The narrator of the story is sixteen year old Katniss Everdeen. Katniss lives in a post apocalyptic world in the country of Panem where there used to be the countries of North America.
The Capitol is a highly modern and technically advanced town and it holds hegemony over the rest of the country.
There are twelve districts surrounding the Capitol. The Hunger Games are a yearly event. One boy and one girl between the age of twelve and eighteen are selected from the twelve districts. The selection is done through a lottery. They are selected to take part in a televised battle to death until only one winner is left alive.
