Catching Fire: Interview with Suzanna Collins

Questions for Suzanne Collins

Question 1: In the Hunger Games where there barely is any food, why does Katniss blow up all the food?

Answer 1: Katniss has the ability to hunt and gather food for herself. But the Careers, who had gathered all the food together, do not have that sort of ability. By Katniss doing this, this gives the Careers a sense of starvation. This was a very smart move by Katniss, as it apparently worked for her. Considering she won the games.

Question 2: Why was the Hunger Games created?

Answer 2: The Hunger Games was created by the Capitol. It was created as a punishment for the people of Panem because people were trying to rebel against the powerful capitol. It has been on for 75 years in the book “Catching Fire”.

Question 3: If there is only 12 districts, what is district 13?

Answer 3: District 13 used to be a running district. Before the first annual Hunger Games, the district was reportedly bombed and destroyed. This lead to apparent evacuation of the district. Later in the books, there is suspected evidence that there still is life in district 13, and in the last book they find out that district 13 had actually turned into an underground district, with actual life still there.

Question 4: What was the untold details of district 12?

Answer 4: After Katniss, Peeta, and all the other tributes break through the force field, the Capitol was very unhappy. They cut all the power in district 12, and set out bomb squads. After about 15 minutes, the town was completely gone, leaving about 10% of people alive.

Question 5: Why did the Careers let Peeta join them, knowing he knew Katniss?

Answer 5: The Careers were always jealous of Katniss. After her amazing scoring at the training, they were quite scared of her. They believe that Peeta had left Katniss to stay alive, and thought he would have valuable information about her.