Main characters in the hunger games first book

He encourages Katniss and Peeta to play up their romance to the audience, which makes them popular and coaches Katniss throughout the Game on how she should behave so that they will get more sponsors with the gifts he sends.

He is often considered rude and can be manipulative so he clashes with Katniss but he understands how to best play the Game and benefit from the celebrity culture around it.

He also serves as a reminder that no one ever really wins the Hunger Games. The winners are emotionally scarred and have to coach future tributes, which usually means watching them die. He resides in District 12 and the two characters, coming from a similar background, have a great deal in common. Katniss considers Gale to be the only person that she can truly be herself with. Katniss has romantic feelings for Gale but does not allow herself to develop or act on them, but she frequently compares him and Peeta.

When Katniss leaves to be a tribute in the Hunger Games, Gale promises to take care of her family for her. She is fiercely protective of her family and practical, having learned to care for her mom and… read analysis of Katniss Everdeen. Peeta Mellark Peeta is the male tribute from District He also lives in the Seam and is responsible for keeping his younger brothers from going hungry. With blonde hair and blue eyes—rare in their area of District 12—Prim is young, innocent, and not as strong or independent as Katniss.

Katniss is fiercely protective of her. Against… read analysis of Primrose Everdeen. Haymitch Abernathy Haymitch is the only surviving winner of the Hunger Games from District 12, which makes him the mentor for Peeta and Katniss. Unlike other residents of… read analysis of Cinna. Effie Trinket Effie is the escort of the tributes from District 12, meaning she steers the tributes through the rituals of the Games.

She wears a pink wig and speaks with the affected Capitol accent. Though she… read analysis of Effie Trinket. Rue is the twelve-year-old female tribute from District Small, young, and innocent, she reminds Katniss of Prim. The male tribute of District 12 and the son of a baker. He is a drunk and one of only two people from District 12 to win the Hunger Games and the only one still living.

The escort of the tributes from District She is very concerned with appearances and her own career. Gale is probably the person closest to Katniss, and he is the only with whom she can ever fully relax and be herself.

She is small and gentle, and Katniss volunteers in her place when her name is drawn in the reaping. She gives Katniss the mockingjay pin. 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. A female tribute in the Hunger Games characterized by her wiliness and intelligence. The "bony old woman" who sells soup at the Hob. Katniss and Gale want to stay on her good side because she is the only one in the Seam who can be counted on to buy dog for her stews.

Madge's father and the mayor of District He has a soft spot for strawberries and can always be counted on to buy some from Gale and Katniss. In the Capitol, Katniss recognizes this redheaded servant as the girl she and Gale once saw on the run in the woods. This girl, who'd been with a boy, had looked to Katniss for help, and was then taken away by a hovercraft.

She has had her tongue cut out for being a traitor, and Katniss feels guilty for not coming to her aid. A member of Katniss' prep team. She has aqua hair and gold tattoos above her eyebrows. She waxes Katniss' hair. He has orange, corkscrew hair and wears purple lipstick. She is a plump woman whose skin has been dyed a pale, pea green. The president of Panem.