Characters

       "They cant hurt me. I'm not like the rest of you. There's no one left I love." - Johanna, to the Victors. 

        “I stare in the mirror as I try to remember who I am and who I am not” – Katniss Everdeen

 Johanna Mason: The female tribute from District 7. She won an earlier Hunger Games by pretending she was a weakling until there were only a handful of tributes left, then showing that she could kill viciously. Katniss remembers watching these Games herself, so Johanna is fairly young.

  Katniss Everdeen: She returns for the second installment as the narrator and the main character, facing new challenges which involve painstakingly difficult decisions to be made. In order to prove her desperate action at the end of the 74th annual hunger games was triggered by mindless love as opposed to rebellion against The Capitol, she is forced to convince the nation of her undying love for Peeta. Unfortunately, she ultimately falls short of President Snow's expectations. When she is forced to compete in the 75th hunger games. Cinna dresses her in a wedding dress for her interview, but because of his alterations, the dress burns off via synthetic fire into a mockingjay outfit. Katniss battles with her devotion to Peeta versus Gale, and remains undecided.

       “Maybe I'll be like that man in "The Hanging Tree'. Still waiting for an answer.” – Gale Hawthorne  

   “It's not necessary. My nightmares are usually about losing you.” – Peeta Mellark 

    “I wish they were all dead and we were, too. It would be best." – Finnick Odair

      "Happy Hunger Games!" - Effie Trinket 

  Gale Hawthorne: Katniss' best friend and hunting partner in District 12. He is nineteen years old, openly expresses his hatred of the Capitol, and wishes to start an uprising as the people of District 8 did. Katniss must pretend that they are cousins to keep him alive, or President Snow could order to have him killed since he suspects that Katniss has feelings for him, not Peeta. 

  Peeta Mellark: Katniss' seventeen-year-old fellow tribute, who has now become her fiance. Peeta volunteers to take Haymitch's place in the Quarter Quell in an effort to keep Katniss alive. During the Quell, Peeta runs into a force field and his heart stops, but Finnick restarts it with CPR.  

  Finnick Odair: The handsome male tribute from District 4. He won the 65th hunger games by using a trident and net (District 4's trade is fishing) and his good-looks to win sponsors. Katniss is hesitant to make Finnick her ally at first due to his seemingly shallow and arrogant personality, but he proves to be valuable and altogether trustworthy.

  Effie Trinket: The escort for the tributes of District 12, Katniss and Peeta. She is very prim and proper, and is known for having a distinct Capitol accent. Manners are very important to her as well as keeping an immaculate schedule. She dresses flamboyantly as she is a resident of The Capitol. At the end of the 75th Hunger Games, Effie is arrested along with Katniss and Peeta's prep teams.

    "Let them have a taste of  their own medicine." - Enobaria

     "Here's some advice, stay alive." -Haymitch Abernathy 

 Enobaria: The female tribute from District 2. She is famous for ripping a tribute's throat out with her teeth during the Games that she won. She is a threat to Katniss in the arena, but is later captured by the Capitol along with Peeta and Johanna.

  Haymitch Abernathy: Katniss and Peeta's mentor in The Hunger Games. He is an alcoholic, and drinks to escape the torture of the Games. He was the only living victor in District 12 before Katniss and Peeta in the 50th hunger games, another Quarter Quell. Haymitch is the duo's instructor throughout The Hunger Games and Catching Fire. Because he favored Katniss' survival in the first Games, he promises Katniss that he will help Peeta to survive this time.