The Hunger Games Scene 1 Summary

So Poor, So Hungry

  • We begin with a little backstory of gunpowder, treason, and plot: a brief description of the world we are about to enter.
  • Katniss Everdeen comforts her little sister Primrose after a nightmare about the Reaping.
  • Once Katniss has calmed her sister's fears, she heads out to the woods to hunt.
  • Katniss moves through the deer trails like a true predator, silent and focused.
  • She takes aim at a deer before her friend Gale interrupts her and startles her prey.
  • They exchange a friendly taunting before a large airship thunders overhead.