Book Summary: The Hunger Games By Suzanne Collins
Title: The Hunger Games
Author: Suzanne Collins
* Characters: a) -Main Characters:
Katniss Everdeen & Peeta Mellark
-Secondary Characters:
Gale, Primrose, Katniss’ Mother, Cato, Clove, Marvel, Glimmer, Foxface, Thresh, Rue, Haymitch & Effie
b) Character Traits:
-Katniss Everdeen: She is sixteen years old, and is portrayed as quiet, independent and fierce. Her looks are typical for someone from the Seam (the slums of District 12): long dark hair (which she wears in a single braid down her back), olive skin, and grey eyes. She lives with her mother and her younger sister, Primrose, in District 12, a coal-mining district and one of the poorest districts of Panem. Food is scarce in District 12 and Katniss hunts illegally to feed her family and to supplement their meager income. Five years before Katniss became a tribute in The Hunger Games, her father was killed in a mining explosion, and her mother fell into a very deep depression. She became hunting partners and best friends with Gale Hawthorne, who is also from the …show more content…
He is a baker's son. He is quite charismatic, which helps him during the Games. He states in an interview after the Reaping that he has been in love with Katniss since the first day he saw her. His relationship with Katniss grows throughout the story. During The Hunger Games, Peeta is certain that Katniss will win because of her experience in hunting. Peeta defends Katniss, and even declares his love for her on public television. Peeta is sincere and very good with words as he shows throughout the book. Peeta is not mastered in any sort of defensive activity or is agile with any weapons but he is shown to be the master of disguise. Peeta is a caring character that represents sacrifice since he always had the intention of having Katniss, the girl he’s always loved, win the competition and go back to her home with her mother and
Author: Suzanne Collins
* Characters: a) -Main Characters:
Katniss Everdeen & Peeta Mellark
-Secondary Characters:
Gale, Primrose, Katniss’ Mother, Cato, Clove, Marvel, Glimmer, Foxface, Thresh, Rue, Haymitch & Effie
b) Character Traits:
-Katniss Everdeen: She is sixteen years old, and is portrayed as quiet, independent and fierce. Her looks are typical for someone from the Seam (the slums of District 12): long dark hair (which she wears in a single braid down her back), olive skin, and grey eyes. She lives with her mother and her younger sister, Primrose, in District 12, a coal-mining district and one of the poorest districts of Panem. Food is scarce in District 12 and Katniss hunts illegally to feed her family and to supplement their meager income. Five years before Katniss became a tribute in The Hunger Games, her father was killed in a mining explosion, and her mother fell into a very deep depression. She became hunting partners and best friends with Gale Hawthorne, who is also from the …show more content…
He is a baker's son. He is quite charismatic, which helps him during the Games. He states in an interview after the Reaping that he has been in love with Katniss since the first day he saw her. His relationship with Katniss grows throughout the story. During The Hunger Games, Peeta is certain that Katniss will win because of her experience in hunting. Peeta defends Katniss, and even declares his love for her on public television. Peeta is sincere and very good with words as he shows throughout the book. Peeta is not mastered in any sort of defensive activity or is agile with any weapons but he is shown to be the master of disguise. Peeta is a caring character that represents sacrifice since he always had the intention of having Katniss, the girl he’s always loved, win the competition and go back to her home with her mother and