before volunteering. And during the Quarter Quell, she does whatever it takes to keep Peeta alive.

LostcauseFoundeffect

Bc she considers more than just herself in the decisions she makes
And it is not all about her

Robyn Miner

Katniss is the woman deep inside of us all. The one we would all become to save our mothers, our sisters and our communities. The one we pray we would never have to become… a survivor. That is why we can all relate and love Katniss and still pray we don’t have to be like her. Ever. -RM

Julia

She’s stood up to so much and didn’t let it all stop her.

Sandyg02

I think Katniss is awesome because her actions (that she didn’t really think about) moved an entire nation which turned her into the mockingjay. She became the symbol of the rebellion just by being herself.

Nicole

Katniss is an amazing heroine because she is genuine. Though she knows how to put on a particular face, she also possesses a sincerity in the moments that make her a resonant character.
She is someone who can be admired because, ultimately, her evolution is believable and can br recognized by everyone. At the end of Mockingjay, we understand that where she ended up was where she truly felt she belonged; we believe her and, hopefully, agree.

Ro

Because she’s human.
Nothing more, nothing less.

payton

i think katniss has a thing about her that makes a a hero not only is she strong and brave she knows how to follow her own instincts to save the ones she loves thats a thing that will never lave her

heather

katniss was compelling because she felt so real. she came across as someone ordinary who was thrust into the extraordinary. she never really tried to make herself anything other than what she really is, not even when she assumed the title of mockingjay.

Marissa

I think Katniss is a amzing heroine beacuse she will to stand up for what she believe in, and willing sacrifice herslef for sister. To me she a person that’s Girls of all ages that look up too.

liz

katniss is really so-so to me i like how she steps up to fill her fathers spot and takes the responsibility. i dont like how she acts like she loves peeta and he really likes her but she lies about the love and it tears him apart

Lynn

Katniss is a heroine because she rises to meet the circumstances that life throws at her. She does what she can, which is what most of us have to do in our lives. She lives the life she is convicted to live and inspires an entire nation. She suffers a great deal for her beliefs and still makes it through to the end.

Kayleigh Butler

I love Katniss because of how she took Prim’s place in the Hunger Games without thinking about herself- just that she couldn’t let Prim go into the Games. I love how she slowly lets her feelings for Peeta evolve.

amanda miller

Katniss is a breath of fresh air in young adult fiction. I think she is great because she didn’t have her voice yet, being so young, but we journey with her through the series in finding her voice. She has strong resolves to begin with and a strong sense of who she is but I feel she could never expect what life threw at her. So, we see set backs and second thoughts from her perspective but that just lends to her being a well rounded chatacrer and person to admire.

Kala

I think Katniss is one of the best heroine’s out there, because she’s the tough one, the one that’s fighting. And she kicks butt! She’s got skills. But I think why I love her the most is that she knows it’s ok to break down sometimes, she’s not so fiction that you can’t relate. And, as an avid reader of books, I need to relate to the characters, if I can’t, the books not good. So I love Katniss for how real she is.

Megan

Simply put, she is the BEST charecter, and judge thereof in all hunger games history

mila

She’s a survivor

Ed Stiefvater

I thought that Kat enveloped what every teen, not just girls, goes through as they get older in a way. It was a great demonstration of how you can use your strengths to your benefit, and even improve your weaknesses. Ask my wife, I am not a book reader, but I loved these.

Evie

Katniss is a great heroine because she has so many qualities that everyone can relate to on some level. She’s brave, caring, innocent, fierce, talented, loving, confused, smart, strong, everything. She’s been there. The fact that she has so many believable emotions and so many qualities that everyone, no matter how strong, have. You want to root for you. You want to comfort her when she’s down. You want to push her forward when she’s doing the impossible, when she’s leading. Katniss is one incredible heroine that I think everyone can look up to.

Evie

to root for her** Typo! haha!

