 Katniss and Peeta are taken to the Capitol , where their drunken mentor , Haymitch Abernathy , victor of the 50th Hunger Games , instructs them to watch and determine the strengths and weaknesses of the other tributes . " Stylists " are employed to make each tribute look his or her best ; Katniss 's stylist , Cinna , is the only person at the Capitol with whom she feels a degree of understanding . The tributes are publicly displayed to the Capitol audience in an interview with television host Caesar Flickerman , and have to attempt to appeal to the television audience in order to obtain " sponsors " . During this time , Peeta reveals on @-@ air his longtime unrequited love for Katniss . Katniss believes this to be a ploy to gain sponsors , who can be critical to survival because of their ability to send gifts such as food , medicine , and tools to favored tributes during the Games . 
