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Title: The Hunger Games

Author: Suzanne Collins

Character name: Katniss Everdeen

About Me: “I shot an arrow at them. Not exactly at them. In their direction. It’s like Peeta said, I was shooting and they were ignoring me and I just … I just lost my head, so I shot an apple out of their stupid roast pig’s mouth!” - this shows how Katniss is defiant, hostile, and impulsive at some times.

Wall: Katniss Everdeen lives in the country of Panem, where North America is/was. Panem has a Capitol and 12 districts. Katniss lives in district 12, the poorest of the districts. People starve here all the time. The Capitol is very cruel and forces each district to send two teenagers, one boy and one girl, to the Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV for entertainment. The Games can last weeks, and takes place in an enormous arena miles wide. At the beginning of the book, Katniss’s sister, Primrose, is chosen to be the “tribute” from her district. To protect her sister, Katniss volunteers to go instead. Katniss and Peeta Mellark, the other tribute, are put on a train and taken to the Capitol. At the Capitol, they are trained by Haymitch, one of the only two winners of the Games from their district. Tributes from each district can be given gifts during the Games by sponsors for a large amount of money. In order to attract more sponsors, they pretend to be madly in love before and during the Games. When the games begin, half the tributes are killed immediately. Peeta and Katniss are not harmed though. Later in the Games, Peeta is badly wounded from a deep cut by a sword on his leg. Shortly after this, one of the gamemakers announces a change in the rules: two people can win this year if they are both from the same district. Katniss then finds Peeta and helps heal his wound so they can both work together to defeat the one remaining tribute. In the climax, the gamemakers drain all of the water sources but one, forcing everyone to meet at that location or die of thirst. When Katniss and Peeta get there, they see the remaining tribute running away from a pack of visous dog or wolf like animals. The tribute is nearly killed from the animals, and he is in so much pain that Katniss kills him out of mercy, not just to win. However, once it gets down to just Katniss and Peeta, the gamemakers announce that the rules have been changed to what they were before: where only one person can win. Katniss and Peeta, in a final act of definance to the Capitol, both pick a few poisonous berries and are about to eat them when the gamemaker announces: “Stop! I now present you with the two winners, Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark!” Peeta and Katniss are then sent back to their districts on a train.

Friends: Gale-hunts with Katniss. Primrose-her younger sister, Katniss tries to protect her. Peeta-the other tribute from district 12, they both work together in the Games. Cinna, her stylist-the only person from the Capitol that Katniss somewhat likes. From other book: Luke from among the hidden-both of them do not like the way the government treats its people and will stand up for themselves agaist their government.

Songs: Imagine: She wants a world of peace without fighting. Jack & Diane: Katniss and Peeta sort of reminded me of how Jack and Diane were together. They were young and seemed rebellious, and were willing to do whatever it takes to survive in the moment. Also Katniss is also 16 just like Diane is in the song. I Shot the Sheriff: The Sheriff represents the Capitol and the shooter represents Katniss in the song. She was defiant against the Capitol, like the shooter and the Sheriff. Poor, Poor, Pitiful Me: Katniss just had a really rough life of trying to survive and being put down, just like the girl that sings this song. (Linda Ronstadt) Hero (Mariah Carey): Like the lyrics to this song, Katniss knows she must believe in herself, be strong, and face her fears; and let know one take away what her goals and dreams are.

Education: School education is not known, but she is probably in high school since she’s 16 years old.

Hobbies/Interests: She likes to hunt and use a bow and arrow, which she is very skilled with. She goes behind the fence that surrounds their district to hunt for food for her family.