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//__** THE HUNGER GAMES **__// By:Suzanne Collins Wikispaces by: Caroline, David, Jared, Jeffrey Google Images = (The Capitol)Characters in the Book: = Katniss Everdeen-The protagonist in __The Hunger Games__. She is a sixteen year old that lives in District 12, the poorest district of Panem. She has a mother and a younger sister named Primrose or "Prim." Her father died in a mine explosion. She became the leader of the family at eleven years old and has taken care of her family ever since. She is a very skill hunter and her weapon of choice is a bow and arrow. She volunteers for her little sister in The Hunger Games and is one of the two victors of the 74th Annual Games.

Peeta Mellark-He is one of the main characters in this novel. He also sixteen years old and lives in District 12. He works in his family's bakery with his mother, father, and two older brothers. Peeta was always in love with Katniss since the first day he saw her. He always started at her in school until their eyes met and never talked to her. He once helped Katniss and saved her and her family's lives when he gave them two loaves of burnt bread. He then becomes the male tribute of the 74th Annual Hunger Games alongside with Katniss and is a victor of the Games as well.

Gale Hawthorne-Gale is a main character in __The Hunger Games__. He is eighteen years old and is Katniss' hunting partner. He is an incredibly skilled hunter and is particularly handy with snares and ropes. He has a mother, younger brothers, and one younger sister. His father, like Katniss' father, was killed by a mine explosion.

Effie Trinket-Effie is a citizen of the Capitol and her job is to be the District 12 escort. She also reads the names of the boys and girls who are chosen at the reaping. She is a very well organized woman who hates bad manners. She particularly grows close to Katniss and Peeta because they are so different to the tributes that she normally gets from District 12.

Haymitch Abernathy-He was a victor of the 50th Annual Hunger Games which was also a special version of the Games called the Quarter Quell. Being a victor of the Games, he also serves as a mentor for District 12 tributes since it is his home district. He is an alcoholic and and you really never see him, in the book, completely sober. This is why District 12 escort, Effie Trinket, does not like him very much.

Primrose Everdeen-Primrose or "Prim," is Katniss' younger sister whom Katniss adores. She is twelve years old and it was her first year to be apart of the reaping. Her name was in the drawing pool one time because Katniss forbid her to sign up for any tesserae. Even with that one name in the pool, she was miraculously called as a tribute for the Games. Katniss then volunteers to be in her place.

Mrs Everdeen-Mrs. Everdeen is Katniss and Prim's mother. She was very happy when her husband, Katniss' father, was alive but once he was killed, she "tuned out" as Katniss put it to the rest of the world. She never really helped Katniss take care of Prim and basically made Katniss her servant. This is why Katniss really never liked her mother and never trusted her to do anything.

Madge Undersee-Madge is the Mayor of District 12's daughter. She is very much like Katniss in the way that she is very independent is not very good at making friends. This is why Katniss and her were drawn to each other because they both have the same kind of personalities.

Cinna-Cinna is Katniss' stylist for the Games. He is a citizen of the Capitol but he is very different from many of the other citizens. Most Capitol inhabitants have very peculiar and obnoxious looking wardrobes and have very weirdly constructed faces and bodies. Cinna, however just wears all black with a touch of gold eyeliner. Cinna really acts as someone Katniss can go to when she is feeling down or upset and can really be a family figure because he is very kind and warm to Katniss.

Ceasar Flickerman-Ceasar is the tribute interviewer leading up to the games. He has a five minute interview with ever tribute the night before The Hunger Games. He also acts as an announcer for the tribute parade, reads off training scores for the tributes, and of course announces the games.

President Snow-He is the president and basically the tyrant of Panem. He likes to wear a rose. He oversees the games and if anything does not go his way or is threatening his power, he acts.

Seneca Crane-Seneca is the Head Gamemaker which means he overlooks every event leading up to the games and of course, the Games itself. He was murdered by President Snow in the end of the book because he allowed two victors to be crowned.

Cato-Cato is the District 2 tribute in the 74th Annual Hunger Games. He is the main threat in the games and is apart of the Career Tribute pack.(Careers are special tributes who train in an academy until their 18 and then volunteer for the games.) Cato comes in second place.

Rue-Rue is twelve years old and she is the District 11 tribute girl. She is small but can move quickly, gather edible plants and nuts, and can climb trees. Katniss cares for her because she reminds Katniss so much of Prim. She is killed by District 1 tribute boy, Marvel.

Thresh-He is the District 11 tribute boy who is very big, strong, and his weapon of choice is a rock. He spares Katniss' life in the games because she help Rue stay alive until she was killed.

Clove-District 2 tribute girl who is handy with throwing knives.

