The Hunger Games · Character
Clove
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 10
Clove is a supporting character in The Hunger Games, first appearing in The Hunger Games (Book 1). Connected to Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark.
- Gender
- female
- Age
- teenager
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 10
- Books
- 1
Description
A human female tribute. In the arena she wears a jacket lined with an array of knives. Her upper left arm is wounded by Katniss’s arrow, and she later suffers a fatal dent to her temple from a rock.
Connections
Family & partnersFriends & mentorsRivals
Peeta Mellarktemporary ally
Peeta is temporarily part of the Career alliance that includes Clove and helps the group pursue other tributes.
Catoally
The District 2 tributes fight together as Career allies. Cato allows Clove to attack Katniss, then rushes to Clove when Thresh fatally wounds her.
Katniss Everdeenopponent
Clove is one of the Career tributes aligned with Cato and the other Careers, making her one of Katniss’s active threats in the arena.
Story so far
BOOK 1The Hunger Games
Key events
- Book 1
Ch. 11Bloodbath at the CornucopiaAt the Games' opening, tributes fight for supplies at the Cornucopia. Katniss grabs minimal supplies and flees while eleven tributes die in the initial scramble. - Book 1
Ch. 16Destruction of Career SuppliesKatniss uses her bow to trigger landmines protecting the Career supplies, causing massive explosions that destroy their food and equipment while she escapes. - Book 1
Ch. 21The FeastAt the Cornucopia feast, Katniss retrieves medicine for Peeta but is attacked by Clove. Thresh intervenes, killing Clove and sparing Katniss because she helped Rue.
Appearances
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