Hello everyone! The Hunger Games is a story about the main character, Katniss, being thrown into a fight to the death called the Hunger Games. Rue is a side character in the book and movie. She is 12 years old and was the female tribute for district 11. Before she was chosen to take part in The Hunger Games, she lived in district 11 (the farming district) and lived with her five siblings and parents. In district 11 she had to work very hard to provide food for the rest of the country. She is a shy and quiet character, but she is also very smart. During her interview, she talks very quietly, and mentions that her ideal weapon is a slingshot (in the book it says this during training). While in the games, Katniss was stuck in a tree because of other tributes blocking her escape, and Rue saves her by dropping a tracker jacker (pretty much a really deadly wasp) nest on them, using her sneakiness to hide in the trees. Katniss gets injured, and Rue takes care of her. After that, Rue and Katniss become allies, sharing the meat that Katniss catches, and berries and seeds that Rue finds. They decide to blow up the Career’s (the tributes who are over prepared for the games) food. Rue tricks the guards to leave, and Katniss destroys the food, succeeding at their mission. This is a very kind, sweet, and caring character that is very important to the story.

Here is some fanart of Rue and Katniss <3.

Thanks for reading <3. I may have left out a few details to keep this spoiler free. Hope you enjoyed!