Characters
This young man refuses to drink his birthday liquor because he recognizes that he can trade it for something useful.
Haymitch Abernathy
This event begins Haymitch's journey into the Hunger Games after Woodbine is shot.
Haymitch protects Lenore Dove from being attacked, and is then chosen as tribute as punishment.
Haymitch's decision to trade his birthday liquor demonstrates this quality: making sensible choices with limited resources.
Responsibility
The snake and bird forming a C on Lenore Dove's flint striker can function as this, an object that represents ideas beyond itself.
Symbolism
Who is the author of Sunrise on the Reaping?
Suzanne Collins
This character gives Haymitch a snake-and-bird flint striker and sings songs criticizing the powerful.
Lenore Dove
After Louella dies during the chariot procession, this contrast exposes the Capitol's treatment of suffering as entertainment.
How the tributes act and how the Capitol acts.
Louella's death during a public celebration reveals that the Capitol prioritizes this over the tributes' well-being.
Entertainment and spectacle
Wiress and Mags describe the arena as a “machine,” comparing it to a designed system that can be understood and outsmarted.
Metaphor/Simile
Haymitch's Home
District 12
Initially seeming arrogant, this tribute shows compassion by placing a necklace on Louella's body after her death.
Maysilee Donner
Haymitch does this during his private session with the Gamemakers to hide his true intentions and manipulate their expectations.
Performing poorly
Mags offers Haymitch traditional District 12 mourning soup, showing that ________ can survive even in a cruel system.
human connection/empathy
The Capitol's festive chariot procession alongside Louella's death highlights the difference between public spectacle and real suffering.
Contrast
This is the name of the group of tributes associated with greater resources, training, and a reputation for superiority.
The Careers
This Capitol figure forces Haymitch's family to repeat their reactions to his selection so that he can capture emotionally powerful footage.
Plutarch Heavensbee
Haymitch proposes this name for an alliance of less-advantaged tributes to challenge the Careers' reputation for superiority.
The Newcomers
Haymitch's observation of ______________ in the Capitol teaches him that this tool is used to shape beliefs in both the Capitol and the districts.
Propaganda
Haymitch intentionally performs poorly so the Gamemakers will underestimate him. His actions reveal his personality and strategic thinking through this technique.
Indirect Characterization
Mags and Wiress
This character's development from a rule follower to a self-proclaimed rascal shows how oppression can transform a person's willingness to resist authority.
Haymitch Abernathy
Summarize the plot to destroy the arena in THREE steps.
Answer must include:
* Go to Sub A through the Mutt Portals
* Find the Water Source
* Blow Up the Water Source
Haymitch's growing defiance, his interpretation of mockingjays, and his attempt to outsmart the arena support this larger message about oppression.
Resistance grows through awareness
Haymitch and Maysilee disagree over mockingjays because Haymitch sees possible resistance while Maysilee initially associates them with being part-mutt. This demonstrates that this literary concept can carry different meanings depending on the observer.
Character Perspective/Point of View
In a literary analysis of Haymitch's transformation, students should use this writing structure to state a claim, provide evidence, and explain how that evidence supports their interpretation.
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