However, District 13 set up a secret deal with the Capitol - they would withdraw their forces from the war and present the illusion that Capitol bombers equipped with Toxic bombs destroyed District 13. It is implied that security is strict in District 8 following the uprising and the citizens are desperate for hope. A hybrid bird species, the mockingjay — which is able to mimic non-bird sounds — is the symbol on the pin Katniss wears into the Games as a token. It is unclear how many weapons each side holds. The universe also contains fictional flora and fauna, such as the Mockingjay, a bird whose mimicry is used as a plot device, and after whom the third book in the series is named. The tributes are lifted into the arena by glass tubes, emerging via tubes surrounding a giant, supply-filled horn made of solid gold, called the Cornucopia. The tributes are then flown to a dedicated outdoor location, called the Arena.
Clove came the closest of anyone to killing Katniss, but she was interrupted and killed by , after having said loudly that the Careers killed Rue, the female tribute from Thresh's district. District 2 tributes often volunteer for the Games even when not selected in the drawing this is said to make the reapings very difficult. These glasses where used in district 11 to help farmers see at night. At the beginning of , Katniss wears a mockingjay pin given to her by. She soaks her burns in a spring-fed pool of water, but finds it hard to venture away from it.
But I'm getting ahead of myself. Textiles Known to make Peacekeeper Uniforms Distcict 9. The tour is usually held six months after the games to keep the horror of the games fresh in the minds of those living in the districts. It took him three days to find the right shade for sunlight on white fur. This is only mentioned in the book but is shown fully in the third film. They are used as domestic servants and waiters upon tributes and Capitol citizens. Katniss also shoots an arrow at the force field to destroy it in the same Quarter Quell.
When the Capitol discovered this, the birds were abandoned in the wilderness, expected to die because they were exclusively male. District 2: Masonry They make buildings and do things related to stonework. She probably participated in the 7th-13th Hunger Games. She was one of the last to die, due to her cleverness, avoiding any form of contact with other tributes. This could be the pox outbreak that Katniss said had occurred. Then, by pretending to be in love enough to die for each other, they win over the audience in the Capitol; when they threaten to eat poison berries in a suicide pact to avoid one killing the other, the Games end and they are both declared victors. When District 13 gained its independence, it also retained control of its valuable arsenal of nuclear weaponry, and the non-aggression pact with the Capitol ensured its safety from outside threats.
In the first Quell year 25 , the Districts were forced to choose their tributes by election instead of the usual random lottery, to remind them that they chose to rebel. She's weak and in pain, but her discovery of Rue, and whatever Rue is pointing to above her head, offers renewed hope for Katniss and hints at their alliance. When Katniss and Peeta are the last two survivors, the improvised rule allowing two winners from the same District is revoked. Wiress died during the Seventy-fifth Hunger Games, while Beetee joins the technological division for the Second Rebellion's war effort and becomes the only surviving Victor from District 3. In , it is revealed that District 13's population was not wiped out, but retreated underground and is currently led by Snow's political rival,. She thinks of his family and friends at home and their grief and anger.
One of the previous victors to come from District 3, , won his Games by setting a trap that electrocuted six tributes at once, crowning him the victor. Katniss climbs higher and higher, knowing that she's much lighter than any of the Careers and that they won't be able to reach her. Katniss recognizes the leaves as something that her mother used, but by a different method. The five Careers and trap her in the tree, and Katniss sees that Glimmer, the girl tribute from District 1, has the bow and arrows she saw at the Cornucopia. Pity does not get the tributes any support, so she examines her injury, packs her bag, drinks a bit of water, and eats some water plants' roots.
In the 75th Hunger Games, the victors selected as tributes are Chaff, Haymitch's drinking comrade who refused a prosthetic arm, and Seeder, an elderly but healthy tribute who reminds Katniss of Rue. Due to this extravagant lifestyle, it is rare for Capitol citizens to join the Peacekeepers, as it requires its soldiers to avoid marriage for twenty years and is often considered a punishment to avoid spending time in jail. The Hunger Games commemorate the Capitol's victory in this war and serve to remind the citizens of Panem of the futility of rebellion. They are implied to be extremely fast and silent, as well as several seemingly having active camouflage literally appearing out of thin air. In the third Quarter Quell, the Cornucopia was placed on an island in a saltwater lake, with the surrounding shore divided into 12 segments that resembled a clock, with every hour featuring its own deadly attack, limited only to that slice of the arena during that time of day. In Districts 1 and 2 and 4 in the book , most children spend years training specifically for the Games and then volunteer to compete, in spite of the fact that this is technically against the rules.
Peeta says to let Katniss stay up there, that she won't be going anywhere and will have to come down sometime. Districts 1-3 usually were where the Careers were from in the actual Games because their Districts are richer and have more food. Everyday life District 13's stockpile of hovercrafts and ammunition Schedules Citizens of District 13 live a highly regimented life: Every morning, each citizen gets a temporary tattoo on the underside of their arm that shows their daily schedule. The only major deposit of graphite in North America is near Lake Huron in Canada. He also participated in the Quarter Quell. Though described as an act of love for one another in the publicity after the Games, the establishment in the Capitol saw it as an act of defiance. She also steals a small portion of food from the Careers' supplies, dodging the bombs set up by the Careers, shortly before her death.