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yourssinfullyquiche · 2 years ago

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honestly op, those people make my blood boil

I cannot, do not, and will not ever understand people's hatred of the hunger games' epilogue.

Katniss choosing to have children is not out of character. Full stop. Peeta does not force Katniss to have children. Full stop.

Katniss repeats throughout the books that she never wants to have kids because she does not want to bring them into the horrible reality that she has experienced. She takes 15 years to heal from this trauma before she finally feels that the world is safe for her kids.

Katniss's choice to have children isn't out of character because she is not the same character as when we left her just after the war. She is not a scarred 17-year-old anymore.

And while Peeta is a driving force in the decision, she doesn't just have them for him. In the epilogue, Katniss literally talks about the joy of holding her daughter!!!! You can see that she has grown and changed opinions in the last 15 years (because of course she could over that period of time).

I will absolutely concede that the movie gutted it of so much depth, but in the book? It is hopeful and it is beautiful.

#reblogging cos i saw a comment bashing peeta for “forcing” katniss to have kids #i just can't #my blood boiled so to calm myself i'm reblogging this #someone said that people who wanted katniss to end up alone/thought she was forced to have kids are likely projecting #i agree with that #i just dont know why people go out of their way to misconstrue canon #or they just don't read it/don't understand and then they shit about it #literally it's stated I N T H E T E X T and people be like peeta forced her bcos of this line “but Peeta wanted them so badly”#three books in and it shows you don't get peeta's character if you think he forced her #AND that you think katniss will allow peeta to force her to do anything she doesn't want to do #why is it so wrong for katniss to admit peeta wanted kids and still make the decision to have kids on her own time (after 15 years)#the two things aren't mutually exclusive #she isn't the same 17 year old girl she once was she has grown and with that growth comes different perspectives views opinions #literally cannot #thg #the hunger games #everlark #quiche rants

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