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The Hunger Games (Chapters 1-5)

Basic Summary The story starts as the narrator wakes up and leaves her house to go hunt into the woods, and you learn that Prim is her sister, and that they live a life of starvation and struggle in District 12, one of 12 in the country of Panem. As the story goes on, you learn that the narrator, named Katniss, has a hunting partner, named Gale, and that they have been hunting together for several years and have developed a close bond. As the story moves on, you learn that every district is involved in a "reaping" where 2 tributes, a boy and a girl, ages 12-18 are selected to participate in the Hunger Games, a yearly reminder of a crushed rebellion many years ago. After Prim is selected, she volunteers herself to go into the Hunger Games for her. The boy that is picked is Peeta Mellark, who had given Katniss a loaf of bread as a child. They are then both taken to a rich room where friends and family say goodbye. After her family, Gale, Madge (the mayor's daughter), and Peeta's father stop by, they got on a train to the Capitol. On the train she recalls the events after her father died, how her mother was taken by depression and how Katniss had to take over the family and provide for the rest of her family. When she arrives at the capital, she is prepped by a prep team for the "opening ceremonies", they take all of her hair off, and Cinna, her stylist suggests her dressing, which will deal with fire. Katniss is dressed with a cape and headdress that will be set on fire when all the Districts are revealed. Peeta will be dressed identically. As the procession starts, everyone is gorgeous, and the people are cheering, but when Katniss and Peeta roll out, they are greeted with neverending cheers and screams. They make a great impression. They ride into the Training Center and the chapter ends