#thg takes

[goldrushenthusiast]

Since when katiniss cared about her family/sister in the second film / book? If I remember, she asked to save Peeta, she chose to die, which would leave her sister alone, and Snow could do whatever he wanted with her sister since she was loved by the capital like giving her Finnick's fate. And Peeta would have suffered the same fate as Finnick if he had won. Katniss asking to save Peeta is proof that she knew he wasn't capable of winning. Nor did she believe in his potential.

wait like what is this in response to? like where is this coming from my memory is too bad for anons lmao

anywho- Katniss has ALWAYS cared about her sister. Maybe not her mom all the time, but she was still worried about them?? she made sure Gale knew to take care of her, and A. Gale NEVER would’ve let that happen to her, and B. you’re overestimating how much the country loved prim. She was still cool, and maybe they would’ve done an update on her every few years, but they wouldn’t have loved her enough to do that especially if Katniss had died.

Can I also remind you Katniss barely knew the extent of Finnick’s situation by the time the second book started? She just thought he slept around and got paid for it, and that it was maybe engineered by Snow a bit.

Sure, Peeta would’ve probably gotten the same fate (unless he claimed he was too heartbroken to be with anyone else). Again though- Katniss didn’t know what that fate WAS, just that he’d be playing a part for the rest of his life. If course she was willing to risk that if it meant he got to live the rest of his life.

For the last part, we literally have proof of Katniss underestimating Peeta? like she does it constantly. she’s admitted to it (in the first arena, her and Haymitch agreeing not to tell him about the impact it could have because they didn’t want to mess him up, etc). Idk what point you’re trying to make here.

However, I do think she did believe he was capable of winning. If she thought it was hopeless she wouldn’t have been so dedicated to having him live (and she recognized everyone else was trying to make him win, too). There’s also that- she was ready to MAKE him win, even if he couldn’t do it himself (which he absolutely could).

Plus, Katniss literally brings up his potential MULTIPLE times to Coin, saying they should’ve picked him instead of her. Like she knows he has more potential for the rebellion, she’s reminded of it constantly.

and I know I’m saying it a lot, but ALSO, she’s human? of course she’s going to want the boy she loves to live, even if she doesn’t know she truly loves him yet. like that’s just human nature! sorry she’s not perfect and completely noble (get over it).

as always, if you’re going to debate (or argue, in this case), don’t do it anonymously! anons are cowards of the internet, hiding behind opinions they don’t believe in enough to be proud of and therefore aren’t worth having.

[shinynewmemories]

No but the Hunger Games really said "what do you hate more- the atrocities or the people who commit them against you? Because like it or not there IS a difference. If you hate the people who commit acts of pure evil more than you hate the acts themselves, what will stop you from becoming just like your enemies in your pursuit of justice? What will keep you from commiting those very same acts against THEM when the opportunity arises? And what then? The cycle of pain and suffering will never stop. Round and round it'll go. Nothing will ever change. But. BUT. If you hate the atrocities. If you hate the vile, senseless acts MORE than you hate the people who did them to you. If you are able to see that evil is evil regardless of who does it... The cycle ends with you. No, you may never get justice. But you will never be responsible for making others, even your enemies, suffer the same crimes you have. The atrocities will never be committed by you, never by your hand. And that's the way you change the world. It's the ONLY way" and that's why I am sure it will never stop being one of the most relevant works of fiction ever created

[beautyofattolia]

Boy is smooth as HELL!

[disgurrr]

And by the way, Peeta was never the “safe” choice, he was not the one who Katniss didn’t have a passionate relationship with, and certainly not the one she “settled” for. He was the one who she hungered for. The one who hurt her deeply, but she didn’t care as long as she had him. The one who made her happy through everything.

He was simply the obvious choice.

[kald-dal-art]

Part a movie adaptation was never gonna do justice was how unhinged/out there Katniss' inner monologue was at times.

[itsajollyjester]

"No I've got it!"

