Plot Points & Real-World Connection
What event chooses the tributes?
The Reaping.
Who volunteers in place of her sister?
Katniss Everdeen
A society characterized by suffering, oppression, and totalitarian control
Dystopia
What bird stands for rebellion?
Mockingjay
What TV genre does the Games resemble?
Reality.
What tool do both Panem and real governments use to spread fear?
Surveillance.
Who joins the Careers to protect Katniss?
Peeta.
What makes Panem dystopian?
Control.
What theme shows up when Katniss resists?
Rebellion.
What city rules over Panem?
What strategy does Katniss use to gain sponsors and survive in the arena?
She pretends to be in love with Peeta to gain public sympathy and sponsor gifts.
Who does Katniss form an alliance with?
Rue.
What type of control limits freedom?
Oppression.
What element is tied to Katniss’s identity?
Fire.
Why were the Games created?
Punishment.
What makes Capitol citizens blind to District suffering, like in today’s class divide?
Privilege.
Who fears rebellion the most?
President Snow.
What is it called when citizens are always being watched?
Surveillence.
What does the arena represent?
Control.
What makes Capitol citizens blind to District suffering, like in today’s class divide?
Privilege.
How do Katniss and Peeta win the Games?
They threaten to eat the nightlock berries together
What saying does Peeta make that shows he chooses his morals over survival?
"I want to die as myself."
What’s the opposite of dystopia?
Utopia.
What theme shows in rich vs. poor?
Inequality.
What happened to District 13?
They were bombed.