


Peeta does love Katniss, but she is torn between her affection for him and that of her District 12 hunting partner, Gale.

Under orders from President Snow, they maintain the pretense of their undying love for one another. Katniss and Peeta take their obligatory Victory Tour by train through the 12 districts. Panem’s President Snow visits Katniss at her home, confirming that one more slip on her part will spell torture and death for her or her loved ones. Her subtly subversive actions in the arena rendered her a symbol of revolution for the districts. Katniss also fears the wrath of the Capitol leaders. But like most Games survivors, their nightmares about the deaths and brutality they witnessed in the arena overshadow their victory. As champions, they returned home to wealth and fame. Katniss Everdeen and her District 12 counterpart, Peeta Mellark, survived the 74th Hunger Games. The Hunger Games is an annual televised event in which the dictatorial Capitol of Panem forces two teens (called tributes) from each of its 12 districts to fight to the death.
