Characters
This character illegally hunts with Katniss beyond District 12’s fence.
Gale Hawthorne
Children may add their name extra times to the Reaping in exchange for this yearly food supply.
Tesserae
Tributes rotate through different stations at the Training Center to practice these types of skills.
Survival and combat skills
Katniss relies on this weapon she mastered while hunting in the woods.
A bow and arrows
The nation that replaced the former United States after disasters and war.
Panem
This mentor initially seems useless but is the only living victor from District 12.
Haymitch Abernathy
The fenced forest outside District 12 is important to Katniss because it allows her to do this.
Hunt for food illegally
Katniss becomes angry during the private Gamemaker session because they are doing this.
Ignoring her / not paying attention
Katniss understands that winning over the audience before the Games may lead to this advantage.
Sponsors sending gifts
District 12’s main industry that supplies energy to the Capitol.
Coal mining
This stylist intentionally avoids the Capitol’s extreme fashion and gives Katniss a symbolic fiery look.
Cinna
Katniss assures Prim she won't be called because of this.
Prim’s name had only been entered once
Katniss earns an unusually high training score after shooting an arrow at the Gamemakers’ table.
11
Career tributes typically come from wealthier districts and have this advantage.
They train for the Games their entire lives
This destroyed district is used by the Capitol as a warning to others.
District 13
During his interview, this tribute admits he has loved Katniss for years.
Peeta Mellark
The Hunger Games require this number of total tributes each year.
24
Peeta shows unexpected strength during training by demonstrating this ability.
His skill in hand-to-hand combat / strength / wrestling
Peeta’s confession during the interview is partly strategic because it does this for Katniss.
Makes her appear sympathetic / creates a story for sponsors
The Hunger Games are part punishment and part entertainment, serving this purpose for the Capitol.
Maintaining control and fear in the districts
This Capitol escort obsessively focuses on manners, schedules, and proper behavior during the Games.
Effie Trinket
The Reaping exists primarily to remind the districts of this past event.
The failed rebellion against the Capitol
Katniss’s fiery costume during the tribute parade symbolizes this about District 12.
Coal and fire
Katniss realizes the Games are designed not only for survival but also for this purpose.
Entertainment for the Capitol
The Capitol’s extreme wealth compared to the districts highlights this major theme in the novel.
Inequality / class division