- Gale lived in the Seam of District Twelve with his mother Hazelle, two younger brothers Rory and Vick , and his baby sister Posy. His father was killed in a mine explosion, the same one that killed Katniss’ father. Gale works in the mines for twelve hours a day in Catching Fire as he is now too old to participate in the Hunger Games.
- Gale first met Katniss at the ceremony following their fathers’ deaths and like her, was awarded the Medal of Valour for being the eldest child in the remaining family. They later met in the woods when he was fourteen after he found her inspecting one of his snares. She said her name so quietly that he thought she said ‘Catnip’ and the nickname has stuck ever since. Though it took them a long time to become friends, Gale became her confidant and hunting partner and the two helped each other out with their talents – Gale’s traps and snares and Katniss’ proficiency with the bow.
- The two of them spend much of their time out in the woods just outside District Twelve, illegally trespassing and poaching from them if only to feed their starving families. Before he begins work in the mines, Gale has to make money through trading his kills at the Hob and signing up for tesserae. This means his name would be entered multiple times into the reaping in exchange for grain and oil, the reaping being the event that takes place before the Hunger Games to pick out tributes – those who will compete in the Games. Obviously the more times his name is entered, the higher the chance he will be chosen.
- Gale loathes the Capitol and loves to complain about them. He even attempts to get Katniss to run away with him claiming he would like to start a family if he didn’t live in the Seam.
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History:
- Gale lived in the Seam of District Twelve with his mother Hazelle, two younger brothers Rory and Vick , and his baby sister Posy. His father was killed in a mine explosion, the same one that killed Katniss’ father. Gale works in the mines for twelve hours a day in Catching Fire as he is now too old to participate in the Hunger Games.
- Gale first met Katniss at the ceremony following their fathers’ deaths and like her, was awarded the Medal of Valour for being the eldest child in the remaining family. They later met in the woods when he was fourteen after he found her inspecting one of his snares. She said her name so quietly that he thought she said ‘Catnip’ and the nickname has stuck ever since. Though it took them a long time to become friends, Gale became her confidant and hunting partner and the two helped each other out with their talents – Gale’s traps and snares and Katniss’ proficiency with the bow.
- The two of them spend much of their time out in the woods just outside District Twelve, illegally trespassing and poaching from them if only to feed their starving families. Before he begins work in the mines, Gale has to make money through trading his kills at the Hob and signing up for tesserae. This means his name would be entered multiple times into the reaping in exchange for grain and oil, the reaping being the event that takes place before the Hunger Games to pick out tributes – those who will compete in the Games. Obviously the more times his name is entered, the higher the chance he will be chosen.
- Gale loathes the Capitol and loves to complain about them. He even attempts to get Katniss to run away with him claiming he would like to start a family if he didn’t live in the Seam.