Anonymous

Katniss is beyond amazing! She doesnt do what she is supposed to, she does whatshe knows is right. She is awesome with her bow too! She is one of those kind people who tries to watch out for more than just herself. Katniss is a badass when she is out on the hunger games field and she doesnt place herself higher than anyone. 😀

Brittany

i love katniss and her and peeta make a great team and i love katniss who is kind and caring. like when she helped rue and put the flowers over her and that was her first rebellion against the capital

Meg

I love Katniss most of all because of how flawed she is and how often I want to shake her. I think she is such a real person, amazing, strong, inspiring, but so so real. There is no hint of Mary Sue in her characterization as so often happens. She kicks ass, but sometimes she gets kicked too, and then she has to figure out how to get back up and stumble on. Good stuff. 🙂

Gavin

I believe that Katniss is a heroine in more than one way. First, She is a hero for her family. She pretty much runs the house! She has to clean, hunt, barter with the people around town, and cook for her family. Without Katniss the wouldn’t survive. Also she is a heroine because she was smart enough, strong enough, and tough enough to go through the Hunger Games twice. And last, she is a heroine for all the people who are against the Capitol because she stands up for what she believes in.

Erica

Katniss is a girl trying to survive and in that survival I think learns more about herself then she thought she ever would. She has a strong spirit and determination. When you read this series you are living with them and you’re in the arena. You’re not reading, you’re fighting. I believe she is the spark that the districts needed to really learn to stand on their own. She is brave and willing to lay everything down for the ones she loves. I believe that she makes the reader think twice about the luxury we have in our everyday life. The hunger games will continue to haunt readers forever. May the odds be ever in your favor.

Viviana

I find Katniss to be inspiring. She doesn’t seem to be afraid of anything except losing those she loves. Even if she has almost been killed several times she is still able to get back out there and fight for what she believes in no matter the consequences. Sure she may be a heroine, but she is also a teenage girl who is confused about love and has some problems at home. She’s what everyone wants to be.

Kayci

Katniss is an amazing heroine because she peservered, despite all the hardships she went through; she didn’t give up, give in, or back down. She saw where she had to be and somehow, someway managed to get there. (She did go a tad bit crazy at moments, but she brought herself back, which is also an admirable trait.)

Kate

I love Katniss because, besides everything mentioned above, she always wants to do what’s right. Not, necessarily what she wants to do, but what;s best fir others. I think that is an amazing feat,that amount of selfless-ness. I also like that she actually has presevingnce and can do things for herself, not ha a guy doing it for her.

Justin Plaugher

Katniss is a beast for many reasons. One how much she loves Prim! Two the way she risks her life all the time! Three the way she trusts nobodyvuntil she really knows them. Four the way she is the mockingjay… the face of the rebelion! Five her courage. Six her neverending love towards Peeta 😉

Brooke Armstrong

She’s a trend setter! She’s just like the rest of us, which makes her a heroine, being brave, being true, being her. which we should all do: be ourselves. 😉
Katniss is amazing! I admire her! 😛

Amanda W.

Katniss is a refreshing break from the heroines given to us in recent literature (looking at you, Bella) because of her strength, smarts, tenacity, loyalty and passion. Men, while nice to have around, don’t define this independent girl’s existence. Dare I say young women finally have a worthy role model?

Kristin Nelson

Katniss is an awesome heroine because she doesn’t depend on any guy to live, she even says in Mockingjay that she can survive without Peeta and Gale. Also, Katniss is has some pure aspects about herself, knows what her priorities are, and always puts her family and other loved ones and their needs above her own- a true heroine.

AndreaS

I think Katniss is amazing because of how she approaches her sacrifices. She doesn’t even think about not volunteering to protect Prim. Her thoughts after finding about the Capitols ministrations are all about her family. While she may be a little slow on the uptake and prone to ignoring anything she doesn’t like, she’s not afraid to stand up for what she believes in. And when her back is against the wall, she does what she needs to to survive.

Peach

She’s awesome because underneath her tough exterior, she’s loving.

Felicia

I think Katniss is an amazing heroine because she’s skillful and headstrong. She knows what her goal is (most of the time) and she’ll fight to obtain it. She doesn’t need a man to lean on. She hasn’t run away from all this pressure. She’s still here to stay as an incredible character.

Anonymous

Katniss is amazing because she inspires people and she’s fair. She’s also not afraid to take risks, and she’s kick-ass!

