katniss everdeen
One of the most loved characters in the Hunger Games, Katniss Everdeen is the main character in the story, as well as the narrator.
Personality
Katniss is a very strong willed girl, but she is also often very conflicted, and confused, but this can usually be blamed on her stressful life. (being in the hunger games, the death of her father, her mom's depression, having to practically raise herself and her sister, living in District 12) Katniss is an extremely hard shelled person, in other words, she always keeps to herself and is very independent. She doesn't often ask for help, and it's hard to get to know her, she's a bit of a loner. She is very protective of those that she cares for, with Prim and Peeta as examples. Her main goal, especially in the first book, is to protect Prim, and make her life as easy as she can make possible. In the second and third book her main goal is mostly to keep Peeta alive in the games, putting his life before her own, which shows an immense amount of courage and bravery!
Appearance
Katniss is said to be dark complexioned, with gray eyes. This is a trait of all people who live in the "Seam". She has brown hair, which she usually wears in a braid down her back. Katniss is a hunter, and cares little about appearance. She usually wears her father's old hunting jacket and boots. Katniss is thin, because she lives in District 12, and on top of that, the poorer part of the District. (the Seam) She eats better than most in the Seam because she hunts for food for her family. Katniss is also strong, because she hunts with a bow and arrow and travels through the woods daily by foot to hunt daily. Katniss in addition to her dark complexion is probably tan, for she spends lots of her time outdoors.
IN the movie
In the Hunger Games movie, Katniss is portrayed by Jennifer Lawrence. Jennifer is fairly new to the bigtime movie world, but our team personally believes she will do well. The only catch was that she needed to dye her hair, as it is naturally blonde. Luckily, it wasn't much of a problem, as she makes a great brunette! The entire movie is being influenced greatly by the great Suzanne Collins herself, so Jennifer will probably fit the role of Katniss well, because Suzanne knows Katniss better than anyone!
Family
Katniss has very few living family members in the first book. Her father had died years before in a terrible mine accident, when he was blown to bits. Her mother became depressed beyond help, and acted unresponsive for an extensive amount of time, so that Katniss had to raise herself, and her little sister, Primrose. Because of this, Katniss holds a grudge against her mother, and always puts up an emotional barrier when around her. On the other hand, Katniss is extremely fond of her little sister, Primrose, or as she calls her Prim. Prim is the apple of her eye, and she protects her, as she doesn't want little Prim to have to go through all of the pain Katniss has in her lifetime. These are the only members of her family Katniss really knows anything about.
Love
It's a big element in the book-the love story. It's a bit of a twisted love triangle. Katniss and Gale were best friends for years, hunting together, supporting their families together, ranting about the Capitol together. They know each other like brother and sister. They even look alike, same brown hair, same tan skin, same gray eyes. Peeta was a baker's son. He was full of charisma, and popular among classmates. Katniss wouldn't have ever met Peeta before if it hadn't been for that one day when they were 6 years old. Katniss was looking for food, in the alleys behind the shops. Peeta's mother caught Katniss and yelled at her to leave. Poor Katniss was starving to death, extremely weak from hunger and shivering from cold and the rain that was pouring down on her. Sweet little Peeta saw her outside, and purposely burnt some bread for Katniss. He was hit and yelled at by his mother, then told to give the scorched bread to the pigs, but instead gave the bread to Katniss, therefore saving her and her families life. Katniss credits Peeta for this, and this is why she cannot possibly kill him in the arena. Before the games she develops a liking for him, and eventually falls in love with him in the games, while being forced to pretend to for survival. Meanwhile, Gale turns green with envy back home, after realizing he loves Katniss too. Katniss doesn't want to be a "cheater" or break anyone's heart, but with two guys that love her, and her not being sure if she loves either one of them, it's very difficult for her to figure out what her heart wants.