Summary It is their first day of training, and Katniss and Peeta meet with the rest of their team in the dining room. Katniss is annoyed to see that she and Peeta are dressed exactly alike. Soon enough, she thinks, they’ll have to drop their twin act, especially when they’re […]
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Summary Katniss and Peeta, along with the other tributes, go to the Training Center, where every district has a floor of its own. On floor 12, Katniss finds her room. It is large and plush and full of gadgets meant to make everyday jobs, like showering, picking out clothes, and […]
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Summary Katniss is in the Remake Center, getting her body scrubbed and waxed and her nails polished. It is a long, painful process, but Katniss follows Haymitch’s advice and lets her prep team, Venia, Flavius, and Octavia, do as they see fit. Katniss feels vulnerable in her plucked skin, but […]
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Summary Peeta and Katniss help Haymitch back to his room, and Peeta says that he can take care of cleaning him up. Katniss wonders if he’s doing this out of kindness or if he just wants to get on Haymitch’s good side. She decides that Peeta must know that Haymitch […]
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Summary The Peacekeepers escort Peeta and Katniss into separate rooms in the Justice Building, where they will be allowed one hour to say goodbye to their loved ones. The rooms are fancier than anything Katniss has ever seen. Prim and Katniss’ mother come in first. Katniss talks to them about […]
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Summary Katniss volunteers to take her sister’s place as tribute, thinking about how the odds had been in Prim’s favor, that her name was one in a thousand and never should have been drawn in the first place. Prim protests, but Gale carries her off. Effie Trinket tries to make […]
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Summary Katniss wakes up on the morning of the reaping, which will be at 2:00 that afternoon in the square. Prim has left her a gift of goat cheese from her goat, Lady, wrapped in basil leaves on the table. Katniss makes her way to the Meadow, then through the […]
Read more Summary and Analysis Part 1: Chapter 1Character List and Analysis Minor Characters
Katniss’ Mother Although she goes unnamed, Katniss’ mother weighs heavily on Katniss’ mind. She came from an apothecary family and, for this reason, knows a great deal about medicinal plants and herbs. When people are hurt, they come to Katniss’ mother. After her husband died in the mines, Katniss’ mother […]
Read more Character List and Analysis Minor CharactersCharacter List and Analysis Rue
Rue, the girl tribute from District 11, is small and reminds Katniss of Prim. Rue is able to hop from tree to tree like a squirrel, a skill that helps her outrun and evade her competition. She tips Katniss off to the tracker jacker nest that saves Katniss’ life. She […]
Read more Character List and Analysis RueCharacter List and Analysis Cinna
Cinna, Katniss’ stylist, is a young man, and this is his first Hunger Games. Katniss believes he was assigned to District 12 because of his lack of experience; Cinna, however, informs Katniss that he requested District 12. Unlike most of the other stylists, he dresses simply and chooses to highlight […]
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