Courtney

Katniss is the kind of heroin that, sadly, we rarely see in this dismal world. She’s incredibly brave to stand up for what’s right and protect her family. For someone who has had little schooling her intelligence knows no limits. She deservers to have the readers by her side, because that’s where I’ll be-even if just in my mind-by her side through torment and triumph! Down with the capitol!!!! Down with President Snow!!!

Shane

Katniss is a great heroin because she shows how average people can become great and she can help people just by being herself and doing what comes naturely without any special training. The whole situation makes you excited about what she is doing even though it isn’t real.

Rachel W.

I love Katniss because of her inner strength. She doesn’t let anyone take her for granted and she doesn’t let the world and anything bad bring her down. Surviving the Hunger Games and leading the rebellion is an outward display of all of her strength and determination.

Maggie

Katniss is an awesome heroine because she is selfless throughout the entire trilogy. Her self-sacrifice is especially apparent when she volunteers as tribute to save Prim in the Hunger Games, but it also shows in Catching Fire when she helps Bonnie and Twill in the woods. Even in Mockingjay, everything she does for the resistance is to aid the rebels and give hope to the citizens of Panem caught in the crossfire of the war. Katniss’ unselfishness not only makes her a great heroine, but also a great person.

Hailey

I think that Katniss is an amazing heroine because she’s strong and brave, but most of all, because she is such a selfless character. If you think about all that she does through out the books, she always keeps her family and loved ones in mind and how it will effect them. Prim most of all, but she also keeps Peeta and Gale in mind and anyone else that she cares about. She is fiercly loyal and in a way, she also lives passionately in her own way. She is a great role model for young girls.

Toby

Katniss is incredible because she reads people so well.

Everyone knows about her thousands of unspoken conversations with Haymitch–how those two get each other so well. Not only does Katniss understand Haymitch, but she also understands Peeta, Prim, her mother, Gale–the list goes on. Her incredible knack for understanding what people mean and are trying to tell her is a key element to her many successes.

Rachel

I think Katniss is one awesome gal who is a great symbol for rebellion, because she really believes what she is fighting for.

Corey

I think Katniss is a heroine because she never shows fear! She always keeps her composure even though the inside of her is freaking out!

janice

katniss is awesome because she sticks to what she thinks is right, she’s loyal, and she’s not afraid to admit it when she doesn’t know what to do.

Alexandra

I think what really drew me to Katniss in this series was her determination and strength. The fact that she survived the Hunger Games twice is astounding, and that she had the will to do so made me really respect her. Also, not everyone could be so courageous as to volunteer themselves to save their sisters life, and by trying to save her family’s life through the years as she hunted illegally in the woods, signed up for the tesserae numerous times, and generally supported them when her mother couldn’t. Adding this to the fact that she IS a badass (what with her amazing bow, knife, and snare skills) and her cunning thinking, Katniss is a really ideal example of feminism at it’s best! Katniss can do anything and more than most men can do, and I love that she is not just sitting on the sidelines and waiting to be rescued. Taking advantage of these aspects she became an amazing and fearless leader for the rebellion, giving everyone strength and hope. All girls should say they want to be Katniss when they grow up :)!

Serena

I’ve loved Katniss from the beginning… because of her mental attitude and morals.

I’m not sure how, but during the first chapter of The Hunger Games the first time I read it through I imagined Katniss as a male. Just a more empowered and in control figure and that Gale was her best friend with no love interest in mind.

I’ve also decided long ago what I would name a male child of mine, but now I know the Christian name I’m going to give a female child if I have the opportunity: Katniss.

Anna

I think Katniss is wonderful because of her power to continually find and fight for that and those whom she loves. The majority of the other fighters have become desensitized, and simply view the plight of Panem as sad. Katniss however, despite being tough, is so irrefutably kind that each wounded child, each bombed building rekindles her passion for the people and reminds her why she fights. Moreover, she uses this passion to fight for the people of Panem, not for herself.

