Essay planning

Describe at least one way that a character or individual changed in the text. Explain how this change was important to the text as a whole.

Katniss Everdeen

-emotionally and physically stronger

-more powerful and popular- everyone knows who she is now

-Beginning-Caring for her sister,shy,quite, strength in hunting/archery, shows caring and selfless the she volunteers for Prim in the reaping, values family

-Middle- when she enters the Hunger Games- determined, cautious, runs away and hides, smart, doesn't kill unless she has too, still see she is caring and looks after others, doesn't want to use her skills to hunt others, she watchers people die- her reaction are big, forms an alliance with Peeta which make them favorites and her popular in the Capitol,more cunning-no longer oblivious to the influence of the Capitol-we see when she forms alliance with Peeta

-End-angry,powerful-has power over the Capitol because she was going to end the games with no victor,intimidating

Theme link to-

Hope & Rebellion-states why following the Capitol rules but by the end she stops a rebels against them.

Rich vs Poor-not a good choice

Propaganda-she goes against the propaganda of the Capitol- they are fighting for glory,the Capitol is superior, the games are a good ting

Struggle for power-in the games she was powerless, eventually she gains the power through rebellion

Thesis Statement

In Gary Ross's film, The Hunger Games, one way that Katniss changed was by gaining power and influence in the Capitol. This is shown through her Struggles with the theme of hope & rebellion

Paragraph 1- Describe her at the beginning in detail- clothes,make-up,family,values,characteristics

Sentence linking to theme-has no hope at start

Paragraph 2- Describe the change at the middle in detail, link to the theme.