Peeta And Katniss Research Paper

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Katniss and Peeta, Everlark, are polar opposites but better together. Katniss and Peeta are the main stars of the Hunger Games books and movies. The two are the victors of the hunger games who pretended to be in love to save their lives. Then, ended up actually ended up falling in love. While they seem perfect but the two are complete opposites. The characters Katniss and Peeta have many many similarities in yet many differences.
The characters Katniss and Peeta have a lot in common. First of all they are both victors and have to fight to survive. Second of all they are both from the same district. In addition they both had to grow up the same way in harsh conditions.
The characters Katniss and Peeta are also complete opposites. Katniss

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