Character Analysis
(Avoiding Spoilers)
Grew Up… in District 12 of Panem. Panem is a futuristic nation set in the ruins of North America, while its District 12 is a poor mining section located in Appalachia.
Living… in Victor's Village in Panem. A former winner of Panem's Hunger Games, an annual government-orchestrated battle-to-the-death that pits 12 boys and 12 girls from all the Districts of Panem against each other, Haymitch gets to live in a secluded neighborhood set aside for winners of that horrific contest. In Haymitch’s mind, the relatively nice digs (by District 12’s standards) are not much of a consolation, never mind a reward.
Profession… trainer of all Hunger Games participants from District 12. As the only living Victor from District 12, Haymitch has to train its randomly drawn participants each year. It’s a job with a lot of downtime, which is both good and bad for him.
Interests… drinking. A lot. After returning from his Hunger Games, Haymitch became an isolated alcoholic. The horrors of the Games definitely took their toll on him.
Relationship Status… single, but it's definitely complicated by his close personal friendship with his bottle of whisky. During the Games he competed in, Haymitch used the arena’s force field to his advantage and ending up winning (barely, while holding his intestines). However, Panem's cruel and ruthless dictator felt this embarrassed the Capitol, and Haymitch’s mother, brother, and girlfriend were executed as a result. Which is a big reason why Haymitch drinks. A lot.
Challenge… trying to keep his two tributes alive during their days in the arena. Originally unimpressed with Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark, the two Tributes from District 12, Haymitch gains some actual hope that they can be contenders. He strategizes with them, and prepares them for what they can expect.
Personality… stubborn, temperamental, and frequently surly. He is often curt: “Here's some advice – stay alive.” But over the course of the Hunger Games, Haymitch becomes a true mentor to Katniss and Peeta. As a trainer, it's his job while in the Capitol to get sponsors for his Tributes. Sponsors provide much-needed weapons, medicine, and other supplies that are then flown into the arena. Haymitch (somewhat surprisingly) rises to the occasion on this front, but will it be enough to keep either Katniss or Peeta alive?
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Every year in the ruins of what was once North America, the nation of Panem forces each of its twelve districts to send a teenage boy and girl to compete in the Hunger Games. Part twisted entertainment, part government intimidation tactic, the Hunger Games are a nationally televised event in which Tributes must fight with one another until one survivor remains. Pitted against highly-trained Tributes who have prepared for these Games their entire lives, Katniss is forced to rely upon her sharp instincts as well as the mentorship of drunken former victor Haymitch Abernathy. If she's ever to return home to District 12, Katniss must make impossible choices in the arena that weigh survival against humanity and life against love. The world will be watching.
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Katniss Everdeen has returned home safe after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games along with fellow tribute Peeta Mellark. Winning means that they must turn around and leave their family and close friends, embarking on a "Victor's Tour" of the districts. Along the way Katniss senses that a rebellion is simmering, but the Capitol is still very much in control as President Snow prepares the 75th Annual Hunger Games—a competition that could change Panem forever.
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Katniss Everdeen reluctantly becomes the symbol of a mass rebellion against the autocratic Capitol.
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With the nation of Panem in a full scale war, Katniss confronts President Snow in the final showdown. Teamed with a group of her closest friends—including Gale, Finnick, and Peeta—Katniss goes off on a mission with the unit from District 13 as they risk their lives to stage an assassination attempt on President Snow who has become increasingly obsessed with destroying her. The mortal traps, enemies, and moral choices that await Katniss will challenge her more than any arena she faced in The Hunger Games.
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Set in a dark vision of the near future, a terrifying reality TV show is taking place. Twelve boys and twelve girls are forced to appear in a live event called The Hunger Games. There is only one rule: kill or be killed. When sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen steps forward to take her younger sister's place in the games, she sees it as a death sentence. But Katniss has been close to death before. For her, survival is second nature.
