Effie Trinket

"Although lacking in many departments, Effie Trinket has a certain determination I have to admire."

- Katniss Everdeen

Effie Trinket is the escort of the District 12 tributes.

Work
Effie works as an escort for District 12, particularly to Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark in The Hunger Games trilogy. From drawing the tributes at the reaping to escorting them to the Capitol, Effie Trinket does it all. At first, she detests her job, doing her best to be promoted to a better, richer district. But as time goes by, Effie gets attached to her District 12 acquaintances. During the reapings, she starts the draw with an over-enthusiastic "Ladies first!" When Katniss volunteers for Prim, she tries to congratulate Katniss for her desperate save of her sister by starting a round of applause. Unfortunately for Effie, the entire district is silent, the boldest form of standing up to the Capitol possible without getting beaten, and she is left on the stage clapping and grinning alone. It is speculated that Effie's pink hair was a wig because after Haymitch hugged her, the hair or wig, was shifted slightly to the right. Effie was said to be taken by the Capitol in Mockingjay and was later to be said that she was on the rebels' side.

Residence
Effie lives in The Capitol, and remains there for most of the year. The only reason she travels to District 12 or other districts is because of the Games or the Victory Tour.

Physical description
In The Hunger Games, Effie Trinket has pink hair, speculated to be a wig, and during the reaping wears a spring-green suit. As she gives speeches, she constantly has to get it under control.

In Catching Fire, Effie is adorned with brilliant orange locks, just as stunningly freaky as the garish pink. She later changes her hair to a golden color, in order to match Katniss's mockingjay pin.

In Mockingjay, Effie continues to wear her freakish golden wig. It it also mentioned in Mockingjay that she has "a vacant look in her eyes."

Effie is proabably fairly young as she makes multiple refrences to wanting to get promoted to a better district, indicating that she is in the beginning of her career when the books take place.

Personality
"At least you two have decent manners. The pair last year ate everything with their hands like a couple of savages. It completely upset my digestion."

- Effie Trinket, on Peeta and Katniss's manners.

Effie can be a bit of a airhead at times, totally oblivious to the sorrows and misfortunes that fall upon District 12. As the quote above states, she's very strict about manners and being "proper", as that is the Capitol's way. It is no surprise that when Katniss wipes her fingers on the tablecloth, Effie pursed her lips. She is a classic Capitol resident with impeccable manners, getting overly distressed at seeing her wig being tilted by a drunken Haymitch at the reaping on television, during the recaps. She is also a perfectionist and extremely punctual, complaining about how a five minute train delay would affect her tightly packed schedule.

Film portrayal
She will be portrayed by Elizabeth Banks in The Hunger Games film.