ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the many acts of rebellion committed by Katniss and Tris. It argues that by perpetrating rebellious acts Katniss and Tris learn that such acts can be both transformative and empowering, much as Jane does. Katniss and Tris become self-governing subjects who are capable of directing the outcome of their own lives rather than remaining passive objects able to be controlled by their societies. The chapter focuses on the "Hunger Games" and "Divergent" series because they offer two vastly different dystopian futures for comparison. Like Katniss, Tris, the protagonist of Veronica Roth's "Divergent" series, struggles to claim her own agency, but in contrast to Katniss, Tris has grown up in a world that is ordered and safe. The dystopian settings of The Hunger Games and Divergent, as well as the numerous other young adult dystopian novels featuring female protagonists published in the last decade, empower Katniss and Tris to redefine what it means to be a young woman.
