The Hunger Games, written by Suzanna Collins, is a book about a group of people who play numerous games as a competition. Throughout the book there are many things that different families go through, from being poor and not being able to afford food to some not even having proper shelter to live in. While some of these families have had to face these hardships, many families have truly made it from nothing. Katniss, through whom the story is told, is the protagonist of Collins' novel. Katniss, after her father's death, became the sole breadwinner of her family because her mother was unable to be emotionally stable enough to care for her [Katniss] and her younger sister Prim. Katniss is a very young girl for most of the book, but she does things that no one would expect a teenager to do. He exceeds the expectations of any child his age and overcomes many challenging difficulties for his family. In The Hunger Games, Collins talks about Katniss' relationship with her father, the sacrifices she made for her family, and Peeta's love. Katniss' father was killed in a mining accident and being the older brother, she took on the role of father to her family (Schneider). Katniss's father died when she was 11 (Collins 5), and as a young girl she often did the things her father did for her, her mother, and her younger sister. Although the role of father came so easily to Katniss, it wasn't her decision to begin with. Because her mother stopped caring for her and her sister, Katniss had no choice but to take on the role of "caretaker" for their family. She was the one who provided for her family, just as any father would do for his family. As Blasingame stated, “S...... half the paper......ne. The Hunger Games. 2008. Print.De Lint, Charles. "The Hunger Games." The November-December fantasy and science fiction magazine. 2011: 35+. Literary resources from Gale. Network. December 10, 2013.Johnson, Jilaine. "Collins, Suzanne: The Hunger Games." Reading Time 53.1 (2009): 30. Literary resources from Gale. Network. December 10, 2013. Oct, Bill. "Best personal read." Book List January 1, 2012: 128. Literary Resources from Gale. Network. December 10, 2013.Schneider, Principal. "Katniss, Harry and Percy: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and the allure of fantasy series: bring a cultural phenomenon into the classroom with the first chapter of Collins' hugely popular trilogy." Book List June 1, 2011: S29+. Literary resources from Gale. Network. December 10, 2013.Turner, Megan Whalen. "The Hunger Games." Publishers Weekly November 3, 2008: 58. Literary resources from Gale. Network. December 10. 2013