Kyle

Katniss is amazing cause she has her undying love for ppeta and gale at the same time… THAT LITTLE TWO-TIMER. LOL JK 8)

Ruth Anne

I love Katniss because she’s strong and has been able to handle everything that is thrown at her. She is her own person and stands up for what she believes in even if it could get her killed.

rose-rayne

I love her determination. Once she decides what she wants to do, nothing stops her and I admire that.

melody godinez

omg i love katniss she’s strong willed, honorable, and tough . she scared of doing a few things but she always does good in the end
she has the guts i only wish i had and the courage to take on wolves. 😀

Camila

Katniss isn’t just a great herorine. She is an extraordinaire herorine. When I first read the Hunger Games I could feel her pain, her emotions, her world crumbling down. But she faced it, her destiny, and made it something great. Her love for Prim is incredible, she just has so much love in her heart that she shares it with everyone. She also sorta loves Buttercup. She is the best big sister in the world. Peeta hs two older brothers, one was too old and the other one was just plain scared, to really do what Katniss did for Prim. She is the perfect example of a strong young woman evolving in to an adult. At first I hated her character, but then I saw her yelling to be a volunteer and thats when the book and her mind grabbed me an didn’t let go untill I finished. All I have written is what makes her an extraordinaire herorine! Go Katniss! 😀

Hales

Katniss can’t be described in a few words, she’s just too amazing. She’s witty, caring, determained and just straight up awesome. the way she things is just…whoa. I don’t even know. I wish I could be more like her because she is brave and still loving. She’s way different from any character I have ever read. Now that the hunger games book series is over I will miss her 🙁

Shelby

I love Katniss because she’s her own person. No one can stop her from doing something she knows is right.

Bretney Stotelmyer

I think this is a trick question. Katniss isn’t a heroine. That’s what makes this story so irresistible. She is very normal and uses skills that she has learned from childhood. It is everyone’s persona of her that makes her a heroine. But in reality she makes mistakes, kills, loves, laughs and looses. Just like a normal human being.

Saba Molai

Katniss is an amazing character because she is very relatable. She goes through tough times, but even while making mistakes, learns and get’s through it. She is very loyal to her family and will do anything for them which is something we can all relate too.

Christine Palmer

I think Katniss is a terrific heroine because she she shows young readers that young women can be strong, smart, and independant. As a mother of two daughters, that is priceless!!

Kaitlyn

I love Katniss for many reasons, the ones stated and mony others, some of which are that she cares so much for the people around her (Prim, her mother, Peeta, Gale, Cinna) and will do everything in her power to protect them, even if it means giving her own life. She is such a devoted and powerful individual, and there’s not one better suited to lead the rebellion!
TEAM KATNISS!!! 😀 😆 8)

Mitchell Aardema

Im still only on chapter eight of Mockingjay 😕 , but I still think that Katniss is awesome because her bite is better than her bark. She gets her hands dirty and is very strong in what she does. The Hunger Games is my favorite series.

Helena

I believe that Katniss is an amazing heroine because she is responsible and can take care of herself. She doesn’t let some man swoop in and act all helpless while he takes care of her, like in a certain novel that I know of *cough cough Twilight cough cough*. :]

Calvin Huffer

I like Katniss because she is the main character and the cause in the Hunger games series. She has a personality that I would like also.

ramlover

well let’s see, Katniss is an amazing heroine beacause 1. her name rocks and is original (meaning i love her name XD) 2. even though i’ve only read the first book i love her strenghth, courage, smarts, and mind-set 8) 3. her love for her family ➡ and lastly 4. her obliviousness 😉

Arantxa

Throughout the whole of three books, sure she makes some major changes, but she stays the same stubborn, skilled, great, impulsive girl who is strong beyond belief but still has her flaws. After reading these books I can honestly say that Katniss Everdeen will forever be my role model.

mitchel

ok i ‘m not gonna go on and on i will simply say she is th mockinjay and is the hero and hope of all panem she is brave honorable and modest

Finnick Odair

I think that Katniss is great in the Hunger Games Trillogy. She is the person who inadvertadly starts the revolt and helps out the districts.

Amanda Hutton

I believe Katniss is a wonderful Heroine because she symbolizes the strong, beautiful woman hiding inside all of us. Without doubt, we can see one aspect of her that we would love to have. She thinks along the same lines as we do and she even has the same boy issues that most of us do. Her battle in the arena is like the one raging inside each of us every day. Each decision she has to make mirrors the ones we have to make, though hers are on a much larger scale. I believe Katniss is the epitome of who we want to be.

