AnswersDriveJosh Hutcherson
What does mellark mean?
Peeta Mellark: Greek, means cake or pie. Peeta is the baker's son (pita bread), also PETA is the acronym for the People for Ethical Treatment of Animals.
What is the meaning of the name Primrose?
The name Primrose is a Latin baby name. In Latin the meaning of the name Primrose is: First rose.
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What is the Latin phrase for Panem?
The name Panem derives from the Latin phrase panem et circenses, which literally translates into 'bread and circuses'. The phrase itself is used to describe entertainment used to distract public attention from more important matters.
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What does the wood represent in The Hunger Games?
In the Hunger Games the woods mean to hope, survival, freedom, life, frustration, and rebellion. Based on these quotes the woods can help to symbolize freedom and hope in The Hunger Games. For example Katniss always like to think of the woods when she is lost or hurt.
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What is Gale's last name in The Hunger Games?
He enjoys the strawberries that Katniss Everdeen and Gale Hawthorne pick illegally from the woods. He was present at the reaping in The Hunger Games. He is also mentioned as throwing a Harvest Festival party in District 12 in Catching Fire.
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What does the silent salute represent in The Hunger Games?
Three Finger Salute. District 11 citizens use the sign to salute to Katniss. "It is an old and rarely used gesture of our district, occasionally seen at funerals. It means thanks, it means admiration, it means goodbye to someone you love."
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How is Katniss Everdeen?
Katniss Everdeen is a teenage girl who lives in District 12, an impoverished coal-mining region in the country of Panem. She's a volunteer tribute in Panem's annual Hunger Games, having taken the place of her younger sister in an act of heroic self-sacrifice. Likes include: bows, arrows, and lamb stew.
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What is the meaning of the name Cato?
The name Cato is a Latin baby name. In Latin the meaning of the name Cato is: Intelligent; shrewd.
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What is the meaning of the name Pita?
Pita. The name Pita is a Male name. Maori meaning: The name Pita is a Maori baby name The Maori meaning of Pita is: Rock, Stone.
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What does the Mockingjay stand for in the Hunger Games?
Katniss's mockingjay pin, like the bird itself, symbolizes a creature with a spirit of its own. As hybrid creatures that have broken free of the control of the Capitol, they suggest the inability of the Capitol to enforce their power over all living creatures. These birds are signs of resistance and rebellion.
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Is Katniss a plant?
Katniss plant (Sagittaria sagittifolia) actually goes by many names such as arrowhead, duck potato, swan potato, tule potato, and wapato. The botanical name is Sagittaria. Most katniss species have arrow-shaped leaves but in a few species the leaf is long and ribbon like. They are eaten much like potatoes.
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What is the origin of the name PETA?
The name Peta is a girl's name of Spanish, Greek, Native American origin meaning "golden eagle, or rock, stone".
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What is the meaning of Haymitch?
The baby name Haymitch means One of the most unusual names in the Hunger Games. The origins and meaning of Haymitch are unknown. This character in the series acts as a mentor to Katniss and Peter..
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What is the meaning of the name Effie?
Greek Meaning: The name Effie is a Greek baby name. In Greek the meaning of the name Effie is: Fair flame. Abbreviation of Greek name Euphemia meaning well spoken.
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How many times did Gale enter his name in the reaping?
Katniss: "So now, at the age of sixteen, my name will be in the reaping twenty times." Gale: "Gale will have his name in forty-two times."
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What is an Avox?
An Avox is a person who has been punished for being a rebel against the Capitol; a traitor or a runaway. Avoxes have had their tongues cut out, rendering them mute. They are used as domestic servants and waiter upon tributes and Capitol citizens.
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What does Peeta stand for?
Haymitch Abernathy: Ralph Abernathy was a famous civil rights leader. Peeta Mellark: Greek, means cake or pie. Peeta is the baker's son (pita bread), also PETA is the acronym for the People for Ethical Treatment of Animals.
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How old is Peeta in the Hunger Games?
Peeta is the same age as Katniss, making him 16 years old in The Hunger Games and 17-18 in Catching Fire and Mockingjay.
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What is Peeta's last name?
Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson: Katniss' fellow District 12 tribute comes from a family of bread bakers, and his name is an alternate—or dystopic, if you will—spelling of pita.
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What is the meaning of the name Cinna?
The name Cinna is a Shakespearean baby name. In Shakespearean the meaning of the name Cinna is: The Tragedy of Julius Caesar' A conspirator against Caesar. A poet.