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Reading Response to The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins: The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins, is the wildly popular first book in The Hunger Games trilogy. I think that one of the reasons the book is so popular, is because of the main character, Katniss Everdeen. In the book, Katniss is 16 years old and is very strong willed, but often feels incredibly alienated. I think that Katniss is a very relatable character (which is one of the reasons the book is so popular!) in this way, and in the way that she keeps her true feelings shielded from most people around her, but at the same time is very determined. She doesn’t seem to understand the impact she has on the people around her, as well as the reader. She has very strong views on the†¦show more content†¦It can only be one of us. Please, take it. For me. And he goes on about how he loves me, what life would be without me but I’ve stopped listening because his previous words are trapped in my head, thrashing around desperately. We both know they have to have a victorà ¢â‚¬ ¦Without a victor, the whole thing would blow up in the Gamemakers’ faces†¦If Peeta and I were both to die, or if they thought we were†¦Ã¢â‚¬  In this small moment, Katniss defies the Capitol, because she knows that they need a victor. She knew that if they had to choose between two victors or no victors, they’d choose two victors. She twisted the cruel game around to suit her needs, which is the thing that makes her dangerous to her country, yet extremely enticing to the reader. A technique that the author used frequently was stream of consciousness. I found that this got the message along to the reader perceptively and efficiently, and that it helped the reader understand the ideas in the story much better, because it meant you were seeing everything that was happening first-hand, from the protagonist’s point of view. 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