Quote Response - Susie M.

"A hero is an ordinary individual who finds strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles."Is Arnold Spirit's behaviour towards life. He could have just continued his life and felt sorry for himself, but he took the leap and his bravery led to success. Part of the "heroic journey is finding out who you really are. At the beginning of the book, when he describes himself, he is focused only on the negative parts of who he is. By the end of the book Arnold realizes his identity.  

"I realized that, sure, I was a Spokane Indian. I belonged to that tribe. But I also belonged to the tribe of American immigrants. And to the tribe of basketball players. And to the tribe of bookworms:

And to the tribe of cartoonists.

And the tribe of teenage boys.

And the tribe of small-town kids.

And the tribe of Pacific Northwesterners.

And the tribe of tortilla chips-and-salsa lovers.

And the tribe of poverty.

And the tribe of funeral goers.

And the tribe of beloved sons.

And the tribe of boys who really missed their best friends.

It was a huge realization.

And that's when I knew that I was going to be okay."

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“ A hero is an individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles” that is Christopher Reeves description of a hero. Bilbo Baggins from the novel, The Hobbit, is much like the quote by Reeves. Bilbo was chosen to go on a journey with Gandalf and his dwarf friends, not knowing what lied ahead. "Do we really have to go through?” groaned Bilbo as he didn't want to carry on with the journey. He over came many of the obstacles he encountered by finding the strength and perseverance inside himself. When he felt like he couldn't go any further, he pushed on to help his friends find what they were looking for.

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" There is only 24 of us and only 1 comes out alive" shows that all tributes are hero's in there own way. If they volunteered, or not they show the strength, power and determination to succeeded in the obstacles that they are about to face. A hero is someone we all want to be. A ordinary person who became extraordinary by overcoming life's difficult obstacles. Christopher Reeve explains that a hero is "an ordinary individual" who finds the strength to preserve and endure. These ordinary individuals are the 24 tributes.  

Katniss quote response

Katniss isn't your typical hero. I don't think she realizes how heroic she is. When Peeta declares “She has no idea...the effect she can have” , the reader senses how powerful Katniss can be. She did not try to be a hero, it just happened because she used her faith and had perseverance. This is why she is more heroic than the other twenty-three tributes. "A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to ... endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles" relates very well to who Katniss is.

Quote response. Chantals

“All right, I am going, and you can't stop me!” This is a quote that shows that Katniss is a hero and even though Peeta is telling her to stay because it's dangerous, she knows that it's the only way they will survive. “A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles” This quote relates well to Katniss because she is just an ordinary girl who found the strength to overcome her life-threatening challenge.  

Michael's quote thing!!!!

“A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles”, says Christopher Reeve. Katniss Everdeen is a hero who must overcome many obstacles in her quest to survive. She must try her best, overcome her under confidence in her self and in the end she will win the Hunger Games. “I can't win. Prim must know that in her heart. The competition will be far beyond my abilities... Oh, there'll be people like me, too. People to weed out before the real fun begins.”

Rue is a hero!!!!

“A hero is an individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles” according to Christopher Reeve, these are the words that describe a true hero. In the hunger games Rue is a true hero, as Katniss wakes up from being out for a few days, she wakes up with damp leaves on her. As Katniss looked around she was sore, as Rue came out of the bushes she said as you were out “I changed the leaves a few times” Katniss asked rue how long have I been out. After Rue answered a few days Katniss realized that rue is the single reason she is alive, she realized that Rue went out of her way to save her life!