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Why did the Snow family lose their family fortune?
Why did the Snow family lose their family fortune?
They invested money into ammunition in District 13 but District 13 was destroyed.
What tribute (district, gender) did Sejanus get to mentor?
What tribute (district, gender) did Sejanus get to mentor?
The District 2 Boy
What is the Capitol anthem's name?
What is the Capitol anthem's name?
Gem of Panem
What is Tigris's nickname for Coriolanus that he received at birth?
What is Tigris's nickname for Coriolanus that he received at birth?
What is an Avox?
What is an Avox?
Why was Coriolanus grateful his grandmother had given him a rose on the way to the reaping ceremony?
Why was Coriolanus grateful his grandmother had given him a rose on the way to the reaping ceremony?
Why does Coriolanus dislike Sejanus?
Why does Coriolanus dislike Sejanus?
What does Tigris dye Coriolanus's shirt with?
What does Tigris dye Coriolanus's shirt with?
What colors were the buttons on Snow's fixed dress shirt?
What colors were the buttons on Snow's fixed dress shirt?
What color suit would Coriolanus's grandmother parade him through the streets in as a kid?
What color suit would Coriolanus's grandmother parade him through the streets in as a kid?
What day is the reaping day in the Capitol?
What day is the reaping day in the Capitol?
What are the buttons on Coriolanus's reaping day shirt?
What are the buttons on Coriolanus's reaping day shirt?
What did everyone learn to despise during the war?
What did everyone learn to despise during the war?
Why is Snow worried about the new tax law?
Why is Snow worried about the new tax law?
What is the reaping day?
What is the reaping day?
Why did Coriolanus want to become a mentor?
Why did Coriolanus want to become a mentor?
Who created the Hunger Games?
Who created the Hunger Games?
What tribute (district, gender) was Coriolanus assigned?
What tribute (district, gender) was Coriolanus assigned?
What is the truth about Coriolanus's status?
What is the truth about Coriolanus's status?
Who is Coriolanus's cousin?
Who is Coriolanus's cousin?
What is the age difference between Coriolanus and Tigris?
What is the age difference between Coriolanus and Tigris?
What does Coriolanus tend to do a lot?
What does Coriolanus tend to do a lot?
Who is Coriolanus's communications professor?
Who is Coriolanus's communications professor?
What did Coriolanus have to remind himself was an essential skill?
What did Coriolanus have to remind himself was an essential skill?
What new color was the shirt that Tigris fixed up for Coriolanus?
What new color was the shirt that Tigris fixed up for Coriolanus?
Where did Tigris get the velvet for the collar and cuffs?
Where did Tigris get the velvet for the collar and cuffs?
Who drilled the holes for the cuff links?
Who drilled the holes for the cuff links?
Whose house did Tigris have to go to so that she could have a proper iron?
Whose house did Tigris have to go to so that she could have a proper iron?
Where did all the vitamins from a potato come from according to Tigris?
Where did all the vitamins from a potato come from according to Tigris?
What did Coriolanus's grandmother poke him with that caused his palm to bleed?
What did Coriolanus's grandmother poke him with that caused his palm to bleed?
How many flights of stairs are in the building Coriolanus lives in?
How many flights of stairs are in the building Coriolanus lives in?
How many chariots could ride side-by-side down the Corso before the war?
How many chariots could ride side-by-side down the Corso before the war?
How many years had rubble and debris left from the war continue to clutter the street?
How many years had rubble and debris left from the war continue to clutter the street?
How many students are in each class at The Academy, or Coriolanus's school?
How many students are in each class at The Academy, or Coriolanus's school?
How were the stairs inside the school described?
How were the stairs inside the school described?
What was the name of the treaty that established the rules of the Hunger Games?
What was the name of the treaty that established the rules of the Hunger Games?
What is posca?
What is posca?
What decorated Satyria's dress at the reaping ceremony?
What decorated Satyria's dress at the reaping ceremony?
What anniversary is being celebrated for the Hunger Games?
What anniversary is being celebrated for the Hunger Games?
What color eyes does Sejanus have?
What color eyes does Sejanus have?
What was the 'police force' or 'guard' of the Capitol and districts?
What was the 'police force' or 'guard' of the Capitol and districts?
What was the job of District 12 workers?
What was the job of District 12 workers?
What happened to Coriolanus's father?
What happened to Coriolanus's father?
How were chairs for the mentors set up during the reaping ceremony?
How were chairs for the mentors set up during the reaping ceremony?
How did the students view Dean Highbottom based off how he presented himself?
