Katniss Everdeen : Katniss is the main character and protagonist in the whole story. She had won The Hunger Games the year before, with Peeta Mellark. It was the first time in the whole Hunger Games history that two tributes had survived and won the Hunger Games. That gave fire to the districts that were thinking of a rebellion because if a girl and boy could defy the Capitol,why not a whole district?As Katniss mentions in the victory tour in District 11(pages 51 52) : "There's a long pause.Then, from somewhere in the crowd, someone whistles Rue's four note mockingjay tune.The one that signaled the end of the workday in the orchards. .... What happens next is not an accident. It is too well executed to be spontaneous, because it happens in complete unison. Every person in the crowd presses three middle fingers of their left hand against their lips and extends them to me. ... A pair of Peacekeepers dragging the old man who whistled to the top of the steps.Forcing him to his knees before the crowd. And putting a bullet through his head." Also, the mockingjay had become the symbol in the rebellious districts. Even though she had won the games, she still isn't happy because she sees nightmares each night; about her family, Gale, the tributes she had killed and seen die,especially Rue. She still hunts in the woods illegally even though her family can afford to eat. She hunts for entertainment, serenity and Gale's family because they still can't afford to buy food,and he doesn't accept her money.As she says in the beggining of the story(page 5) : " And here I am, with buckets of money,far more than enough to feed both our families now, and he won't accept a single coin.It's even hard for him to let me bring in meat,although he would surely have kept my mother and Prim supplied if I'd been killed in the Games.I tell him he's doing me a favor,that it drives me nuts to sit around all day. Even so, I never drop off the game while he's at home.".She cares about Gale, Peeta and her family more than anything on earth. When the 3rd Quarter Quell's rules are announced, that the tributes would be reaped from their existing pool of victors, she only wants that Peeta wins the Games and survives, not her. As she mentions to Haymitch right after the announcement : " I bite my lip because once he's said it, I'm afraid that's what I do want. For Peeta to live, even if it means Haymitch's death."
Peeta Mellark : Peeta is the other victor of District 12 in the 74th Hunger Games. He is in love with Katniss and would do anything to protect her, even if it means his death; so he volunteers for Haymitch in the Quarter Quell reaping to protect Katniss (page 186) : " Then she catches Haymitch's name. He barely has time to shoot me an unhappy look before Peeta has volunteered to take his place." He too is unhappy after the Hunger Games even though he had won. He has nothing to do, he's lost contact with Katniss and he suffers from nightmares, just like Katniss. He is brave, strong and caring; and those qualities combined with Katniss' made him win the Hunger Games the year before. He has low self esteem because of the way his mother behaved him and he has nothing to lose, except Katniss.
Haymitch : His most obvious quality is that he's an alcohol addict who is drunk most of the time. Yet, it can be easily understood that he's smart because of the way he instructed Peeta and Katniss in the 74th Hunger Games for victory, the way he made a rebellion plan with other tributes and Plutarch Heavensbee, and the way he foresaw big trouble after Katniss' rebellious act in the end of the 74th Hunger Games. He's irritating but caring,as we can understand from the passage(pages 178 179) : " There's something else I want from Haymitch. " Okay, I figured out what I'm asking," I say."If it's Peeta and me in the Games,this time we try to keep him alive." .Something flickers across his bloodshot eyes.Pain." Just like you said, it's going to be bad no matter how you slice it.And whatever Peeta wants, it's his turn to be saved.We both owe him that." My voice takes over on a pleading tone.Besides,the Capitol hates me so much.I'm as good as dead now.He still might have a chance.Please,Haymitch.Say you'll help me." He frowns at his bottle,weighing my words." All right" he says finally." Also, he's the first Hunger Games winner of District 12.
Gale : He is and was Katniss' closest friend, her hunting buddy. He lives a life Katniss lived before she had won the Hunger Games;he has 6 brothers, a poor family that needs care. He had also lost his father in the mine explosion that took Katniss' father's life. After the 74th Hunger Games, he began working in the mines to take care of his family. He cares about Katniss and Katniss cares about him. He doesn't accept Katniss' money or the game she hunts. He is rebellious against the Capitol, as we can understand from the passage(pages 99 100): " " Safe to do what?" he says in a gentler tone." Starve?Work like slaves?Send their kids to the reaping?You haven't hurt people,you've given them an opportunity.They just have to be brave enough to take it.There's already been talk in the mines.People who want to fight.Don't you see?It's happening!It's finally happening!If there's an uprising in District Eight,why not here?" ... Gale pushes me roughly away from him. " You leave then.I'd never go in a million years." ".
President Snow : He rules Panem with an iron fist. He's ruthless, merciless and pragmatic. He has almost infinite power in Panem. He punishes Katniss and shows off his power by threatining her at her own house and announcing the rules of the 3rd Quarter Quell(page 172): " Without hesitation,he reads, " On the seventy fifth anniversary,AS A REMINDER TO THE REBELS THAT EVEN THE STRONGEST AMONG THEM CANNOT OVERCOME THE POWER OF THE CAPITOL,the male and female tributes will be reaped from their existing pool of victors."
