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Informal outline: Hunger Games

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Working thesis: Hunger Games heroine Katniss Everdeen evolves from a character unable to connect meaningfully with others to one who leads and relies on others, and it is this change that brings about a successful revolution over the Capitol.

Disconnecting people from one another is part of a government plan to maintain rule.
Katniss remains emotionally disconnected from her own mother after her father’s death.
Relationships with Rue and Johanna are milestones in Katniss’s emotional development.
The Mockingjay movement succeeds not because of Katniss’s charisma but because of her ability to stir feelings of hope and connection in the Districts.

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