How did the students view Dean Highbottom based off how he presented himself?
Who was known to be prone to gloating, and got the District One Boy to mentor?
Who was known to be prone to gloating, and got the District One Boy to mentor?
What districts produced the most victories in the games?
What districts produced the most victories in the games?
What were the jobs of District 4 workers?
What were the jobs of District 4 workers?
What were the jobs of District 11 workers?
What were the jobs of District 11 workers?
Who was the District 11 Boy assigned to?
Who was the District 11 Boy assigned to?
What did Coriolanus release a fistful of into a pot of boiling water and swear it would never pass his lips again?
What did Coriolanus release a fistful of into a pot of boiling water and swear it would never pass his lips again?
Why did Coriolanus eat a large bowl of boiled cabbage, and drink its broth, before the reaping ceremony?
Why did Coriolanus eat a large bowl of boiled cabbage, and drink its broth, before the reaping ceremony?
What was Sejanus holding when Snow first met him?
What was Sejanus holding when Snow first met him?
Why did Coriolanus want to prevent his stomach from growling during the reaping ceremony?
Why did Coriolanus want to prevent his stomach from growling during the reaping ceremony?
Where did Coriolanus's family reside?
Where did Coriolanus's family reside?
How old is Coriolanus during the present events?
How old is Coriolanus during the present events?
Who provided the uniforms required for daily use?
Who provided the uniforms required for daily use?
Where did Coriolanus get the acceptable pair of dark pants he wore to the reaping ceremony?
Where did Coriolanus get the acceptable pair of dark pants he wore to the reaping ceremony?
What is said that Tigris has a cleverness with?
What is said that Tigris has a cleverness with?
Whose shirt did Coriolanus wear to the reaping ceremony?
Whose shirt did Coriolanus wear to the reaping ceremony?
What was wrong with the shirt Coriolanus was going to wear to the reaping ceremony before it was fixed?
What was wrong with the shirt Coriolanus was going to wear to the reaping ceremony before it was fixed?
What did Coriolanus find in Tigris's room at daybreak?
What did Coriolanus find in Tigris's room at daybreak?
Who sang the Capitol's anthem painfully off-key and slightly behind tempo?
Who sang the Capitol's anthem painfully off-key and slightly behind tempo?
When would Coriolanus's grandmother play the recording of the 'Gem of Panem' during the first year of the war?
When would Coriolanus's grandmother play the recording of the 'Gem of Panem' during the first year of the war?
Why would Coriolanus's grandmother play the Capitol's anthem for Tigris and Coriolanus?
Why would Coriolanus's grandmother play the Capitol's anthem for Tigris and Coriolanus?
Coriolanus and his family's penthouse was a microcosm of what?
Coriolanus and his family's penthouse was a microcosm of what?
How high were the walls in Coriolanus's family's penthouse?
How high were the walls in Coriolanus's family's penthouse?
What held the broken glass in place in the Snow family penthouse?
What held the broken glass in place in the Snow family penthouse?
Why was the Snow family's penthouse molded ceiling dotted with holes?
Why was the Snow family's penthouse molded ceiling dotted with holes?
What would the Snow family have to burn during the winters to keep themselves from freezing to death?
What would the Snow family have to burn during the winters to keep themselves from freezing to death?
Who employed Tigris?
Who employed Tigris?
What was Tigris's dream to become?
What was Tigris's dream to become?
What is the color of Fabricia's hair?
What is the color of Fabricia's hair?
What did Coriolanus find in his refrigerator?
What did Coriolanus find in his refrigerator?
Who operated the garbage trucks?
Who operated the garbage trucks?
What did Coriolanus think was a luxury?
What did Coriolanus think was a luxury?
Who did Coriolanus say lost touch with reality a few years ago?
Who did Coriolanus say lost touch with reality a few years ago?
What prevented Coriolanus's grandmother from going out much?
What prevented Coriolanus's grandmother from going out much?
Where did the staff and mentors gather for the reaping ceremony?
Where did the staff and mentors gather for the reaping ceremony?
Who campaigned for Coriolanus to get one of the 24 spots as a mentor?
Who campaigned for Coriolanus to get one of the 24 spots as a mentor?
Who was Satyria Click's teaching aid?
Who was Satyria Click's teaching aid?
What saying did Tigris and Coriolanus say to get themselves through the war?
What saying did Tigris and Coriolanus say to get themselves through the war?
Where did Tigris get the tesserae for the shirt?
Where did Tigris get the tesserae for the shirt?
What did Tigris mix with the boiled cabbage?
