One important quotation comes early in the book, when
Katniss crosses the fence to hunt. As she hunts, she thinks about her life in District
Twelve and how hard it is for the people there; most can't even go into the woods to
pick apples, instead relegated out of fear to the barren coal-mining soil inside the
fence.
"District Twelve. Where you can starve to death
in safety," I mutter. Then I glance quickly over my shoulder. Even here, in the middle
of nowhere, you worry someone might overhear you.
(Collins, The
Hunger Games, Google
Books)
This quote sets up the
world and gives an idea about how the people inside it feel; they are told they are
safe, but can't grow enough to eat, and the paranoia of the overpowering government is
so strong that they fear cameras and microphones even out in the woods. As it turns out,
that fear is well-founded, although not in this particular area. This quote shows the
irony of living in "safety" while starving, and how badly the citizens fear the
government.
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