The "tesserae" system—trading extra lottery entries for food—ensures that the children of the poor are most likely to be reaped.
– Covers the Reaping and the journey to the Capitol. The Hunger Games Episode 1
The author, Suzanne Collins, structured the first book into of nine chapters each. The Hunger Games Episode 1
Characters like Prim represent pure innocence, while Katniss and Gale represent the hardened pragmatism required to survive in a totalitarian state. IV. Structural Note (The "Acts") The Hunger Games Episode 1