The Hunger Games Summary Part 1

In the Hunger Games, everyone lives in the nation of Panem. There is a Capitol and twelve districts but their used to be 13. There was a rebellion against the Capitol 74 years before this book takes place but to keep everyone aware that the Capitol has complete control over the districts, they blew up District 13. They also decided that to keep people in check, each year they would hold the Hunger Games. The Hunger Games is an event that is treated as a holiday in the Capitol but is feared in the districts. Each district has to give two tributes, a boy and a girl, to the Hunger Games. They are then brought to opening ceremonies, trained and interviewed before being placed in an arena that is designed for only one person to survive. The games are not over until 23 children, from the ages of 12-18 are killed. The victor then goes back to his/her district and live in a beautiful house and doesn't have to work a day in his/her life. They are only obligated to two things, a tour around all the districts and mentor the tributes after them. This book is about a girl names Katniss. She lives in District 12 and she lives in the Seam. Her mother and sister, Prim, live with her but her father died. To keep them healthy and alive, Katniss hunts in the woods beyond District 12. There is an electric fence keeping out animals but is never turned on. She hunts with her friend Gabe but was first taught by her father. On the day that they chose the tributes out of a jar full of names, Katniss's little sister was chosen. Katniss volunteers to take her place. Peeta Mellark was the male tribute. When Katniss had just lost her father, her mother went into a deep depression and they began to starve. One night, Katniss was digging through a trash can, looking for food when Peeta, the baker's son, came out and gave her two loaves of burnt bread. His mother had beaten him for it and Katniss hadn't talked to him since. After she says her goodbyes, she is shipped off to the Capitol. She and Peeta show a united front and train together. They have a great stylist and he lights their clothes on synthetic flames to set them apart from the crowd. He succeeded and when Katniss scored an 11 for her skills, they again stood out from the crowd. The biggest thing that set them apart was when Peeta proclaimed his love for Katniss at the interviews. When they went into the Games, Peeta teamed up with some of the strongest tributes while Katniss survived by herself. She almost dehydrated in the beginning but then found water and was all set. Another time, she was being chased by fireballs and stumbled upon Peeta's crew but went up in a tree. Peeta didn't try to hurt her but she knocked down a mutt form of a wasps nest and killed two of the players in that pack. Because Peeta defended her, he was kicked out of the group and was cut in the leg by the leader. Katniss was also affected by the wasps stings. She was knocked out for two days. Another tribute, Rue, who was very small and reminded Katniss of her little sister, had been following Katniss after the incident and the two of them teamed up. They decided to destroy all of that group's food source. Katniss is going to go to their camp to destroy the food while Rue makes fires to mislead the crew that someone is around.