Katniss Everdeen is the main character in The Hunger Games trilogy, written by Suzanne Collins. Her full name is Katniss Mellark Everdeen. She was born on May 8th, in the district of 12, which is one of the poorer districts in Panem. Her father worked in the coal mines and her mother was a healer. She has one sister, Primrose, who is two years younger than her. Katniss's life changed forever when her sister was chosen as a tribute for the hunger games. This meant that Katniss had to take her place and compete in the games herself.
She did not want to die, so she formed an alliance with Rue, another tribute from district 11. Together they took down many of the other tributes, but ultimately it came down to just the two of them. Katniss killed Rue out of mercy after she was badly wounded by another tribute's trap. This made Katniss even more determined to win the games and dedicated her victory to Rue. In the end she did win, making her the first ever female winner of The Hunger Games.
After returning home she became something of a symbol for hope throughout Panem. She quickly became involved in the rebellion against The Capitol and played a pivotal role in defeating them once and for all. After everything that happened, all she wanted was a simple life with Peeta Mellark, whom she had come to love during their time in The Hunger Games arena together