The Hunger Games By Suzanne Collins Welcome to

The Hunger Games By Suzanne Collins

Welcome to PANEM �Used to be North America �Disasters came: droughts, storms, fires – these left little land �Fighting began over what land was left �PANEM – “a shining Capitol ringed by 13 districts” �At first, there was peace and prosperity �Then came the Dark Days – uprising of districts against Capitol � 12 were defeated – the 13 th was obliterated �Treaty of Treason – new laws to guarantee peace and… �The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games �Punishment for the uprising in the Dark Days �The Capitol’s way of reminding the Districts how powerful they are �Each of the 12 districts must provide one boy and one girl �This makes a total of 24 “tributes” for the games �Imprisoned in an outdoor arena – televised across country �Over several weeks, the competitors must fight to the death �Only one winner – will get “life of ease” and district will be rewarded �Capitol forces the districts to treat Hunger Games

Characters �Katniss Everdeen – nicknamed Catnip (by Gale) – she is 16 – loves her sister Prim – father was killed in an explosion – tense relationship with her mother – best friend is Gale – accomplished hunter – provides for her family – her name was entered 20 times in the reaping �Primrose Everdeen – nicknamed Prim – she is 12 – loves her sister and mother – has a goat named Lady and a cat named Buttercup – has been sheltered and protected by Katniss �Gale – is 18 years old – provides for his two little brothers and a sister + his mother – his father also killed in explosion – best friend to Katniss – his name was entered 42 times in the reaping

Characters Continued �Madge – the mayor’s daughter – not a snob, nice girl – she and Katniss are not really “friends” but are friendly to each other – her name only entered 5 times in the reaping �Mother – used to be of the wealthier merchant class – met her husband when he sold medicinal herbs to her family’s apothecary shop – her old life means much to her – nearly let Katniss and Prim starve to death after their father died – tense relationship with Katniss �Effie Trinket – From the Capitol – assigned as District 12’s escort – pink wig, green suit, Capitol accent – wishes she worked for a higher achieving district – pulls Prim’s name from the jar

Characters Continued �Mayor Undersee – Mayor of District 12 – Madge’s father – buys strawberries regularly from Gale and Katniss �Haymitch Abernathy – the only living past Hunger Games victor from District 12 – shows up drunk to the reaping ceremony – tries to hug Effie – embarrasses the Mayor �Greasy Sae – old woman in the Hob who sells soup – regularly buys wild dog, and other items, from Gale and Katniss �Peacekeepers – self explanatory name

Settings �District 12 – where Katniss, Prim, her mother, Gale, etc. live �The Capitol – ruling sector of Panem �Panem – the country �The Seam – coal mining area – where the poorer class lives – where Gale, Katniss, etc. are from �The Square – central merchant area of District 12 – actually a pleasant place – the reaping is here �The Woods – forbidden but Gale and Katniss hunt here �The Hob – the black market – in an abandoned warehouse – Katniss and Gale sell their items

Tesserae �Tesserae - small square of bone, wood, or the like, used in ancient times as a token, tally, ticket, etc. �You take out a tessera for each year’s ration of oil and grain for one person. For each tessera, your name is entered in the reaping one time �Tesserae is the plural form of the word �Katniss takes out tesserae for herself, Prim, and her mother

Peeta �Male tribute for District 12 �Bakers �Lives in the Merchant Area �Wealthier than Katniss �How do Katniss and Peeta know each other? �School……. . �Gave her some bread one time when she was out seeking food or money