Money Doesnt Buy Happiness

Katniss is a 16 year old girl. She lives in the poor gloomy poverty stricken

District 12. Her father died when she was younger in one of the

mines. District 12 is very well known for their coal mining. Her

mother did not live in district 12 at first, but fell in love with

katniss's father and moved there. Ever since his death she has been

mourning and not really supporting her children. She makes herbs and

sells them but it does not profit the family. Katniss has the weight

of her family on her shoulders, she would do anything for them. At

first glance Katniss appears to be a very selfless individual. She

goes hunting everyday with her friend Gale so they can survive. It is

illegal in District 12 to kill the game but katniss shows no regards

to the rules if it comes to saving her family. She has a little

sister named Prim, and she is very protective of her. Their world is

split into 12 Districts. Originally there were 13 to begin with.

But people started getting out of control so the Capitol bombed

District 13. The Capitol is a group of the elite lawmaking powers of

the novel. They are a cruel group of people that came up with the

idea of the Hunger Games. The Hunger Games occur once a year. Each

district has to send 1 boy and 1 girl to participate. It is for

people from the ages of 12 to 18. Those who are chosen from a

lottery are sent into the wild or some other dangerous conditions and

have to kill each other off. Out of 24 kids there is one winner

standing in the end. The winner gets glory and their District gets

food and other luxuries for the remaining year. The Hunger Games are

a way of keeping the residents of the Districts in check. People

live in fear of their children being chosen. At the age of 12 you

get your name put in once into the lottery. Every consecutive year

you get your name put in an extra time. They also have a thing

available that if you want to you can put your name in another time

for every family member so you receive food. Katniss has been doing

this since the age of 12, and so has her friend Gale. However, she

refuses to let Prim do this. On the day of the Hunger Games everyone

is required to dress in their best clothing. And then the

unimaginable occurs, and Prim gets chosen to represent District 12.

Katniss is shocked and unwilling to let her little sister