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Hood, Grace (November 27, 2013). "More Girls Target Archery, Inspired By 'The Hunger Games' ". NPR . Retrieved February 10, 2023. I had a friend who went that year," says my mother quietly. "Maysilee Donner. Her parents owned the sweetshop. They gave me her songbird after. A canary." Later on, when Katniss and Peeta are watching footage of the second Quarter Quell - Haymitch's Games - they learn that this aunt was a tribute in the Games: The Hunger Games takes place in the ruins of North America: a country called Panem, consisting of the Capitol and 13 subservient districts. During the yearly "Reaping" of tributes for the gladiator-like Hunger Games, Katniss' younger sister, Primrose (Prim) is selected as District 12's female tribute. Katniss volunteers to take Prim's place. Because getting chosen at the reaping is supposed to be an honor, the district's Hunger Games escort Effie Trinket asks for a round of applause for Katniss, but everyone remains silent. Instead, everyone in the crowd press their three middle fingers of their left hands against their mouths and hold it out to her as a salute. Katniss describes this as an ancient sign for saying "admiration", "goodbye to someone you love", and "respect".

Alma Coin — President of District 13. She was believed to have authorized the bombing of the Capitol's children, which killed Prim, Katniss' sister. Katniss assassinates her with an arrow during Snow's execution because she realizes Coin will be a horrible dictator as well. President Coin has gray hair which Katniss thinks may be a wig because it's uniform and there isn't a hair out of place. Staskiewicz, Keith (March 3, 2011). " 'Hunger Games': Jennifer Lawrence, Saoirse Ronan, Chloe Moretz, Emma Roberts, and more up for Katniss – EXCLUSIVE". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved March 12, 2011. Joseph Romm (March 19, 2012). "The Hunger Games: The world after a climate apocalypse, teen fiction style". Grist. Jeff Labrecque (April 4, 2011). " 'Hunger Games' casts Peeta and Gale: Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth nab the roles". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved April 4, 2011. Lionsgate announced that the trilogy will be made into 4 movies.

Volumnia Gaul — The Head Gamemaker of the 10th Hunger Games. She works in the Capitol's experimental weapons division at the Citadel and is also a top professor at the Capitol's University. She believes that people are inherently violent and is convinced that war is eternal and must be managed. Knight, Rosie (June 17, 2019). "Will New 'Hunger Games' Be Relevant in 2020?". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved June 18, 2019. Calta, Alex (August 26, 2014). "The Hunger Games: Class, Politics, and Marketing". American University . Retrieved April 27, 2023. Franich, Darren (March 21, 2011). " 'Hunger Games': Suzanne Collins talks Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss – EXCLUSIVE". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved March 21, 2011. Untold Secrets of the High Stakes 'Hunger Games '". The Hollywood Reporter. February 1, 2012 . Retrieved February 7, 2012.

Five Thai students held for 'Hunger Games' salute at PM". BBC News. November 19, 2014 . Retrieved January 27, 2023. Staskiewicz, Keith (October 12, 2010). "Kaya Scodelario and Lyndsy Fonseca receive 'The Hunger Games' script". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved October 13, 2010.Lucy Gray Baird — The mentee of Coriolanus Snow. The female tribute from District 12. She is talented singer and part of a group known as the Covey. She makes a dramatic entrance into the Hunger Games and Coriolanus Snow finds himself falling head over heels for her. The Hunger Games is a series of young adult dystopian novels written by American author Suzanne Collins. The first three novels are part of a trilogy following teenage protagonist Katniss Everdeen, and the fourth book is a prequel set 64 years before the original. Major themes of the novels include distrust of authority (of adults and the government), class discrimination and caste, resistance, the ethics of entertainment, and most notably, the origins and effects of war. [20] Social inequality, unaccountable governance and violence against children have also been suggested as prominent themes. "In the world of the 'Hunger Games', the Capitol lives a life of extravagant wealth and consumption. Meanwhile, out in the 'districts', millions of people work dangerous jobs with low pay. As the Capitol wallows in excess, the districts can barely afford to feed their children." [21] Author Suzanne Collins also mentions the themes of " just war", gladiatorial combat and hunger. [22] War as a result of climate disaster, and the power and illusions of television have also been cited as themes. [23] Others have mentioned revolution and rebellion as themes. "Although it’s... aimed at young adults, it presents potentially quite subversive ideas of mass revolution, economic sabotage and the populist fight against oligarchy." [24] Reception Critical reception

The three-finger gesture used in the books to express unity with the rebellion has been used in real-life protests in Thailand (2014, 2020) and Myanmar (2021). [61] [62] [63] Casca Highbottom — The dean of the "Academy" and credited for creating the Games. Doped up on morphling, he has a dark secret in his past and seems bear a grudge against Coriolanus Snow.Katniss and the other tributes are, in their time before participating in their Hunger Games, compelled to compete for the hearts of sponsors who donate money that can be used to buy vital supplies for them when they are in the arena such as medicine, matches, food, and water. The concept of how the audiences carry nearly as much force as actual characters is based on how, in reality television and in the Roman games, the audience can both "respond with great enthusiasm or play a role in your elimination," as Collins said. [3] Name [ edit ] The idea for the trilogy was based in part on the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur, in which each year seven boys and seven girls from Athens are sent to Crete as tributes to that land to be devoured by the Minotaur, a cycle that continues until Theseus kills the Minotaur. Collins, who heard the story when she was eight years old, was unsettled by its ruthlessness and cruelty. Collins said, "In her own way, Katniss is a futuristic Theseus." [2] Collins also characterized the novels with the fearful sensations she experienced when her father was fighting in the Vietnam War. [2] Beetee Latier — The male tribute from District 3. He is very skilled with a wire, which planned to use to blow up the arena's forcefield, but Katniss shoots an arrow into it instead, and joins Katniss at the end on the way to District 13.