In The Hunger Games, Rue and Katniss Everdeen's whistle captures the powerful bond between these two characters and a song of redemption that gets echoed by the rebellion. The Hunger Games are all about control, created in order to provide the Capitol with sadistic entertainment and to remind each district that the people that rule over them should not be contested. The violent games represent a way for the tributes of each district to vent their rage on each other rather than on the oppressive power that hangs over them. Rue and Katniss met while participating in the 74th games.

Amid the chaos and the bloodshed, the beautiful friendship between Katniss and Rue flourishes. Rue was a shy, yet experienced participant from District 11. The two immediately knew they could trust each other: from Rue's part, she saw the figure of the Mockingjay in Katniss, and as for Katniss, Rue warned...