In Meg Roy's article, "Katniss, Strong or Strong for a Girl?" Roy seems to be missing key ideas. Roy states that Katniss could not have survived if it weren't for her fake romance with the character Peta, but this is entirely untrue. Katniss does very well for herself with her knowledge of the woods, while Peta only stays alive because the career tributes believe he can lead them to Katniss, and when he is dying its Katniss who nurses him back to health in the arena. On the contrary, Peta would never have made it through the games without Katniss, and he knows this. The asset Peta plays up throughout the entire series is his romantic involvement with the much more successful tribute. Had the roles been reversed, Katniss would have been reduced to her beauty and sexuality alone, but it is Peta who is truly nothing more than a pretty face.
Manohla and Dargis also support my theory in their conversational article, "A Radical Female Hero from Dystopia," in the New York Times about what a diverse role of women's niches that Katniss manage to fill, but they seem to agree that in no way is Katniss successful because of Peta alone.
Manohla and Dargis also support my theory in their conversational article, "A Radical Female Hero from Dystopia," in the New York Times about what a diverse role of women's niches that Katniss manage to fill, but they seem to agree that in no way is Katniss successful because of Peta alone.