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Hunger Games
In the novel, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, the main character, Katniss Everdeen is the female tribute representing District 12 in the Hunger Games trying to be the last tribute to survive. There are eleven other districts and 23 other tributes. In the end, only one is known to survive. Although at first Katniss has a pretty good idea that she will not even have a chance at winning or staying alive, throughout the novel, she expresses rebellion and demonstrates manipulation throughout the games.
In the beginning of the novel, Katniss Everdeen from the start has always been rebellious when it comes to her family. She used to go out training with her Dad until he passed away in a mine explosion. Ever since then, she has stepped up in the family and been the one to support and keep the family going. She has been the one to go out hunting for food and supplies for the family, even though that is against the rules of District 12. She has been physically trained from the start to fight. So she has been brought up in the physical environment. Every day before the games, she would sneak out under the fence around District 12 to go hunt.

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