Novel: The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Katniss Everdeen, sixteen years old lives with her mother and younger sister in District 12. In the nation of Panem, there are twelve districts surrounding the Capitol, which sets all the rules for each district. Every year the Capitol holds an  annual Hunger Games; a fight to the death.  Two people; a boy and girl from each district are chosen to participate in the Games. The winner wins a lifetime of fortune and fame for the family.When her sister is chosen, Katniss steps forward to take her place. The twenty-four tributes are placed in an arena where the battle is broadcasted on live TV. The tributes fight for their life, facing everything imaginable; forest fires, droughts, non-stop rain and the never ending fear of tributes attacking. The real question is, who is going to make it out alive?

"Peeta, we've got to go now."
"Go? He seems confused. "Go where?"
"Away from here. Downstream maybe. Somewhere we can hide you until you're stronger," I say. I help him dress, leaving his feet bare so we can walk in the water, and pull him upright. His face drains of color the moment he puts weight on his leg. "Come on. You can do this" (Collins 259).

The Hunger Games reveals loyalty to others in many ways. In this quote, it shows that Katniss is putting Peeta before herself, preparing him to move and take cover. Instead of just leaving him lying in the mud with a severe wound in his leg, Katniss helps as best as she can to take him somewhere safe. After she takes him to the sheltered cave, she mends his wound, prepares meals and makes sure that Peeta is holding up. Katniss demonstrates a prime example of loyalty to others as she sits beside Peeta through his excruciating pain, fending for him until he is fully cured. In fact, until the very last minute of the Hunger Games, Katniss keeps Peeta fed, sheltered and most importantly safe from attacking tributes. By remaining loyal to Peeta, the two of them not only won the Hunger Games, but showed the Capitol that the Games itself can be defeated.