The Hunger Games Trilogy - 1813 Words

The â€Å"Hunger Games† trilogy is a story of war, depression, love and survival. It is written in such a way that you connect with the characters; for example, the infamous love triangle of Katniss, Peeta and Gale. By the end, everyone was chanting â€Å"Team Peeta† or â€Å"Team Gale† as to who Katniss will finally be with. Aside from that, however, the people of the country of Panem were under the control of the Capitol and needed a way to become free from its grasp and that of President Snow. But before the science behind this story is revealed, one must be brought up to speed on how the story all began. In the years prior, there used to be thirteen districts of Panem under the Capitol. The districts united in an attempt to overthrow the Capitol†¦show more content†¦Katniss would have nothing of it, so she volunteered as tribute in her sister’s place. As for the male representative, Peeta Mellark – a baker, painter and one who had a hidden love for Katniss (unbeknownst to her) – was chosen, and the two were sent off to the Capitol to prepare themselves for the fight of their lives. On to the actual Games themselves. Twenty-four tributes (strangers at that), two from each district, released onto a battlefield for a televised fight to the death for the entertainment and enjoyment of the Capitol. These Games went on for weeks, with several tributes dying each day. From the beginning alliances were made to kill off the remaining participants and have the rest of the Games to themselves, and sadly Katniss was one of the targets. Yet she was determined to stay alive and to keep Peeta alive, even though he aligned himself with the majority group for a short while. As the Games progressed, even before the Games began, a story developed between Katniss and Peeta: a love story. A love story that spread across Panem like wildfire, so much that the two were dubbed â€Å"star-crossed lovers.† This had everyone rooting for Katniss and Peeta, for one of them to be the winner of the Hunger Games. Whether it was real or fake for Katniss, she was not sure at the time; she just wanted to make it out alive and take Peeta with her. After several weeks of battle and many deaths of