Staskiewicz, Keith (March 3, 2011). " 'Hunger Games': Jennifer Lawrence, Saoirse Ronan, Chloe Moretz, Emma Roberts, and more up for Katniss – EXCLUSIVE". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved March 12, 2011. Hunger Games' Sequel 'Catching Fire' Nabs Director Francis Lawrence". Access Hollywood. April 20, 2012. In the epilogue, Katniss and Peeta are married and have a young daughter and a son. Katniss still suffers nightmares about the games and fears having to eventually relay the story to her children. To soothe her traumatized psyche, Katniss makes a list in her mind of every act of kindness she has ever seen, an obsession that she realizes has simply become a "repetitive game" to keep darker thoughts at bay. In the series' last words, Katniss offers one final observation: "But there are much worse games to play." The idea for the trilogy was based in part on the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur, in which each year seven boys and seven girls from Athens are sent to Crete as tributes to that land to be devoured by the Minotaur, a cycle that continues until Theseus kills the Minotaur. Collins, who heard the story when she was eight years old, was unsettled by its ruthlessness and cruelty. Collins said, "In her own way, Katniss is a futuristic Theseus." [2] Collins also characterized the novels with the fearful sensations she experienced when her father was fighting in the Vietnam War. [2] The Hunger Games universe is a dystopia set in Panem, a North American country consisting of the wealthy Capitol and 13 districts in varying states of poverty. Every year, children from the first 12 districts are selected via lottery to participate in a compulsory televised battle royale death match called The Hunger Games.

Hood, Grace (November 27, 2013). "More Girls Target Archery, Inspired By 'The Hunger Games' ". NPR . Retrieved February 10, 2023. a b "(The Hunger Games #3) by Suzanne Collins- Author Q & A". Powell's Books. 2010 . Retrieved November 22, 2011. Main article: The Hunger Games (film series) Jennifer Lawrence played Katniss in the film adaptations. 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. Johanna was captured by the Capitol at the end, along with Peeta and Enobaria.

It came from her aunt who died in the Hunger Games.

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Jeff Labrecque (April 4, 2011). " 'Hunger Games' casts Peeta and Gale: Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth nab the roles". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved April 4, 2011. Lionsgate announced that the trilogy will be made into 4 movies.