Wednesday 8 February 2012

Plot Summary

Part 1
Katniss Everdeen is the main character in "The Hunger Games".She is a brave teenage hunter that finds food to her family to survive.She lives with her mother and her little sister Prim. Her father died in a coal mining accident. The country her family lives in District 12 in Panem.People that live in Panem are starving.In summary, Katniss hunts with her friend Gale.She learned a lot of different hunting skills from him.

    In the capitol of Panem there is an event called the Hunger Games.In this event only 2 tributes from each districts fight in the arena to death.The 2 tributes are a boy and a girl.There can only be one survivor. Prim was selected for the hunger games. Katniss didn't like the idea of Prim being in this event so, Katniss volunteered as tribute.Peeta Mellark was also selected for the hunger games.Also, Peeta is the baker's son and has a crush on Katniss.

    Katniss and Peeta were taken away to the capitol of Panem for the hunger Games.This event is casted on T.V. They meet a former Hunger Games winner and also a drunk named Haymitch.Also, the wrangler Effie and their stylist Cinna and Portia.

    During training, Katniss was practising and, then all of a sudden she does her archery skills and shoots a bow and arrow right in the pig that the Game makers were eating.Katniss unexpectedly scored 11 out of 12. Katniss and Peeta had interviews later on T.V. Peeta told everyone during his interview that he has a MEGA crush on Katniss. Katniss was not sure if he just said that for more sponsors to give them food or he really likes her.So, Haymitch wants them to act like they really like each other.

Part 2

     The 24 tributes were taken to the arena to fight.Katniss is on her own at first, but then she finds out Peeta has teamed up with one of the Career tributes who are strong kids from the rich districts. In summary, they found her in the tree, then she drops a tracker jacker(a killer wasp) nest on them with help of another tribute named Rue.

    Katniss teamed up with Rue. Rue is a little girl from district 11 and reminds Katniss of her little sister, Prim. They both stole food from the career tributes. It made their leader, Cato very mad. Rue sadly got killed by one of the tributes and Katniss puts flowers around her body to be covered. the announcer said, "the rules have changed. Now only two people from a district can win now."

Part 3

    Katniss begins searching for Peeta and she finds him seriously wounded, but camouflaged in the muddy bank of a stream. She gives him some medicine she had for burns and wasp stings. After, they rested and hunted they still have to face Cato. Cato died because Katniss shot him in the head. The announcer came back and says the rules have changed back. Only one winner is allowed. Katniss and Peeta don't want to kill each other, so they do a double suicide by taking poisonous berries. Again, the announcer comes back before they kill themselves and said that they both win.

    Katniss and Peeta continue the show of them being in love for the post-games reunion and the interview. Katniss figures out that Peeta really is in love with Katniss. Peeta finds out that she pretended that made him sad.This story ends with two winners of the games going back to the district 12 to be with their families and to live a new life in their houses they are given.




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