It is also cumulative, so Katniss Everdeen, when she was sixteen, had her name put in the glass ball twenty times. Gale Hawthorne , who has five family members including himself, had his name put in the glass ball forty-two times. The amount of tesserae taken is larger in Panem 's poorer districts, such as District Every 25 years, the tributes are chosen in an alternate manner. The instructions for that year are specified inside a special envelope read by the president ahead of time.
In the 25th Hunger Games , the districts voted on the tributes who got reaped, in the 50th , twice the amount of tributes were sent, and in the 75th Hunger Games , the tributes were reaped from the existing pool of victors done to force Katniss, District 12's only living female winner, back into the fray after her ploy to end the 74th.
The Hunger Games Wiki Explore. Victors Gamemaker Rebels The Covey. Songs Songs from District Hunger Games film. Panem The Capitol Academy University. District 1 District 2 District 4. You may do this for each of your family members as well. So, at the age of twelve, I had my name entered four times.
Once, because I had to, and three times for tesserae for grain and oil for myself, Prim, and my mother.
In fact, every year I have needed to do this. And the entries are cumulative. So now, at the age of sixteen, my name will be in the reaping twenty times. The Hunger Games - Chapter One. The Hunger Games - Chapter Two. In addition, once someone volunteers, nothing can be done to undo this action.
It is not mentioned how Panem tackles the case of multiple volunteers of the same gender. Every year after the age of 12 and until the age of 18 every person's name is put into the big bowl. This is cumulative, so at thirteen you have two bits of paper in the bowl; at fourteen, three, and so on.
They are able to apply for tesserae, which is grain and oil as the district is so poor, food is rare but each year someone takes it, their name goes in once more, and stays in, thus increasing their chance Gale's name was in there an awful lot, so he had more chance than most of being picked. Prim's name was in there once, so had a tiny chance of being chosen.
Once a year a boy and a girl are chosen from the bowl, supposedly at random it is speculated by Katniss that the random chance is not actually all that random , but anyone can volunteer immediately afterwards, as Katniss does. In other districts, the Games are an honour and people volunteer all the time; in District 12, this is not so.
First you should have some background information: the Hunger Games were established at the end of the Dark Days when District Thirteen held an uprising and rebellion against the Capitol. The Games are a punishment for the rebellion and a warning for future residents of Panem that something worse may come their way if they rebel again. The Reaping happens once a year, a few months before the Games begin.
A person's name will automatically be submitted into the Reaping once he or she is twelve years old, and will no longer be submitted under one of two conditions: 1 Said person has turned 18, and is no longer eligible for the games, or 2 they had been Reaped already and won the games. People will also have a chance to enter their names into the Reaping more than once in exchange for goods.
A representative from the Capitol - in this case, Effie Trinket - to Reap the tributes. The Three Finger Salute is used by District 12 residents when they have to say thanks or just to show that the person is loved and respected by them. It's a gesture of admiration, gratitude and saying goodbye to someone you love.
Isamel Youta Teacher. Why don t Gale and Katniss run away and live in the woods? Why don't Gale and Katniss run away and live in the woods? Because Katniss needs to provide for her family and so does gale.
They can not leave their families alone. Svetlozar Pasket Supporter. How old was prim in The Hunger Games? Floreano Maerckel Supporter. What are the rules in The Hunger Games? The rules are as follows:. Every year, two children will be chosen by lottery from each district. Children are allowed to volunteer as Tributes. The last surviving Tribute wins. The Hunger Games will continue until all other Tributes are dead.
Competitors from the Hunger Games are not allowed to prepare in advance. Hisako Ehret Supporter. Why does Katniss go to the woods? To met with Gale to go hunting, to find food, and feed her family. Her best friend; hunting partner. Lambert Meyerjurgens Beginner. What is Katniss mother profession? Katniss's mother is the daughter of an apothecary. She grew up in district twelve to become a healer. Her services are called upon by many, as she has perfected her skills as a healer throughout the novels.
Katniss thinks about her interaction with Peeta years earlier. Her father had just died, and her mother fell into severe depression.
They had run out of money and food—starvation is common in District 12, she says—and Katniss had wandered into the lane behind the shops of the wealthier townspeople. She searched the trash bins but found nothing. Suddenly a woman was screaming at her to leave from the back door of the bakery. There was a commotion, then Peeta returned with two burned loaves of bread, his mother yelling behind him to feed them to the pigs. He had a welt on his cheek where his mother had hit him. He cautiously threw the loaves to Katniss instead.
Katniss brought the bread home and fed her family. Later, she saw Peeta at the same time that she saw the first dandelion of spring. Recalling that dandelions are edible, she realized she would have to use the skills her father taught her to keep herself and her family alive, and she associates this realization with Peeta. Katniss is escorted into the Justice Building and left in a room.
Her mother and sister are brought in to say their goodbyes, and Katniss makes her mother promise not to fall apart again.
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