Katniss’s Emotions
Katniss vents her frustration by shooting an arrow through this group’s apple-laden display.
What is the Gamemakers’ roasted pig?
This is the weapon Katniss uses during her private evaluation.
What is a bow and arrow?
These people evaluate Katniss during her private session.
Who are the Gamemakers?
This stylist is one of the first to congratulate Katniss on her score.
Who is Cinna?
The Gamemakers' feast symbolizes this aspect of Capitol culture.
What is excess or indulgence?
Katniss fears she has ruined her chances after doing this during her private session.
What is storming out (walking out angrily)?
Katniss earns this surprisingly high number after her session.
What is an 11?
The Gamemakers’ inattentiveness is mostly caused by this nightly routine event.
What is the Capitol feast or banquet?
Katniss hopes to avoid showing weakness in front of this fellow tribute.
Who is Peeta?
Katniss shooting the apple shows her defiance against this oppressive force.
What is the Capitol’s control?
Despite her fear, Katniss feels a moment of satisfaction after witnessing this reaction from the Gamemakers.
What is their shock or stunned silence?
After Katniss receives her score, these two people celebrate with her to calm her nerves.
Who are Effie and Haymitch?
Katniss notes that the Gamemakers treat the tributes like this—an indicator of their disregard for human life.
What are animals or entertainment?
This mentor suggests her act of anger might actually help her.
Who is Haymitch?
The bow and arrow represent Katniss’s identity as this kind of individual.
What is a survivor or hunter?
Katniss’s guilt deepens because she thinks she has embarrassed this person, her mentor.
Who is Haymitch?
Katniss realizes her high score means the Capitol views her in this way.
What is dangerous?
Katniss being given her score, is meant partly to generate this for the Games.
What is excitement or betting interest?
Katniss feels she owes her survival to this person from her past, which resurfaces emotionally in this chapter.
Who is Peeta?
Katniss’s fear after the session connects to this recurring theme of the Capitol watching and judging.
What is surveillance (or control through observation)?
Katniss compares her emotional meltdown to this recurring memory from District 12 that still haunts her.
What is the mockingjay memory of Peeta’s kindness with the burned bread (or being near-starvation)?
The session room contains this object that ultimately triggers Katniss’s angry outburst.
What is the Gamemakers’ roast pig with the apple in its mouth?
The high training score signals to other tributes that Katniss might possess this quality they should fear.
What is skill (or lethality)?
Katniss realizes she may have to face this emotional truth about her feelings toward Peeta.
What is that she might care for him or rely on him?
Katniss's high training score symbolizes this dangerous role she's being pushed into.
What is the role of a Capitol spectacle or a symbol of rebellion?