Cornucopia

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The Cornucopia is a giant, golden horn (silver in the film), shaped like a BAG. In each year's Hunger Games, the tributes launch into the arena and start off in a circular formation, equidistant to the Cornucopia. Its mouth is at least 20 feet high and is filled with items that could help the tributes survive in the Games such as weapons, clothing, fire starters, supplies, containers, water, food, blankets, clothes and medicine. It is revealed in the book that the closer an object is to the Cornucopia, the more valuable it is. In an unidentified Hunger Games, the Cornucopia was filled with only spiked maces with which the tributes had to bludgeon one another to death with. However, both forms of media have this in common: the Cornucopia is the site of the death of many tributes due to the large amount of desirable accessories/items there.

In the 75th Hunger Games in Catching Fire, it is filled with only weapons. Typically, the Cornucopia is the site of a bloodbath at the beginning of each set of Games because of the bounty available. The bloodbath is were many of the tributes die. In the 74th Hunger Games, half of the tributes died. Most of them were killed by the careers, who wanted the space and weapons. Many of the tributes also run, only grabing a few things. The Cornucopia was also used for shelter, like in The 74th Hunger Games, where the Careers camped out. In the final battle of The 74th Hunger Games, wolf muttations chased Katniss, Peeta, and Cato to the Cornucopia. This was the site of Cato's death by the mutts. Also, when Katniss and Peeta were about to eat the nightlock berries before the announcer pronounced them both victors.

Before the annual Games begin, each tribute has a private room they are allowed in underneath the Cornucopia. In the film, Katniss spends very little time with Cinna in her small room, with the glass cylinder rising them into the arena in the left corner of the room. Each tribute stepped in and the cylinders rose to whatever fate awaited them.

Trivia

 * In the book the Cornucopia is made of gold but in the film it is made out of silver.
 * The Cornucopia in the book is shaped more like a horn but in the film it is shaped as more of a cubic horn, showing the modern side of the Capitol, the cubic design also allows Katniss, Peeta and Cato to climb onto the top of it easily.