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I think that Suzanne Collins related best to her character, Katniss Everdeen, because they both had the same fear of their father's life. Katniss' father worked in the mines in 'District 12,' which was her home. In the same way, Suzanne feared for her father's life. Her father, Michael, worked for the US Air force. He was always at the risk of being killed in duty. But, because of this, she also had to move a lot. Katniss had to move as well, and sometimes she even thought of running away. Suzanne felt the same way, because she didn't really have an official "home" because of all the times she moved. Later in her life, she went to school at the Alabama School of Fine Arts, to pursue a course in Theater Arts. From this school, she received her degree, at the age of eighteen in 1980. She then went on to complete her Bachelor of Arts from the Indiana University. After Indiana University, she went to to New York University Tisch School of the Arts, and received her degree in 1989. From this, she began writing her books. Her very first introduction to the writing world was writing scripts for the TV show called "Clarissa Explains It All," which was aimed more towards a child audience, and was telecast on Nickelodeon for several years. She continued writing scripts, and books until she began the Hunger Games series. Later, the Scholastic Press published "The Hunger Games," which was authored by Suzanne Collins, in the September of 2008. The book belonged to a three book series, and was based on the Greek Mythology story of prince Theseus, and his adventures he embarked on to kill a Minotaur (www.thefamouspeople.com - Suzanna Collins Biography). Because of what her childhood was like, being a military kid and all, she wrote to have some sort of meaning and purpose. She was also inspired by the Greek Mythology, so she mixed the two, and wrote the Hunger Games, and many other books. The short stories she worked on during her childhood helped her to become a better author, and also to work through the times she felt alone, or any kind of trouble she went through.