Pessimistic Attitude in Catching Fire

Hey there, followers! I'm sorry if your reading this post and your sick of me rambling on about The Hunger Games series. Unfortunately, you'll have to sit through another response about the second book, Catching Fire. By the way, I've finished the second book and I'm in the beginning of the third book. I guess that means a new book will be rolling in shortly! This connection
is about the attitude Katniss portrays in the book.

In this section of the book, Katniss is reaped to come back to the Games but this time around its Quarter Quell. This happens every 20 or 25 years and its basically another Hunger Game on top of the annual Hunger Games. The twist that President Snow adds to the 75th Quell is that the victors from previous years will fight to the death. This includes Katniss and Peeta.

In The Hunger Games (the first book), Katniss is determined to return to Prim no matter what. In Catching Fire, she is very pessimistic about returning to District 12. You understand my statement through this quote "This time I don't have the slightest hope of return."

I understand that this is a very frustrating and devastating time for her but she has to push that all aside to return back home. And this is not the first time Katniss has to mature and grow strong instantly. You read many instances like this when she has to provide for the whole family, for example. Doesn't she realize that if she gets killed in the Quell, her family will have to go back to there poor lifestyle scraping for food and water? They would have to also go back to there old house since the new one would be revoked. Prim would have to take over Katniss' duties in the family even though she has very little expirence in the Hob or hunting. Katniss has less of a chance of being the victor by being this pessimistic all the time then being determined like in the last book. She already has a slim chance with all these experienced murderers. But she has to remember that she made it through the  last Games and put her priorities straight. Thanks for reading!