Katniss Everdeen - the protagonist and female tribute of District 12. She is an excellent
hunter and tremendously resourceful
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Peeta Mellark - the boy tribute of District 12 and the son of a baker. He is kind and
loyal, and he becomes Katniss’s love interest and main ally during the Hunger
Games.
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Haymitch Abernathy - Katniss’s and Peeta’s trainer. He is a drunk and one of only two people
from District 12 to win the Hunger Games (and the only one still
living).
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Effie Trinket - the escort of the tributes from District 12. She is very concerned with
appearances and her own career.
Gale - Katniss’s friend and hunting partner. Gale is probably the person closest
to Katniss, and he is the only with whom she can ever fully relax and be
herself.
Prim Everdeen - Katniss’s little sister. She is small and gentle, and Katniss volunteers
in her place when her name is drawn in the reaping.
Mother (Everdeen) - Katniss’s mother. After her husband died, she essentially stopped caring
for Katniss and Prim, forcing Katniss to become the family’s primary
provider.
Cinna - Katniss’s main stylist. He becomes Katniss’s friend over the course of
the story and counsels Katniss to be herself.
Madge Undersee - the Mayor’s daughter and the only person Katniss is friendly with at
school. She gives Katniss the mockingjay pin.
Mayor Undersee - the mayor of District 12
Venia - the person who waxes Katniss before she sees Cinna, her
stylist
Cato - the male tribute from District 2. He is a career tribute, meaning he has
trained for the Hunger Games his entire life, and he is large, short-tempered, and a
fierce fighter.
Rue - the female tribute from District 11. Katniss and Rue become allies during
the Games, and Katniss
Foxface - a female tribute in the Hunger Games characterized by her wiliness and
intelligence. She dies by eating poisonous berries collected by
Peeta.
Thresh - the male tribute from District 11. He shows mercy toward Katniss because
of the way Katniss treated Rue.
Glimmer - the female tribute from District 1. She dies when Katniss drops a tracker
jacker nest on her and some other tributes.
Clove - the female tribute from District 2. She actually defeats Katniss in a
fight and nearly kills her, but Thresh intervenes and saves Katniss’s
life.
Caesar Flickerman - the ostentatious television host who interviews Katniss and Peeta before
and after the Games
Claudius Templesmith - the announcer during the Hunger Games
President Snow - the president of Panem
