He/she is a fictional character and his/her name comes from an edible plant.
He/she is described as having "straight black hair, olive skin, and grey eyes".
He/She has a hard life. HIs/her father died, His/her mother is depressed and they are poor.
The story he/she belongs to was based in part on the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur, in which twelve boys and eight girls from Athens are sent every nine years against their will to be devoured by the Minotaur.
He/she has a younger sister.
He/she and his/her family come from District 12, in the nation of Panem.