Effie Trinket : She is the reaping announcer of District 12. She's from the Capitol,so not many people around District 12 like her. However, beneath her irritating accent and not understanding behaviour, a very caring and emotional woman lies. She likes Katniss and Peeta, and they like her even though they didn't use to, before the first Hunger Games.
Plutarch Heavensbee : He is the rebels strongest weapon. He's the gamemaker that replaced Seneca Crane, who was the one that let Katniss and Peeta live in the 74th Hunger Games. It didn't end well for Seneca Crane. Plutarch Heavensbee is a rebel who worked for the Capitol for years, and got the gamemaker seat after those years. He's calm, smart and friendly. We can infer that he's friendly and that he's rebellious(a very small bit) from his mockingjay watch and his communication with Katniss at the party (page 83) : " It's another mockingjay. Exactly like the pin on my dress.Only this one disappears.He snaps the watch closed." That's very pretty" I say." It's more than pretty.It's one of a kind." he says." If anyone asks about me, say I've gone home to bed.The meetings are supposed to be kept secret.But I thought it'd be safe to tell you." " Yes,your secret's safe with me," I say. As we shake hands, he gives a samll bow,a common gesture here in the Capitol." Well,I'll se you next summer at the Games,Katniss.Best wishes on your engagement,and good luck with your mother."
Prim and Katniss' mother : They are the most valuable people for Katniss. She does what she does for them primarily. Prim had learnt to take care of her mother after Katniss had left for the games. She gets milk and cheese from her goat, and she can handle problems emotionally, unlike herself before the 74th Games. Katniss' mother also took responsibility and can take care of Prim,unlike herself before Katniss went to the Hunger Games, when she was unable to take care of them and lie in bed all day; and she continues her pharmacy work, now that they can afford medicine.
Cinna : He's not only Katniss' stylist but also part of the rebellion, her friend and a very brave man. Katniss likes him for his friendly behaviour, normal style unlike other stylist at Capitol and his perfect creativity that creates perfect dresses for Katniss. We can easily understand that he is part of the rebellion and that he has guts after the interview before the Quarter Quell, when he risks his life to remind the people of Panem and Katniss who the real enemy is(pages 248 252) : " " Will I be twirling again?" I ask, thinking of my dress last year. " I'm sure Caesar will ask you. And if he doesn't,you suggest it yourself.Only not right away.SAVE IT FOR YOUR BIG FINALE" Cinna instructs me. ... For a split second I'm gasping,completely engulfed in the strange flames.Then all at once,the fire is gone.I slowly come to a stop,wondering i I'm naked and why Cinna has arranged TO BURN MY WEDDING DRESS.But I'm not naked. I'm in a dress of the exact design of my wedding dress, only it's the color of coal and made of tiny feathers.Wonderingly,I lift my long,flowing sleeves into the air,and that's when I see myself on the television screen. Clothed in black except for the white patches on my sleeves. Or should I say my wings.BECAUSE CINNA HAS TURNED ME INTO A MOCKINGJAY."
Finnick : He's the Capitol audience's (doubtedly) favourite tribute, and has been for years.He's from District 4.As Katniss describes him(Pages 208 209) " Being from District 4, he was a Career, so the odds were in his favor, but what no trainer could claim to have given him was his extraordinary beauty. Tall, athletic, w,th golden skin and bronze colored hair and those incredible eyes. While other tributes that year were hard pressed to get a handful of grain or some matches for a gift, Finnick never wanted for anything, not food or medicine or weapons. It took about a week for his competitors to realize that he was the one to kill, but it was too late. He was already a good fighter with the spears and knives he had found in the Cornucopia. When he received a silver parachute with a trident, which may be the most expensive gift I've ever seen in the arena, it was all over. District 4's industry is fishing. He'd been on boats his whole life. The trident was a natural, deadly extension of his arm. He wove a net out of some kind of vine he found, used it to entangle his opponents so he could spear them with the trident, and within a matter of days the crown was his." . Katniss doesn't trust him at first, but after he saves Peeta's life, twice, she becomes his true ally. Also, he's part of the rebellion.
Beetee and Wiress : They're from District 3. Katniss chooses them as her allies at first because she trusts them, and she knows that she can learn from them. They're friendly but fidgety. They invent things. As Katniss describes them(page 226) : " The woman, Wiress, is probably around my mother's age and speaks in a quiet intelligent voice. But right away I notice she has a habit of dropping off her words in mid sentence, as if she's forgotten you're there. Beetee, the man, is older and somewhat fidgety, He wears glasses but spends a lot of time looking under them. They're a little strange but I'm pretty sure neither of them is going to try to make me uncomfortable by stripping naked. And they're from District 3. Maybe they can even confirm my suspicions of an uprising there."
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