[lucygraythemockingjay]

“Sejanus is like Katniss!” “he’s just like peeta!”

What if I said he was like Gale?

Their blind loyalty their districts. Their rash nature, fuelled by their anger at the injustice the people of their home face. Their strong sense of morality, their eagerness to save the people of their district. Their hatred for the games, and their trust in their friend counterparts.

I’ve seen posts comparing Katniss to Snow, and Peeta to Lucy. In this case, Gale representing Sejanus makes so much sense.

Gale is Katniss’ friend from home. Katniss partakes in the games, but Gale doesn’t get the chance to- like how Sejanus’ tribute Marcus died from default. Katniss feels as though she owes Gale her love, and the way Snow treated Sejanus was all from pity. Artificial love, although Snow and Katniss are set so far apart that Katniss still loved Gale, but as a brother.

Something sets all of the characters apart from their counter character. For Katniss, she was forced to become a hunter when Snow was one at heart. For Peeta, he was forced to put his true feelings forward to perform, when it was Lucy Gray’s passion.

For Gale and Sejanus, I think it’s their sense of morality. Gale is who Sejanus would’ve been if he had no room to act out, had no trust fund to protect his outbursts. Gale is Sejanus after years of oppression, the pride and protection for his home becoming almost toxic. Sejanus is Gale with a chance to change the things around him - a boy with hope, refusing to play by the Capitols games.

If Sejanus had lived, he could’ve become a version of Gale, who in war would risk the lives of hundreds of innocent people from the Capitol. Perhaps Sejanus is the version of Gale who would’ve run away with Katniss before her reaping. Hung and punished, before their urge to help people turned fatal for others. Still morally good.

[hs-is-loml]

hot take that shouldn’t really be a hot take:

you are meant to fall for young coriolanus in TBOSAS because that is what makes him gain power is his ability to be charismatic and manipulative. he’s devious and conniving but his attractiveness and charm is what makes you over look how cunning and calculated he truly is. everything he does is wily and to benefit himself more than anyone else. so yes, by all means don’t fall for the man for what he later does to finnick and peeta and literally hundreds of other. just maybe realize that’s the whole point of coriolanus snow, and how he rose to power.

not to mention that tom blyth absolutely ate this role up for how well he portrayed the manic transition of coryo to snow

[everlarkyuri]

me when im in a mischaracterizing peeta mellark competition and my opponent is first book katniss everdeen

[periwinckles]

If there was no rebellion, and Katniss succeeded in her plans for the quarter quell, Peeta would have been the victor.

Which means, she would have died, and her mother and Prim would have lost privilege, the money and the house.

Why would Katniss risk Prim's safety (and her mother as well), something that was always her driving force, to save Peeta's life?

Because she knew he would have taken care of them.

Book 1 we see Katniss asking Gale to take care of her family.

Book 2 we see Katniss assuming Peeta would take care of them, without even asking.

[mariigoldzz]

hot take: Gale would be a good partner just not to KATNISS. they were way too similar and wouldn't be able to work out their trauma together. He needed someone like Peeta to compliment his personality, not a similar version of himself. Katniss wouldn't be a good partner to Gale either because at the end of the day, her heart lies with Peeta. (Also,don't forget that the movies lowkey butchered Gale. Book!gale was sympathetic towards Peeta.)

[bruisedboys]

finnick odair who tells you “I think my soul is yoked to yours forever, my love,” on a random saturday morning as he sets a plate of eggs in front of you, and you have to sit there and try to act like he didn’t just change the trajectory of your life with one sentence.

[vintrage]

catnip :-)

[cherries-and-knives]

Yah the male love interest is blonde *affectionate* (he’s bisexual and an adorable idiot in love w some dark haired angry person)

Yah the male love interest is blonde *derogatory* (he has the personality of a stale saltine cracker)

[millionsknives]

bait / hook / line / sinker

[kald-dal-art]

More Victors art, this time probably one people have been waiting for a while for hahah

Shame I don’t draw Haymitch more, he is one of my faves at the end of the day