Katniss states in the book, during an interview with Claudius, that Prim is only 12 years old at the time and that she love Prim more than anything. :) Hope I helped.
in book one katniss's mother promises that she will take care of prim and not leave
I think you must mean"what does her mother promise Katniss" because after her fathers death, her mother became ill and depressed. Katniss didnt want that to happen again epsecially if her mother is the only one left to really take care of Prim (Katniss' sister)
She goes into depression and ignores Prim and Katniss causing Katniss to go hunting to provide for herself and Prim.
Prim, Katniss's sister. She gave it to her because she wanted Prim to have it in case she died in the games.
At the very end of the chapter when the name of the girl tribute is called Katniss' sister Prim is called. Katniss is shocked, and in the very beginign of chapter 2 she volunteers herself as a tribute in replacement of her sister.
Because her mom wouldn't do anything.
Because she loved Prim and wanted to make sure nothing bad happened to her
After the death of her husband- Prim's and Katniss's father- She went into a depression that was very hard to live with. She wouldn't eat, she would just lay in bed all day. Katniss took it upon herself to provide for her family and take care of Prim.
in book one katniss's mother promises that she will take care of prim and not leave
I think you must mean"what does her mother promise Katniss" because after her fathers death, her mother became ill and depressed. Katniss didnt want that to happen again epsecially if her mother is the only one left to really take care of Prim (Katniss' sister)
She goes into depression and ignores Prim and Katniss causing Katniss to go hunting to provide for herself and Prim.
When Katniss's father died in a mine explosion, her mother was so devastated that she went into a state of "zoning out" where she was completely unresponsive and it left the entire role of caring and providing for the family to Katniss and it made her mad
Prim, Katniss's sister. She gave it to her because she wanted Prim to have it in case she died in the games.
At the very end of the chapter when the name of the girl tribute is called Katniss' sister Prim is called. Katniss is shocked, and in the very beginign of chapter 2 she volunteers herself as a tribute in replacement of her sister.
Katniss Everdeen's father died when she was 11 and her sister Primrose was 7. He died in a coal mining accident where there was an explosion underground and he couldn't get help. This left Katniss, Primrose and her Mother alone to fend for themselves. Soon after Katniss started hunting illegally with gale to get food for the family and to sell on to other people to get money as her mother wasn't making any. When Katniss was saying her final (or what she thought would be final) goodbye to her Mother and Prim, she said for her mother to stay and look after Prim and not to run away and leave her as it would be tough living by herself without her. Hope this Helps you.
Katniss took care of Prim because their mother was too depressed to care care of her.
Her mother and her sister, Prim. Her father died before the events of the series in a mining explosion.