Haymitch Abernathy

Major
First seen · Book 1

Haymitch Abernathy is a major character in The Hunger Games, first appearing in The Hunger Games (Book 1). Connected to Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark.

Gender: male
Age: middle-aged
First appears: Book 1
Books: 1

Description

A paunchy, sturdily built, middle-aged man with a puffy, reddened face after drinking. He is often disheveled and unkempt, but can appear clean and groomed. In the later public appearance he wears a bright red bow tie.

Connections

Family & partnersFriends & mentorsRivals

Katniss Everdeenmentor
Haymitch coaches Katniss before and during the Games, advising her to avoid the opening bloodbath and find water. He controls sponsor gifts, and Katniss initially misreads his withholding of water before realizing it is a message that she is near a water source.
Peeta MellarkMentor
As the tributes’ mentor, Haymitch guides Peeta through the Games and their public appearances. He says Peeta already understands the love-story strategy, though Peeta later discovers Haymitch explicitly coached Katniss and feels excluded.