Katniss and Hannah

Author’s Note

This comparative essay is about Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games and Hannah Pritchard from The Revolutionary Pirate.

Are there differences between Hannah and Katniss?  Hannah Pritchard in the historical fiction, The Revolutionary Pirate, by Bonnie Pryor and Katniss Everdeen from the bestseller The Hunger games, by Suzanne Collins are both very different and similar.

            The similarities between these two characters are that they were both separated from their family. Hannah was separated because of the Red Coats murdering her father, mother, and brother. Katniss was separated because of the hunger games when she volunteered herself to save her little sister. Since they are both separated they both have a longing to see their family again.

Also, they are both risking their lives in this book. Hannah is on a pirate ship pretending to be a boy and if she is discovered they could hang her. Katniss is in the games so she either comes out the only one alive or dead. This is a lot to have on your plate when you are a teenager.

            There are differences between these two girls, even though they are both teenagers they are living in two completely different generations. Hannah is living during the Revolutionary war which was in the late 1700’s. Katniss is living in the future.   

They are always risking their lives in different ways. Hannah is hiding her identity on a ship, which could get her hanged if someone discovered who she was. Katniss is literally in a completion where only one person lives in the end. She is hunting, hiding, and killing. Hannah is cooking, cleaning, and hiding her identity.

            In conclusion, Hannah and Katniss are both very similar and different characters. Same for the books, both great books that hard to stop reading. But also two different topics. There are many more differences and similarities that can be found.