A Sacrificial Act On Behalf Of Another

In the novel The Hunger Games, the nation of Panem has a Capitol that rules over twelve districts. Every year a lottery is held to choose two young tributes from each district to compete in a gladiator-style reality TV competition where they fight to the death. Katniss Everdeen’s worst nightmare comes true when her little sister Prim gets selected to be a tribute, so she volunteers to go in her place. Katniss’s selfless act of volunteering to take her sister’s place can serve as an illustrati...