1) How the people Katniss trusts define who she is.
Katniss definitely has some prejudices (rightly so) towards the other districts that are similar to the Capital. The "Careers" are seen as the biggest threats and she doesn't trust them. I'm not sure if it's because they are from those districts or because they are kind of jerks in the book. So, she doesn't trust them because the first chance they get, they will kill her. They are also threatened by her and act like bigger untrustworthy jerks. It defines who she is because survival is what is important and to them it is equally important but more so because they are expected to go farther than the others. The trust she does NOT build with them (spoilers ahead) and even in the next book she is hesitant toward the characters that are on her team, due to their association with the Capital.
The trust she builds with Rue also reflects how she is a protector. Had she been a career, she easily could have killed her because she had developed her trust. Rue saves Katniss and takes care of her when she is stung by the trackerjackers which also builds Katniss care and trust for Rue. When Rue is killed, she does something out of respect for Rue and her care toward Rue even though she should be worried about survival. The act of putting the flowers around Rue shows how Katniss, even though they are in this land where morals do not apply, still does this act of kindness for the deceased friend she trusted and cared for. This makes Katniss a trustable figure because of what she did and continues to do.
2) How characters around Katniss develop based on their interactions
Peeta is selfless from the beginning but he is even more selfless as the book continues. You can't help but love his character because he wants to protect Katniss, even though he joins up with the careers who are only keeping him around until they find her. When she is stung by the trackerjackers, she realizes that he is actually on her side because he wakes her up telling her to run. Peeta always does the right thing and that's how his character develops.
Rue even develops trust for Katniss. At the beginning of Chapter 16 Katniss says, "Rue has decided o trust me wholeheartedly. I know this because as soon as the anthem finishes she snuggles up against me and falls alseep" (208). Rue stays with Katniss, trusting her until she is killed by the boy from District 1.
The entire time during the Hunger Games, Katniss is gaining the trust of others who are against the capital which leads into the other books. Katniss is aware of this also, but maybe not how he is gaining the trust of others, when she says, "...to show the Capital that whatever they do or force us to do there is a part of every tribute they can't own. That Rue was more than a piece in their Games. And so am I."
Katniss definitely has some prejudices (rightly so) towards the other districts that are similar to the Capital. The "Careers" are seen as the biggest threats and she doesn't trust them. I'm not sure if it's because they are from those districts or because they are kind of jerks in the book. So, she doesn't trust them because the first chance they get, they will kill her. They are also threatened by her and act like bigger untrustworthy jerks. It defines who she is because survival is what is important and to them it is equally important but more so because they are expected to go farther than the others. The trust she does NOT build with them (spoilers ahead) and even in the next book she is hesitant toward the characters that are on her team, due to their association with the Capital.
The trust she builds with Rue also reflects how she is a protector. Had she been a career, she easily could have killed her because she had developed her trust. Rue saves Katniss and takes care of her when she is stung by the trackerjackers which also builds Katniss care and trust for Rue. When Rue is killed, she does something out of respect for Rue and her care toward Rue even though she should be worried about survival. The act of putting the flowers around Rue shows how Katniss, even though they are in this land where morals do not apply, still does this act of kindness for the deceased friend she trusted and cared for. This makes Katniss a trustable figure because of what she did and continues to do.
2) How characters around Katniss develop based on their interactions
Peeta is selfless from the beginning but he is even more selfless as the book continues. You can't help but love his character because he wants to protect Katniss, even though he joins up with the careers who are only keeping him around until they find her. When she is stung by the trackerjackers, she realizes that he is actually on her side because he wakes her up telling her to run. Peeta always does the right thing and that's how his character develops.
Rue even develops trust for Katniss. At the beginning of Chapter 16 Katniss says, "Rue has decided o trust me wholeheartedly. I know this because as soon as the anthem finishes she snuggles up against me and falls alseep" (208). Rue stays with Katniss, trusting her until she is killed by the boy from District 1.
The entire time during the Hunger Games, Katniss is gaining the trust of others who are against the capital which leads into the other books. Katniss is aware of this also, but maybe not how he is gaining the trust of others, when she says, "...to show the Capital that whatever they do or force us to do there is a part of every tribute they can't own. That Rue was more than a piece in their Games. And so am I."