The Arena
This is the name of the large, golden object at the center of the 74th Hunger Games arena.
What is the cornucopia?
Who is Cinna?
This theme is the entire structure of Panem. For example, the Capitol has an abundance of wealth; meanwhile, people in the districts starve to death on a regular basis.
Dystopian Society
This symbol reminds Katniss of Rue. These birds come from mockingbirds and the jabberjay muttations from the Capitol. They symbolize defiance of the Capitol since these birds live on as a memory of the Capitol's failed experiment.
What is a mockingjay?
This is the name of the Capitol's soldiers who act as police in the districts.
What are Peacekeepers?
These are the human-like wolves that chase Cato from the woods and attack the remaining three tributes during the climax of the Games.
What are muttations?
She is a woman from the Capitol who escorts District 12's tributes to and from the Capitol. She dresses oddly and is always concerned about her tributes' being on time as well as their public image.
Who is Effie?
This theme is all about making an impression on the Capitol's audience in order to acquire sponsors who can pay for gifts to be sent to tributes in the arena.
What is Violence in Reality T.V.?
This weapon is a symbol of not only survival, but also of Katniss' close relationship with her father.
What is a bow and arrow?
This gift was sent from District 11 to Katniss shortly after Rue's death. It symbolizes the unity between Katniss and Rue as well as the unity the districts feel with each other against the Capitol.
What is the District 11 bread?
These are the genetically enhanced wasps that have a more potent venom which causes hallucinations and, in more severe instances, death. Katniss cuts down a nest of these insects that falls onto the Careers while they are sleeping.
What are tracker jackers?
This is the District 11 tribute who kills Clove once he hears her say her fellow Career, the boy from District 1, killed Rue.
Who is Thresh?
Many characters in The Hunger Games can be used as evidence of this theme. To name a few, Katniss hunts, and Prim sells her goat's milk. In the arena, Katniss and many others exhibit this theme by killing other tributes.
What is survival?
This symbol represents many things both in The Hunger Games and in other works of literature. In this novel, this symbol represents Katniss herself, destruction, passion, and others.
What is fire?
This is one of the most immediately noticeable differences between the people in the Capitol and the people in the districts. People in the districts are not able to afford the luxury of this stylish trend.
What is fashion?
Unbeknownst to Peeta, these are the poisonous berries he gathered. Incidentally, Foxface stole some of these berries and died shortly after eating them.
What is nightlock?
This is the man who mentors Katniss and Peeta before the Hunger Games begin.
This theme includes the twisted perception that watching the children from the districts fight to the death each year is purely a form of entertainment.
What is Violence in Reality T.V.?
This 20-foot high golden centerpiece of the arena represents wealth, abundance, and nourishment.
What is the cornucopia?
This is the ultimate reason the Capitol continues to have the Hunger Games.
What are punishment, power, and control over the districts?
This is the signal tributes hear fire off when another tribute has died.
What is the cannon?
This character is one of the many servants of the Capitol who had her tongue cut out.
What is the Avox?
One of this theme's many features is the isolation of characters within The Hunger Games.
What is Dystopian Society?
This plant symbolizes hope for Katniss. This symbol often serves as a boost to Katniss's resilience to continue living on.
What is a dandelion?
This is the name of the time before the Hunger Games existed during the districts' rebellion against the Capitol.
What are the Dark Days?