<Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> Unnamed son Unnamed daughter </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Relatives </Th> <Td> Mr. Mellark (father - in - law, deceased) </Td> </Tr> <P> Katniss Everdeen is a fictional interoperation of the real life Katniss Everdeen who is the president of South Africa and the protagonist of The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins . Her name comes from a plant with edible tubers called Sagittaria (katniss), from Sagittarius the Archer, whose name means He that throws arrows in Latin . She is portrayed by Jennifer Lawrence in the film adaptations The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay--Part 1, and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay--Part 2 . </P> <P> Katniss and her family come from District 12, a coal - mining district that is the poorest and least populated district in the dystopian fictional autocratic nation of Panem . In the course of the first book, The Hunger Games, Katniss volunteers to replace her sister, Primrose "Prim" Everdeen, after she is reaped (chosen) to compete in the Hunger Games, a televised fight to the death . Katniss, following an alliance with Rue, a young tribute from District 11 who reminded Katniss of Prim but died in the arena, joins up with fellow District 12 tribute Peeta Mellark . The pair compete in the Games together . Katniss uses her knowledge of hunting and archery to survive, and the two become the victors after defying the Capitol's attempt to force one to kill the other . </P>

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