Marvel-District 1 tribute boy whose weapon of choice is a spear. He killed Rue and he was killed by Katniss.

Glimmer-District 1 tribute Girl who was murdered by Katniss who dropped a hive of tracker-jackers on her.

= (District 1 Luxury)Background on Author: = The author of __The Hunger Games__ is Suzanne Collins. Before she wrote __The Hunger Games__, Collins helped with children's television since 1991, for shows like Little Bear, Oswald, and Clifford's Puppy Days. She also wrote another book series with its first book, __Gregor the Overlander__, which is apart of __The Underland Chronicles__. __The Hunger Games__ is apart of Collins latest book series followed by the two other books, __Catching Fire__ and __Mockingjay__. At the moment, Suzanne is working on a new project with James Proimos and currently lives in Connecticut with her family.

= (District 2 Masonry)__Genre:__ = The genre of __The Hunger Games__ is a mix between dystopian and science fiction.

= (District 3 Technology)__Setting of the Story:__ = __The Hunger Games__ takes place way in the future in a nation called Panem. Panem was built on the land that was once called North America. North America and the rest of the world was wiped out due to an apocalypse of war and all possible apocalyptic events that you might think of. Now there is Panem, which consists of twelve districts under an oppressing tyrant part of the country called, The Capitol. Each district is in charge of its own special industry. For example, District 1, Luxury goods, District 2, Masonry. These districts are in charge of their own industry and then supplying it to The Capitol. The main story line takes place in District 12, which is the poorest district in the country that is in charge of coal mining. Once Katniss, the main character, takes her place in the games, she and her fellow tribute go to the Capitol, which is a highly advance and technological city.

= (District 4 Fishing)__Brief Summary of Story:__ = The story takes place in District 12, where the heroine, Katniss Everdeen, lives. Her father died in a mine explosion when she was only 11. That's when she has to take over as the head of the family and take care of her Katniss mother and dear little sister, Primrose Everdeen, or Prim. Then comes the day of the reaping and Katniss' litter sister, Prim gets chosen for the games. volunteers for her little sister and accepts "the honor" to be a tribute. She is joined by her fellow tribute, Peeta Mellark. Together, they head into the Capitol and are blown away at the technology and difference from their home and the Capitol. Together they help each other to survive as they go through this entire experience.

= (District 5 Power)__Round and Flat Character An__ __ alysis: __= The round character in __The Hunger Games__ is Katniss Everdeen. She is the protagonist in this book that has an entire journey into two completely different worlds. Katniss is the heroine who volunteers for her little sister in the Hunger Games to protect her when she does know that in doing so, she is signing herself onto a death sentence. Her conflict is going into the games and trying to survive for her little sister. The flat character in __The Hunger Games__ is Peeta Mellark. He plays a big role in the story line but does not change through the course of it. It is Peeta's soul purpose is to maintain who he is as a person and refused to let the Capitol change him and own him.

= (District 6 Transportation)__Themes:__ = One of the main themes in __The Hunger Games__ is the separation and difference between the rich and poor and how they are not treated equally. Another main theme of __The Hunger Games__ is to stand up for what you believe in and you can make a difference. For example, Katniss always hated how the Capitol did whatever they wanted to the district and gets enjoyment out of seeing them suffer, so she showed them in the Games that she will not conform to what they say. The last main theme of the book is no matter what circumstance you are in, you have to maintain who you are as a person. Whether it is one person or a huge force you can't let it change you. Peeta Mellark showed this.

= (District 7 Lumber)__Inference and Analysis:__ = Our take on Katniss is that she is a very strong, determined character who puts up a fight in anything she does. Katniss is a survivor both in District 12 for food and in the Hunger Games for her life. Katniss Everdeen is also very independent in what she does. She does except help from people but is very comfortable with doing things on her own. The group's take on Peeta Mellark is he is very true to himself. Throughout the story, he did not let The Capitol change him as a person. It seems that Peeta, however, was not able to tell Katniss how he really feels about her so he must of been really conflicted those many years he loved her. The last character was President Snow and in the first book you do not really hear from him a lot but you can tell he has an inner evil that drives him to keep the Capitol oppressing the districts.