Kim Starck

Katniss is utterly awesome because she isn’t in total control but she continues on anyway.

Faith

How is Kattnis not an amazing Heroine? She’s unselfish, a fighter who is WAY more bad-ass than any males in the series, has this strong aura about her that makes her character hard to resist. Even though many of the readers have most likely not gone through what she has you automatically feel an connection to her and can relate to her feelings. She’s also a strong person. I mean who can’t like that?

Aven

shes a amazing heroine because shes so relateable and strong! 😯 😛

Katarina

KATNISS!!! she kicks butt, does not follow orders when she knows it wont work, and she fights for EVERYTHING!!!!

Katie

Katniss is a great heroine because she’s just so… human. She’s strong. She’s smart. She has trouble making hard decisions, but always does the right thing. She makes mistakes. She volunteered her life to save her little sister. She saved Peeta from death. Katniss is a girl of courage, strength, love, and compassion.

Amy

Katniss is awesome because she doesn’t take crap from anyone. She stands up for what she believes in, but does not ignore the cost. She protects her family and friends as much as she sees possible while she rebels.

Michael R.

Katniss is an amazing heroine because she’s strong enough to make her own decisions, even when all seems lost, and have others follow her, not because she’s a symbol, but because she’s doing what needs to be done.

Rachel

Katniss is everything from caring, protective, and strong, to intelligent, agile, and considerate. Her badassness reaches through the text and makes her part of you, and you part of the story. More than anything, she’s human; as normal a person as any of the readers. She’s just able to adapt her life experiences to her overall survival in her world.

Nick Reed

Katniss is not only strong willed but she has a perseverance that’s not often seen. Her drive is the kind that only a fool would get in the way of. She is also a warrior to be reckoned with, and is cunning, smart, and not afraid to do whatever it takes to protect the ones she loves. Even if the cost is her life. I also admire how much she can go through before she looses hope. She endures far more than most people could ever even think of. If anyone can bring down the capitol and restore peace to Panem, it’s Katniss Everdeen.

holden

Katniss is stubborn, the point of stubborn that ends up saving her and peeta’s life. she took on the smallest and lightest competitor when nobody else would. she is so strong that she saw Rue die in front of her and walked away, sad yes, but with her chin held high. she is strong mentally, emotionally, and physically.

Elizabeth

I simply love Katniss because even though at times she doesn’t feel worthy or capable of being the symbol of rebellion she is strong, patient and selfless enough to understand that she inspires those around her. She gives others something to believe in and serves as a reminder to everything they are fighting for…freedom from control, freedom from oppression and chance to make a new life for the world they live in.

Christiana

Katniss is an amazing herione because she acts like a real human being not some invinceable super hero. She feels pain and grief and sometimes can even lose herself in these emotions and yet, she has the ability to get back up and do what needs to be done. She is uncertain of herself at times but this helps her to act based on the needs of others. Katniss is amazing because she can symbolize different things for people like strength, retaliation, endurance, etc.

Sarah

Yeah i wasnt a total die-hard fan of Katniss. I liked her though. Yet I liked Peeta more. Like Katniss said, he always knows the right thing to say, when others don’t. And he has many friends, is sweet, and probably the perfect guy. He also has amazing blue eyes, which I’m a sucker for 😀 i really like him. 🙂 I also like Gale. He’s funny, smart, and handsome! 😀

Erica O.

Katniss is strong and loving. She doesn’t show her love like a regular person, but thats what makes Katniss Katniss

Rebecca

Katniss is an awesome heroine, because she is true to herself and her beliefs. Even though she is a pawn in The Hunger Games, she does lives life according to her own terms. As a result, she evolves as a genuine symbol of rebellion and freedom.

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katy

i absolutely love katniss and the hunger games trilogy. i have up my weekend plans to read the book and i read it in two days i read about 200 pages each day and i absolutely loved it! but i havent read mockingjay and it is killing me trying to not read spoilers!

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