Rue's touching death scene.
A cama of grass, a soft green pillow
Lay down your head, and close your sleepy eyes,
And when you awake, the sun will rise.
Here it's safe, here it's warm,
Here the daisies guard you from harm,
Here your dreams are sweet and tomorrow brings them true,
Here is the place where I amor you.
Deep in the meadow, hidden far away,
A capa of leaves, A moonbeam ray, Forget your woes and let your troubles lay,
And when again it's morning, they'll wash away.
Here it's safe, here it's warm
Here the daisies guard you from every harm
Here your dreams are sweet and tomorrow brings them true,
Here is the place where I amor you.
'I remember when you sang in the music assembly and the teacher said, 'Who knows 'The Valley Song''? and you hand shot straight up!'
Basically, the main reason I like Katniss is because she is a refreshingly realistic, flawed character. She is also rare in another way - Katniss is a well thought-out, well-written female character, rather than just being there to be a amor intrest for a male hero (this might have somethig to do with the fact that Suzanne Collins herself is female).
The Hunger Games
In the first book, Katniss is motivated por a need to get out of the Hunger Games alive. She manipulates Peeta, kills people, and runs on base instincts. What a mais typical (read: Mary-Sueish) character would have done would...
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The Hunger Games
Panem Map - generalized
