And honestly, it's kind of offensive that you're calling her whiny. She's dealing with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. She's not upset because her boyfriend didn't ask her to a dance. She's mentally shutting down and unable to deal with the world around her because she's been through hell. Do you find soldiers coming back from the front who have trouble adjusting to being back in the real world whiny?
I LOVE Mockingjay because as I said earlier, for me the books aren't about the games or the rebellion or the Capitol. Those are just the setting. The books are actually about Katniss and her psychological and emotional journey. This book is all about Katniss and the psychological trauma that she's been through, and how that's affected her.
I love Katniss as a character because she's allowed to be flawed. She is allowed to not be a superhero. She IS strong and as you can see in the first two books she asserts her own agency over the Capitol's machinations (I won't say more about the third book until you finish) and refuses to be someone else's pawn. But at the same time, she's been put through some truly traumatic experiences and she's allowed to act like a real person and have it affect her. And THAT'S why I think she's a good role model for girls. We don't have to act strong all the time even when we don't feel like it. It's ok to be upset. Katniss IS strong, but that doesn't mean she can't be affected by the world around her.
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Date: 2011-12-19 06:27 pm (UTC)And honestly, it's kind of offensive that you're calling her whiny. She's dealing with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. She's not upset because her boyfriend didn't ask her to a dance. She's mentally shutting down and unable to deal with the world around her because she's been through hell. Do you find soldiers coming back from the front who have trouble adjusting to being back in the real world whiny?
I LOVE Mockingjay because as I said earlier, for me the books aren't about the games or the rebellion or the Capitol. Those are just the setting. The books are actually about Katniss and her psychological and emotional journey. This book is all about Katniss and the psychological trauma that she's been through, and how that's affected her.
I love Katniss as a character because she's allowed to be flawed. She is allowed to not be a superhero. She IS strong and as you can see in the first two books she asserts her own agency over the Capitol's machinations (I won't say more about the third book until you finish) and refuses to be someone else's pawn. But at the same time, she's been put through some truly traumatic experiences and she's allowed to act like a real person and have it affect her. And THAT'S why I think she's a good role model for girls. We don't have to act strong all the time even when we don't feel like it. It's ok to be upset. Katniss IS strong, but that doesn't mean she can't be affected by the world around her.