In Sunrise on the Reaping, he’s receiving a special sort of sadistic punishment after plotting to sabotage the Capitol’s communication system. He’s too valuable to kill outright. As with ...

Well, we discover in Sunrise on the Reaping that Haymitch had an ulterior motive once the gong sounded and his Hunger Games began. Like many others, Haymitch hated the Capitol, and he had no ...

But that couldn’t be further from the truth, and Sunrise on the Reaping shows why. Effie, meanwhile, gives us a viewpoint into a more typical Capitol citizen. She recognizes that Haymitch is a ...

During her two experiences in a Hunger Games arena, Katniss gets support from previous victors and people employed by the Capitol. In "Sunrise on the Reaping," Collins reveals that Haymitch worked ...

When Katniss Everdeen, from lowly District 12, becomes an unlikely dual victor alongside her district’s male tribute, she also becomes the face of a rebellion against the Capitol. “Sunrise on ...

Their existence highlights that the Capitol cannot control everything. Mockingjays are also meaningful to Katniss and Haymitch specifically. Katniss wears a gold mockingjay pin that originally ...