This is a depiction of the pin worn by Katniss into the arena, given to her by the District12 mayor's daughter, Madge Undersee.

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The Games begin, and nearly half the tributes are killed at the start whilst fighting over the weapons and supplies throughout the arena. aimed at young adults, it presents potentially quite subversive ideas of mass revolution, economic sabotage and the populist fight against oligarchy. During his time spent mentoring Lucy, Snow begins to fall in love with her and must choose between her and his promising political future. After a standoff with the Capitol, the District 13 residents took to living underground and rebuilding their strength. However, the novel has also been controversial with parents; [47] it ranked in fifth place on the American Library Association's list of frequently challenged books for 2010, with "unsuited to age group" and "violence" being among the reasons cited.In a 2016 report, approximately half of the girl archers surveyed were influenced by The Hunger Games to take up the sport. Realizing they intend to commit suicide so that there will not be a victor for the games, the Gamemakers declare Katniss and Peeta the victors. Lionsgate Entertainment acquired worldwide distribution rights to a film adaptation of The Hunger Games, produced by Nina Jacobson's Color Force production company. The trilogy's narrator and protagonist, Katniss Everdeen, lives in District 12, the poorest region of Panem, located in Appalachia, [11] where people regularly die of starvation.

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Cinna: He is the stylist assigned to Katniss during the Hunger Games as well as her close confidant. The film was produced by Lawrence himself alongside Nina Jacobson, and Brad Simpson with Suzanne Collins as one of the executive producers. Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth were later added to the cast, in the roles of Peeta and Gale, respectively. Peeta Mellark: Katniss’ counterpart as the male Tribute of District 12 during the Hunger Games, he’s the son of a baker.Amid her crushing loneliness and her PTSD, she kisses Gale, but he says that the kiss is not real as it is like “kissing someone who’s drunk. When Primrose -Katniss’ sister- is chosen as a Tribute during the first book, Katniss volunteers in her place. Once Katniss and Peeta become the last two survivors, the Gamemakers revoke the rule change to force one to kill the other for a dramatic finale. The Hunger Games was also a "2008 Cybil Winner" for fantasy and science-fiction books along with The Graveyard Book, [40] one of School Library Journal 's "Best Books 2008", [41] and a "Booklist Editors' Choice" in 2008.

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His hair is blonde and his eyes blue, much unlike the other residents of the Seam who are referred to as mostly dark-haired.Her main classical source of inspiration is the Greek myth of Theseus and the Minotaur, in which, as a punishment for past crimes, Minos forces Athens to sacrifice seven youths and seven maidens to the Minotaur, which kills them in a vast labyrinth. The Hunger Games is a series of young adult dystopian novels written by American author Suzanne Collins. In his review Mike Ruiz argues that The Hunger Games film does not have the first-person narrative that is in the original novel. When Katniss realizes that the Capitol will keep torturing Peeta as long as she fuels the rebellion, she has a panic attack and loses the ability to function as the Mockingjay. His work in the Capitol also includes designing dresses for whichever Tribute is assigned to him and he achieves great success working with Katniss.