GOTH ROCK RULZ

I think it's an issue of readers being unable to relate. When I first read HG, Katniss did appear to seem a bit like the 'strong powerful' archetype, and it did annoy me a bit. However, after rereading, I felt I better understood why she was that way. And it's like you said, she was trying not to look weak so she could survive. She grew up in a different world. She has to be that way, or she probably could never win. I love Prim, but her character would not have survived the Games, unless everyone died mysteriously right away >.>

Hope that made sense ^^;