Did Gale design the bomb that killed Prim?

It later comes to light that the design of the bombs that killed Prim likely belonged to Gale. They looked like Capitol technology, yet that was exactly the purpose behind them; he created weapons that were meant to convince civilians that District 13 attacks were in fact perpetrated by the Capitol.
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Did Gale make the bomb that killed Prim?

He also helped engineer the bombs that ended up killing Prim during the final battle. Katniss is bothered by the idea of the bombs in the first place, bc their meant to be traps; go off, and then detonate a second time as if to fake a false sense of security.
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Did Gale design the parachute bombs?

The double bomb that kills Katniss Everdeen's sister, Primrose, was designed by two rebels: Beetee and Gale, Katniss's lifelong friend.
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Did Coin really kill Prim?

Using knowledge from the movie and the books, let's break down how The Hunger Games ends. Coin killed Prim to destroy Katniss because, as Boggs (Mahershala Ali) explains before his death, Katniss is her biggest threat to maintaining her power over Panem because of the influence Katniss has over the people.
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Why did Prim think President Snow would avoid killing Peeta?

When Katniss doesn't answer, Prim says she doesn't think Snow will kill Peeta, because then Snow would have no way left to hurt Katniss.
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How did prim die?

Why was Haymitch's family killed?

Haymitch Abernathy, the mentor for Katniss and Peeta in The Hunger Games, won his own Hunger Games through smart tactics and outsmarting his opponents. Winning the Hunger Games came at a great cost for Haymitch, as President Snow ordered the death of his family and girlfriend as punishment for his rebellion.
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Why did Plutarch smile when Katniss killed Coin?

It is likely that he is a relative of Hilarius Heavensbee. In the Mockingjay - Part 2, Plutarch appears to smile as he looks at Coin's dead body, suggesting that he approved of her death.
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Why did Katniss shoot Coin and not Snow?

Katniss saw that Coin was already showing signs of being as ruthless as Snow, which could be dangerous for the future of Panem. Coin was willing to sacrifice children to turn the Capitol against Snow and make herself look like the hero who swooped in to save Panem.
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How old was Prim when she died?

She was only 13 years old when she was killed in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, and her youth only makes the tragedy that much harder for Katniss to bear after everything else she had suffered. Prim's death is a truly heartbreaking moment.
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Why did Haymitch vote yes?

#CapCut Haymitch knew Katniss was planning something, she would never have voted for a symbolic Hunger Games and especially not for Prim. As soon as she did, he knew she was up to something and trusted her.
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Why did Gale betray Katniss?

In the end, it is Gale's conviction in the necessity of sacrifice pitted against Katniss' moral incoherence that truly severs any relationship they had or could ever have. Primrose, Katniss' sister, is killed by a firebomb that may have been designed by Gale.
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Why didn't Katniss end up with Gale?

In the end, Katniss and Gale grew apart, as many childhood friends and young loves do. She needed something different in her life, and with Gale's link to Primrose's death, Katniss found a reason to cut ties. If Katniss ever wanted to find comfort again, she knew she had to return to Peeta for the long term.
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Why was Prim in the capitol when she died?

She later realizes, after a conversation with the imprisoned President Snow, that President Alma Coin sent Prim to her death (which was caused by a hovercraft by the rebels) both to sway the Capitol citizens to Coin's side by making them think Snow was bombing the children, and to swing Katniss to her side through the ...
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Who killed Prim in the books?

Gale didn't mean for his bombs to murder innocent children but that doesn't matter because he was willing to do anything to win the war and the includes the mass murder of children. It's important that Gale's bombs killed Prim because it shows that there are consequences to praying on human kindness.
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Is Gale dead Mockingjay?

Answer and Explanation: Gale does not die in The Hunger Games trilogy. Gale is a best friend and kind of a love interest of Katniss in the books, although Katniss grows to realize that she and Gale have a different kind of love than the kind of love she has for Peeta, one where they will never end up together.
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Did Gale love Katniss?

It's clear that Gale harbors romantic feelings for Katniss, as showcased via the character's blatant jealousy at Katniss and Peeta's feigned romance. The love triangle between Katniss, Peeta and Gale kept fans captivated throughout the franchise.
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Was it Gales' idea that killed Prim?

It later comes to light that the design of the bombs that killed Prim likely belonged to Gale. They looked like Capitol technology, yet that was exactly the purpose behind them; he created weapons that were meant to convince civilians that District 13 attacks were in fact perpetrated by the Capitol.
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What does Katniss call her sister?

Character List and Analysis Primrose (Prim) Everdeen. Prim is Katniss' 12-year-old sister. Prim takes after their mother, who has light hair and blue eyes. This reaping is her first, and Katniss has only allowed her to enter her name once into the drawing.
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How old is Haymitch?

His age wasn't stated in the first movie, but in the books, he was in his 40s. Despite Haymitch's nonchalant, brash attitude, his advice to Katniss was ultimately helpful to her during the competition.
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Why was Snow laughing when Katniss killed Coin?

Still, Snow smiling when Katniss killed Coin might be because he saw something of Lucy in Katniss. He might even be amused that the cycle of violence and rebellion finally coming to a close.
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Why did President Snow hate Katniss?

Snow can't stand to see a young woman betray a young man's affection—his view of what happened 65 years ago. And so he takes out his old, festering wound on Katniss.
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Did Snow love Lucy Gray?

Coriolanus Snow Believed He Loved Lucy Gray - But It Was a Possessive Love. Though it's a little more complicated to tell without his internal dialogue in the Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes movie, the book reveals that Coriolanus legitimately believed that he was in love—especially when they were in District 12.
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What happened to Effie after Mockingjay?

Mockingjay. It isn't known where Effie was taken after she was kidnapped by the rebels. After President Snow is found guilty and is about to be executed, Effie is released from prison and goes back to Katniss to get her ready for Snow's trial. Katniss notes that Effie has a vacant look in her eyes.
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Were Effie and Haymitch in love?

While there's some chemistry between the two throughout the series, nothing ever comes of the tension in Suzanne Collins's novels. Beyond the kiss, nothing happened between the two in the movies either.
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What did snow do to Tigris?

She is only told that Tigris used to be a stylist for the Hunger Games, like Cinna, and that Snow fired her himself. Over the years, possibly to deal with the pain caused by her cousin's sadistic rise to power, Tigris tattooed and surgically altered her appearance so much that she looked more feline than human.
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