there are 12 districts. Previously there were 13, but because of the start of a revolt against
the Capital, the 13th district was eliminated. Because of this attempted revolt the Capital
the Capital holds the annual Hunger Games. The Hunger Games was literally a fight to
the death in which all 12 districts had to send two tributes to the Hunger Games to
represent their district and fight against the other tributes from the other districts, sending
one male, and one female. Being entered into the Games could mean untold fortune, and
fame, or an unavoidable and unpleasant death. The main female character Katniss
Everdeen, and the main male character Peeta Mellark are the two tributes from
District 12.
The Hunger Games takes place sometime in the future seeing that there are
Hovercrafts, and other gadgets that we obviously don’t have yet. In the beginning of
the book it takes place in District 12, and in District 12 is where they mine the coal for
all the other districts, and that explains why there is a layer of soot, and coal dust, which
makes it a very unhealthy place to live, breathing in all the soot, and coal dust cant be
good for your lungs.
Later, in the book most of the action or main plot setting takes place in an arena
somewhere in side the Capital. Each year the Hunger Games are held in different arenas
meaning different environments this year the arena contains lakes, streams, caves,
wooden areas, and a wide open field where Katniss and the other tributes are afraid to
enter, because there are land mines everywhere and one false step could basically end
them.