I would say that the mood at the beginning of this book is tense. For example, in the very first paragraph, the narrator says "my muscles are clenched tight against the cold". So immediately indicates that the narrator is already very tense. As you go on reading you find out that the narrator Katniss Everdden is the focus of the story, but it also revolves around Peeta Melark, Haymich, Gale, her mom, sister and the capitol, a city filed with people that control everything, including the main character. Even though everyone that lived under the control of the capitol is tense, Katniss is the most high strung and tense of all of them. She is like that because she has more to hid from the capitol than everyone else, she hunts illegally, shes not in love with who she is supposed to be in love with, peeta and she hates everything about them.
Collins, Suzanne. The Hunger Games Trilogy. New York: Scholastic, 2010. Print.
I think that I can relate Katniss to Hermionie from Harry Potter. In Catching Fire it shows that katniss is very brave, when she is fighting in the hunger games. She does what she thinks is right even if it has consecuences, she also would sacrifice anything for her family, like when she volunteers to be a tribute when he sister was chosen. Hermionie also does this when she sets a spell on her parents to forget he so that she can fight against voldemort. They also both fight against what they think is right no matter if it has consequences. Katniss always hunts for her familly so that they do not starve, even though it is illegal. Hermionie, even though school is very important to her, breaks the rules and drops out for a year to fight for what she thinks is right. So, in conclusion they are similar because they are both very brave, they risk their lives, sacrifice anything for their famillys and fight for what they think is right no mattter what.