There are obviously MASSIVE book and movies spoilers ahead!
1.First, when Katniss becomes permanently deaf in one ear after blowing up the Careers' supplies, even though it's repaired in the Capitol afterward, she still suffers hearing loss.
2.Also, when Peeta's leg is amputated and he has a prosthetic leg for the rest of the series, which is important when he goes back into the Games in Catching Fire.
3.When Madge is the person who gives Katniss the mockingjay pin before she leaves for the Hunger Games.
4.Everything that happened with Haymitch during his Hunger Games and how he became a victor.
5.The importance of Katniss's dad and how he was the one who taught her how to hunt, sing, gave her the bow, and more.
6.When it was made clear that the Mutts that come after Katniss, Peeta, and Cato resemble the fallen tributes from their games.
7.Also, how the Mutts in the sewer in Mockingjay were given the ability to say, "Katniss," in order to terrify the group even more.
8.The prominence (and importance) of the social commentary about the Capitol and its citizens.
9.Katniss's fake pregnancy being an important commentary on how she's only cared about now because she's pregnant.
10.Katniss's important relationships with her entire styling team — Venia, Flavius, and Octavia — not just Cinna.
11.And, when Katniss finds her entire styling team being held captive in District 13.
12.When Katniss recognizes the Avox girl working for them when they get to the Capitol before the Hunger Games.
13.And overall, just more inclusion of the Avox storylines and how their treatment is a big motivator for Katniss and her disdain for the Capitol.
14.The emphasis on Katniss's mental health after she kills President Coin and how Greasy Sae made sure Katniss hunted and was fed for months.
15.More of Katniss and Finnick's friendship, especially when Peeta and Annie are both being held in the Capitol during Mockingjay.
16.Johanna becoming addicted to morphling after she's hospitalized in District 13 following being held hostage in the Capitol.
17.When Cato is being torn apart by the Mutts, and after a few hours, Katniss eventually kills him to put him out of his misery.
18.When Katniss is sent bread from District 11 after Rue's death.
19.When Darius, a Peacekeeper in District 12, stops Gale's flogging, and is ultimately sent to the Capitol and becomes an Avox.
20.Katniss secretly giving Peeta the sleep syrup so he would be unconscious and she could go to the Cornucopia and get the medicine to heal him.
21.When Cato showed up after Clove died and begged for her to stay alive.
22.Finnick being used more for propaganda spots by President Coin and the rebellion. In particular, he uses his friendship with Mags to gain support.
23.When Katniss and Peeta are sent a special picnic basket filled with food during their Hunger Games.
24.When both Katniss and Peeta are injured after the bomb that kills Prim goes off.
25.And finally, the characters from District 12 speaking with a distinct Appalachian accent, and different accents being used across all of Panem.
We can't fit everything into one post, so what other The Hunger Games book plots, characters, details, and more are you sad didn't get adapted (or adapted properly)? Tell us in the comments below!
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