THG: Katniss' Wishes

Hey Everyone!
        So, I don't know if you realized, but Katniss has 2 big wishes throughout the trilogy. Even before we met Katniss, she has the wish to survive; to live. This is obvious in the first book, too. Her goal is to survive the Games; even if it means killing Peeta (which she agrees to in the beginning, but as their relationship builds, it's harder to commit to). Of course she wants Prim to be alive, Gale, and many others, you have to agree that she also wants to live. After she wins the Games, she still wants to live (as you can tell in the first half of Catching Fire.) Why else is she trying to convince everyone she loves Peeta? Well, you might say because she wants to keep her family alive, definately yes. However, there's still a part of her that wants to live.
        The second wish is for her to not survive. After President Snow annouces the Quarter Quell, and then after her tantrum, she goes to Haymitch to tell him that we have to keep Peeta alive. Of course she knows that, in other words, she doesn't want to get out of the Quarter Quell alive. As the trilogy continues into Mockingjay, Katniss doesn't want to be where she is. I don't mean she doesn't want to be in District 13, but just not her (if that makes any sense haha). At the end of Mockingjay, she evens tries to commit suicide.
       So, what does Katniss want? To live, or not to live? I would say she would want to live. She ends up having a family and enjoying her life as far as I can tell. Hense, her life gets better, but during the actual trilogy you can see a big arch of her wants, big or small.
:) ~Kait