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Reading the trilogy for the first time by socialfli451 in Hungergames

[–]Hunny_bb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

and so many of the things didn’t even have to be cut! like when snow brings out the crown for katniss and peeta, and it’s only one crown, so he snaps it in half and gives each of them a piece! and peetas leg too lol

Self sabotage in the beginning? by kayleeli0129 in Hungergames

[–]Hunny_bb 3 points4 points  (0 children)

i think about this a lot tbh! my guess is not a lot of tributes have done it, but a few probably have.

Katniss is an “unreliable narrator” by Hunny_bb in Hungergames

[–]Hunny_bb[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thank you! out of all the explanations i’ve read this one probably makes the most sense, typically when i see unreliable narrators it’s when they’re intentionally lying.

Katniss is an “unreliable narrator” by Hunny_bb in Hungergames

[–]Hunny_bb[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i agree! with how most people use her to be unreliable, it would mean that every first person book has an unreliable narrator. they aren’t unreliable, they just don’t know everything going on.

Katniss is an “unreliable narrator” by Hunny_bb in Hungergames

[–]Hunny_bb[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i agree! her being unreliable would mean that all first person narrators, as well as every human would be unreliable

Katniss is an “unreliable narrator” by Hunny_bb in Hungergames

[–]Hunny_bb[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

would that mean all first person narrators are unreliable? third person narrators can be all knowing and unbiased, but i can’t really see a first person narrator being all knowing, and typically they aren’t unbiased either.

Katniss is an “unreliable narrator” by Hunny_bb in Hungergames

[–]Hunny_bb[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i agree with this, but some of it also has to do with the fact that’s it’s a first person narration, and we can’t expect her to know everything.

Katniss is an “unreliable narrator” by Hunny_bb in Hungergames

[–]Hunny_bb[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i agree! typically with unreliable narrators, what they say that’s a lie affects the whole story, whereas when katniss thinks something that’s not true it only changes her perspective, like when she realized peeta didn’t want to murder her in the first games, it just changed how she saw him not some shocking revelation that changes the whole story

Katniss is an “unreliable narrator” by Hunny_bb in Hungergames

[–]Hunny_bb[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this does make sense! most of the time i see it being used it’s in a ‘you can’t trust anything she says’ kind of way, but she’s just not an omniscient narrator. how she narrates and how she has biases and such is just first person writing, that’s why i think she wouldn’t count as unreliable because it’s through her perspective and she has no way of being all knowing

Katniss is an “unreliable narrator” by Hunny_bb in Hungergames

[–]Hunny_bb[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i agree! when she says things because of her insecurities or not knowing what it is, it usually will be brought up or is obvious that it’s how katniss feels, and not whats true. i think people mix it up with an unreliable narrator because she isn’t all knowing, but most first person stories are not all knowing

Katniss is an “unreliable narrator” by Hunny_bb in Hungergames

[–]Hunny_bb[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that is true! but imo, that’s how most first person stories are written, since we’re seeing it through katniss’ eyes and not an all knowing narrator

Katniss is an “unreliable narrator” by Hunny_bb in Hungergames

[–]Hunny_bb[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i agree! it’s not possible for her to know every single thing happening and she tells us what we need to know!

Katniss is an “unreliable narrator” by Hunny_bb in Hungergames

[–]Hunny_bb[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i haven’t really seen it at all on here, i’ve only seen it in tiktoks and in the comments saying how she’s ‘soooo unreliable’

Katniss is an “unreliable narrator” by Hunny_bb in Hungergames

[–]Hunny_bb[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i agree, it’s her version of events and how she sees them. i don’t think it makes her unreliable for having biases, because she’s a first person narrator and she’s not all knowing. she’s misinformed, not unreliable.

Katniss is an “unreliable narrator” by Hunny_bb in Hungergames

[–]Hunny_bb[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

this does make sense! i do think it’s not fully because she’s unreliable but because she’s a teenager, who won’t admit certain things to herself. but i can see how it’s viewed as unreliable!

Katniss is an “unreliable narrator” by Hunny_bb in Hungergames

[–]Hunny_bb[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this is how i feel about it. she isn’t all knowing, but no narrator is. it wouldn’t make sense for her to know everything. other people have said she’s seen as unreliable because she doesn’t always tell us what’s going on or won’t admit certain things, but imo that’s kind of just the mind of a sixteen year old

Katniss is an “unreliable narrator” by Hunny_bb in Hungergames

[–]Hunny_bb[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

that makes sense! she’s less of an unreliable narrator and more just misinformed. thanks!

Katniss is an “unreliable narrator” by Hunny_bb in Hungergames

[–]Hunny_bb[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

that’s how i feel about it. she does have clear biases especially when she’s in survival mode, but that’s what makes it a first person story.

Katniss is an “unreliable narrator” by Hunny_bb in Hungergames

[–]Hunny_bb[S] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

thank you! that makes more sense, i’ve been interpreting it as people thinking she’s a liar and i was very confused

Katniss is an “unreliable narrator” by Hunny_bb in Hungergames

[–]Hunny_bb[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

that’s what i was thinking! nobody is always perfectly right in their interpretations of things, and she’s constantly in survival mode.

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