What does katniss do as prim is about to climb onto the stage to accept her fate? why is her action shocking?

Katniss volunteers herself instead of her sister. This is shocking because Katniss knows this is her fate, but she protects her sister by accepting her own fate. She doesn't want her sister to die.

Katniss darts in front of her and volunteers to take her sister's place.  It's shocking because people don't normally volunteer.

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in this passage from "animal farm", by george orwell, the statement that best explains how boxer's response supports the author's purpose in writing an allegory is option b) orwell uses boxer's decision to avoid more carnage by working hard to show how the working class was manipulated. boxer and the other animals feel they are responsible for their carnage because napoleon uses propaganda to manipulate the animals of the farm.

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