If you could live the life of any character in fiction, whom would you choose & why?
This may sound insane, but I choose Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games. She is a character who was faced with countless impossible decisions, and yet she came out on top. I admire her strength, her insight, and her ability to stay 100% true to herself. She is brave and kind albeit in a quirky way. She knows what needs to be done and will do whatever it takes. While she has suffered tremendous losses, she is stronger for those losses. She found true love in spite of the odds being stacked against her. She is cunning and clever in ways I could never be. She is a survivor.
In doing a bit of research on her character, she has been dubbed the modern-day Theseus. For all you non-mythological people, Theseus battled the Minotaur along with 13 others and was the victor. The slaying of the Minotaur put to rest the terror of many, as did Katniss' saving her people from the Capitol.
One of the most gut-wrenching parts of the series was watching Katniss and Peeta. He has loved her for years, and she is unaware and not interested. Well, at least not at first. She does come around by then end, and a sweeter ending I've never read.
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