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Main points of: Casting The Hunger Games-In Praise of Katniss Everdeen

The main points of the article include:

The books are 'crackling and propulsive' reads.

Some other female characters that also had masculine abilities include Nancy Drew and Buffy Summers, among others.

Katniss is a 'complex and sometimes destructive force of nature.'

She is brave, noble, resourceful, ruthless, impulsive and can cause problems for those trying to help her.

She can kill another tribute, particularly the example where she kills the male tribute that killed the innocent girl Rue.

She is 'a heroine for the ages.'