The main character, Katniss Everdeen is definitely my favourite character in The Hunger Games. She is referenced throughout the book as "the girl who was on fire." This is because at the opening ceremonies for the Hunger Games, Katniss' stylist, Cinna, decorates Katniss in a costume that has special flames that don't burn skin. The crowd at the opening ceremonies loved this costume, and eventually nicknamed her "the girl on fire."
This nickname couldn't be more fitting for Katniss' personality. She has a "fiery" temper which she showed when she was trying to impress the judges (aka gamemakers) of the Hunger Games. She was showing off her special talent, which is shooting arrows. The gamemakers were supposed to give her a rating out of 12 which would encourage or discourage people to sponsor her in the Hunger Games, depending on how well she was rated. However, the gamemakers weren't paying attention to her, so she furiously shot an arrow through the food that they were about to eat and walked away without being excused. This attitude brings about a certain excitement to her character because the reader never know what she'll do next. Katniss also resembles the way fire interacts with it's environment. It continues to burn until there are no more resources to keep it alive or if something, like water, extinguishes it. Likewise, Katniss continues pressing on through the Hunger Games, and life in general, no matter what obstacles get in her way. This determined characteristic is shown when she seems to be cornered in a tree, with six other competitors trying to kill her at the bottom. She beats the odds in this situation by releasing a beehive with venomous bees in it onto the others below and she escapes. However, unlike fire, I have a feeling that Katniss won't be "put out" by anything in the Hunger Games. I think that she will destroy anything in her path before it has the chance to destroy her. Katniss is the fire that keeps the reader so deeply engaged in this book.
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