Katniss Everdeen
Katniss Everdeen is a 17 year old girl. She used to live in District 12, before it was razed. She lived with her Mother and sister, Primrose. Her father was blown to bits in a mine explosion. Katniss and most of the others in District 12 detest the Capitol because of the way they rule with an iron fist. Katniss's sister, Prim, gets chosen to compete in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death. She volunteers for her and is victorious along with her fellow District 12 boy, Peeta Mellark. Here, she becomes famous because of her and Peetas flaming outfits. She is now the girl on fire. In the secod book she is forced to go back into the arena with former victors of different districts. In the last book, Katniss and the other participants (unfortunately not Peeta) are brought back to District 13, a district thought to be demolished by the capitol 75 years ago due to rebellions actions. But, what the other districts don't know is that District 13 is completely underground and has secretly been functioning all these years. Katniss is the named the head of rebellion because of the way she got both herself, and Peeta out of the Hunger Games alive.Katniss is known internationily as the Mockingjay. To be the Mocking Jay she must act out commercials of rebellion to be aired all over Panem, and fight in the war. The purpose of the war is that the Districts don't want to have the Hunger Games anymore. Katniss also hates president Snow because of all the ruthless thing he's done to her, so Katniss has a fervor to rebel against him and soon, try to kill him.
Peeta Mellark
Peeta Mellark is a 17 year old boy that also used to live in District 12. He was the town baker's son. He was chosen to participate in the Hunger Games along with Katniss. Peeta had a secret crush on Katniss ever since he'd laid eyes on her. So when he was chosen to compete with Katniss, he must've been heartbroken. But, as you know, neither of them are killed in the end. In the second book, when Katniss has to participate in the Hunger Games again, Peeta volunteers for the only other boy victor in District 12, Haymitch. In the third book, Peeta is unfortunately not saved by District 13 and is instead sent to the Capitol, where his mind is experimented with. When Katniss makes District 13 rescue Peeta, Katniss is suprised because the Capitol made his mind think that instead of him loving Katniss, they make him detest Katniss, forgetting all of their love from the past. After Peeta realizes that she is not bad, he still has a hard time remembering whats true and whats false. So they play a game called real or not real to help him remember things. This game led to the famous line, "You love me, real or not real?" After this line Katniss knew she should be with Peeta insted of Gale.
Gale Hawthorne
Gale Hawthorne is an 18 year old boy and was Katniss's best friend since she was 11. Gale's father was killed in a mine explosion along with Katniss's dad. They met in the woods where they shared their game to support their families. Gale was never chosen to participate in the Hunger Games. He had to sit and watch, helplessly, as his best friend suffered in the arena. In the second book, when Katniss and Peeta are put in the arena, he, again, can't do anything but sit and watch helplessly and anxiously. On the other hand, in the third book, he is on the hovercraft that saves Katniss and is a worker in District 13. Gale also helps with the rebellion against the Capitol. Gale can be ruthless in the war sometimes not caring who he kills. Gale is also known as Solider Hawthore, because of his special training for the war. Gale also loves Katniss, but he knows that Katniss loves Peeta more. Even though he doesen't want to, he exepts that Peeta is better for Katniss
Primrose everdeen
Primrose Everdeen is the sister of Katniss. Prim always liked tending to peoples medical needs. In this book Prim is always busy helping her mother in the hospital. Katniss loved Prim so much and in every spare second saw how she was feeling. Katniss was like a mother to Prim when their mother was always upset and crying after their father died. Katniss likes to check on her because she has been through so much and she's only 11. Sadly, Prim was tending to the Capitol childern when the bomb was send so the people from District 13 so they could raid Snow;s mansion. Katniss was devistated after Prim died and hated living without her.
Haymitch Abernathy
Haymitch was the first and only District 12 victor of the Hunger Games, (before Katniss and Peeta won). Once Haymitch started living in his new house in the Victor's Village, which is where all the victors of the Hunger Games live, he became an alcoholic. Then, after seeing hundreds of other participants, he finally meets the two that will change his life; Katniss and Peeta. Haymitch is Katniss and Peeta's mentor throughout all three books. At first, Katniss detested Haymitch but throughout the books she began to like Haymitch, and her and Peeta build a bond between them and Haymitch.
President Snow
President Snow is the ultimate-controller of Panem, which is future North America where this story takes place. He created the Hunger Games as a reminder to not rebel against the Capitol. They send a boy and a girl to an arena where they fight to the death to show people that the Capitol is in charge. He is a very controlling, ruthless and clever ruler. His method of dealing with uprisings is to just kill everyone in the district that is rebelling. That is why he razed District 13 and District 12. He also tries to play with Katniss's mind and manipulate her to stop the rebellion by threatening to kill everyone she loves. But in the end, President Snow failed and the rebellion was victorious.