What did Tigris mix with the boiled cabbage?
What nickname did Tigris give to their grandmother?
What nickname did Tigris give to their grandmother?
What did Coriolanus's grandmother grow on her roof garden?
What did Coriolanus's grandmother grow on her roof garden?
What was the finest secondary school in the Capitol?
What was the finest secondary school in the Capitol?
How was the Academy different from University?
How was the Academy different from University?
What was one of the punishments for the Districts' rebellion?
What was one of the punishments for the Districts' rebellion?
How were the 24 mentors chosen?
How were the 24 mentors chosen?
What did Coriolanus say his real currency was?
What did Coriolanus say his real currency was?
What did Coriolanus say was a city-wide epidemic?
What did Coriolanus say was a city-wide epidemic?
Who was the gymnasium mistress?
Who was the gymnasium mistress?
Who was Professor Sickle's aid?
Who was Professor Sickle's aid?
How did Professor Sickle earn the ornamental shield?
How did Professor Sickle earn the ornamental shield?
What district is Sejanus originally from?
What district is Sejanus originally from?
Where was the Capitol's military manufacturing relocated to?
Where was the Capitol's military manufacturing relocated to?
Why did the Capitol begin to tax their own people?
Why did the Capitol begin to tax their own people?
What money did Tigris, Coriolanus, and his grandmother live off of money-wise?
What money did Tigris, Coriolanus, and his grandmother live off of money-wise?
Who was personally overseeing the mentor program?
Who was personally overseeing the mentor program?
Study Notes
Family Background and Wealth
- The Snow family lost their fortune by investing in ammunition for District 13, which was subsequently destroyed in war.
- Coriolanus Snow's father was killed in the war, contributing to the family's financial decline.
- They now live in a luxurious penthouse but suffer from poverty, relying on various meager income sources, including a military pension.
Characters and Relationships
- Coriolanus Snow, 18 years old, has a cousin named Tigris who aspires to be a designer.
- Sejanus Plinthe originates from District 2 and is mentored by Coriolanus, enhancing rivalries due to differing family fortunes.
- Tigris affectionately refers to Coriolanus as "Coryo," a nickname from birth.
- The Snow family penthouse is a microcosm of the Capitol, highlighting both luxury and decay.
The Reaping Ceremony
- The reaping day occurs on July 4th, marking a lottery for children from each district selected for the Hunger Games.
- Coriolanus mentors the District 12 girl, deemed the worst pick among tributes.
- During the reaping, mentors are positioned in a structured seating arrangement of 6 by 4.
Academic and Career Aspirations
- Coriolanus aims to secure a mentoring position for financial support towards his university tuition, while maintaining an outstanding academic record.
- His mentor professor, Satyria Click, advocates for him to achieve this prestigious role.
Personal Struggles and Observations
- Coriolanus grapples with feelings of jealousy towards Sejanus, viewing him as district scum and a rival due to the contrasting wealth of their families.
- He has a tendency to obsess over things, coupled with a need for self-control.
- Tigris dyes his shirt with discarded marigolds to prepare for the reaping, addressing social perceptions of poverty.
Cultural Context and General Knowledge
- The Capitol anthem is named "Gem of Panem," reflecting pride and tradition, practiced during national holidays.
- The Hunger Games, created by Dean Casca Highbottom, serve as punishment for district rebellions and a means of asserting Capitol control.
Class and Community Life
- The Academy, the finest school in the Capitol, is tuition-free and offers essential supplies and meals.
- The school consists of 400 students per class, highlighting an extensive education system.
- Community jobs vary by district with District 12 being known for coal mining and District 11 for farming.
Symbolism and First Impressions
- Avoxes, silent workers, symbolize the loss of agency in the Capitol, reflecting on the consequences of dissent.
- Coriolanus associates luxury with the ability to discard waste, a contrast to his family's ongoing struggles.
- Tigris's cleverness with a needle companies her aspirations in fashion, while Coriolanus’s grandmother’s eccentric behavior hints at the impacts of trauma and loss.
Detailed Imagery and Description
- The Snow penthouse features high ceilings (24 feet) and damaged space, representing the family's decline amidst past grandeur.
- Coriolanus clings to the family legacy through heirlooms, such as his father's shirt worn during the reaping ceremony.
Final Notes
- Overall, the setting, relationships, and intricate details reveal the complex layers of power dynamics, personal aspirations, and socio-economic challenges within the story's environment.
- Themes of loyalty, rivalry, and the burden of family legacy permeate Coriolanus's experiences as he navigates the impending Hunger Games and his own ambitions.
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