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1、TheHungerGamestakesplaceinanationknownasPanem,establishedinNorthAmericaafterthedestructionofthecontinent'scivilizationbyanunknownapocalypticevent.ThenationconsistsofthewealthyCapitolandtwelvesurrounding,poorerdistrictsunitedundertheCapitol'scontrol.District12,
2、wherethebookbegins,islocatedinthecoal-richregionthatwasformerlyknownasAppalachiaAspunishmentforapreviousrebellionagainsttheCapitol,inwhicha13thdistrictwasdestroyed,oneboyandonegirlbetweentheagesof12and18fromeachdistrictareselectedbyanannuallotterytoparticipate
3、intheHungerGames,aneventinwhichtheparticipants(or"tributes")mustfighttothedeathinanoutdoorarenacontrolledbytheCapitol,untilonlyoneindividualremains.Thestoryisnarratedby16-year-oldKatnissEverdeen,agirlfromDistrict12whovolunteersforthe74thannualHungerGamesinplac
4、eofheryoungersister,Primrose.ThemaletributechosenfromDistrict12isPeetaMellark,aformerschoolmateofKatnisswhooncegaveherbreadfromhisfamily'sbakerywhenherfamilywasstarving.KatnissandPeetaaretakentotheCapitol,wheretheirdrunkenmentor,HaymitchAbernathy,victorofthe50
5、thHungerGames,instructsthemtowatchanddeterminethestrengthsandweaknessesoftheothertributes."Stylists"areemployedtomakeeachtributelookhisorherbest;Katniss'sstylist,Cinna,istheonlypersonattheCapitolwithwhomshefeelsadegreeofempathy.Thetributesarepubliclydisplayedt
6、otheCapitolaudienceinaninterviewwithtelevisionhostCaesarFlickerman,andhavetoattempttoappealtothetelevisionaudienceinordertoobtain"sponsors".Duringthistime,Peetarevealson-airhislongtimeunrequitedloveforKatniss.Katnissbelievesthistobeaploytogainsponsors,whocanbe
7、criticaltosurvivalbecauseoftheirabilitytosendgiftssuchasfood,medicine,andtoolstofavoredtributesduringtheGames.WhilenearlyhalfthetributesarekilledinthefirstdayoftheGames,Katnissreliesonherwell-practicedhuntingandsurvivalskillstoremainunharmedandconcealedfromthe
8、othertributes.Afewdaysintothegames,KatnissdevelopsanalliancewithRue,a12-year-oldgirlfromtheagriculturalDistrict11whoremindsKatnissofherownsister.Inthemeantime,Peetaappearstohavejoi