= (District 8 Textiles)__Favorite Quotes:__ =
 * "And may the odds be ever in your favor."-Effie Trinket(Collins pg.19 __The Hunger Games__) Our group like this quote because we can totally imagine Effie Trinket in her peculiar Capitol accent. The way Katniss explains the Capitol accent and how Effie Trinket says it is funny and cool because Katniss explains is thoroughly. We also find this quote to be completely untrue. In the book, at the beginning with the reaping, it is completely true because your name is in a pool with a few thousand kids from twelve to eighteen. However, once you are picked for the Games, people like President Snow and the Capitol citizens say "May the odds be ever in your favor" to the tributes, when in fact, the odds are not in their favor because they have a one in twenty-four chance of winning.
 * "I volunteer! I volunteer as tribute!"-Katniss Everdeen(Collins pg.22 __The Hunger Games__) Jared, David, Jeff, and I all agreed that we like this quote because it really shows Katniss' determination to help her little sister, Prim. Normally, when twelve-year olds like Prim are chosen for the Games, you see no one volunteer, especially in District 12 because it is basically a death sentence. However, Katniss knows that once her father died, it was her job to keep Prim and her mother safe, so she knew what she had to do. The quote magnifies Katniss' bravery and responsibility.
 * "I don't know how to say it exactly. Only.....I want to die as myself. Does that make any sense? I don't want them to change me in there. Turn me into some kind of monster that I'm not."-Peeta Mellark(Collins pg.141 __The Hunger Games__) Our group liked this quote by Peeta because we all found it very touching. Throughout the entire book, Peeta shows how he doesn't want to be a piece in their games and does not want to change him. This quote displays Peeta's inner feelings about what is going on around him and what he does not want to happen.

= (District 9 Grain)__Literary Terms:__ =
 * Symbol-a word or object that stand for another word or object. In __The Hunger Games__, the main symbol is the mockingjay pin. In Panem, Katniss' mockingjay pin is the symbol for rebellion against the Capitol. Another symbol can also be when Katniss took out the nightlock berries and threatened to kill both Peeta and herself so there would be no victor.
 * Motif-a reoccurring object, concept, or structure in a work of literature. The Hunger Games itself is a motif.
 * Internal/External Conflicts-an internal conflict is a psychological conflict within the central character. An external conflict is a struggle occurring outside of the mind of a character. Katniss' internal conflict is she is struggling to do what is right and do what people want. She is struggling to survive or just give up. Her external conflict is her fighting the Capitol
 * Climax-A climax is a moment of great intensity in the plot of a literary work, generally bringing events to a head and leading to the conclusion. The climax in the Hunger Games is when Peeta Mellark and Katniss Everdeen fight to the death with Cato on the horn of the Cornucopia.
 * Resolution-the outcome of the conflict in a story. The outcome of __The Hunger Games__ was Katniss and Peeta both won the Hunger Games. They were not both supposed to win. They both won because Katniss took out poisonous berries called nightlock at the end and told Peeta that they would eat them on three. She defied the Capitol by making them look like idiots because they always have a victor and in the 74th annual games they would not.

= (District 10 Livestock)__Connection to other books/real life/movies/television:__ = We feel that our book, __The Hunger Games__, is actually a nice sense of reality. You always hear in reality rumors and talk of the apocalypse. This book really does show what could possibly happen in the near future to government and the rest of the world if there really was an apocalypse. __The Hunger Games__ can relate to many other books in the genre of dystopian and science-fiction. For example, the book titled __Divergent__, written by Veronica Roth, is a book that takes place in a dystopian society where when a child reaches the age of 16 they must pick which faction they want to belong to: Dauntless, Abnegation, Erudite, Candor, and Amity. __Divergent__ relates to __The Hunger Games__ in terms of genre and they both have heroines as their protagonist.

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= (District 13 Nuclear Development/Graphite Mining)__Differences between book and movie:__ =
 * The first difference between the book and the movie is that they took out Madge in the movie. We find Madge very important because she serves as a friend for Katniss. They both are very independent and don't have a lot of people that they talk to so they really help each other. Madge was also the one who went to Katniss, when she was in the Justice Building waiting to be taken away, and gave her the symbol of __The Hunger Games__, the mockingjay pin. Instead of having Madge give her the pin in the movie, they had Katniss go to the store and the manager let her have the pin for free. The also left out the Avox girl(people who had their tongues ripped out and can't talk) who was captured by the Capitol in District 12. In the book, Katniss saw this girl get taken away and the girl was looking at her to help her. Katniss did not help and now the Avox girl is serving her in the Capitol. In the movie, they took her out and the entire situation with her.
 * The other differences were very small. For example, they had Katniss go before Peeta for their individual training periods in the Training Center when in the book they had Peeta go first. Also, in the book, they had Thresh die before Foxface when in the movie, they had Foxface die before Thresh. Lastly, at the end of the games in the arena, when Katniss and Peeta threaten to kill themselves, in the book, they put the nightlock berries in their mouths and chew. In the movie, they almost put them in their mouths.
 * Another difference was the "muttations." In the book, the Gamemakers had the muttations have the characteristics and minds of the fallen tributes. In the movie, they completely got rid of that concept and just had the muttations be terrifying wolve/bulldogs.