He used Katniss as a pawn in his own ambition, but he still ultimately stood up for her, which is why she was pardoned after she executed President Coin. He helped end the Hunger Games, but he still supported re-establishing them to punish Capitol children.
He was obviously a big part of the rebel plan to keep Katniss alive long enough to be rescued from the arena. As head Gamemaker, he presumably had substantial control over when and how pods and mutts were activated.
Where his movie character was calm and self-assured, his personality in the books was much more like the other clueless Capitol citizens. Regardless of which, Plutarch Heavensbee played an essential part in Panem's rebellion and contributed significantly to Katniss' survival.
He does Katniss a favor by preventing the execution of Effie Trinket and acting as a witness in Katniss's defense at her trial for the murder of Coin. Plutarch was appointed Secretary of Communications after the war.
What happened to Katniss when she danced with Plutarch Heavensbee?
This causes Katniss to think back to the Victory Tour, when she danced with Plutarch Heavensbee at the party at Snow's mansion. She remembers him telling her that it starts at midnight, and showing her his mockingjay engraving on his watch. At first, she thought he meant his meeting started at midnight.
The Life Of Plutarch Heavensbee: The Master of Propaganda (Hunger Games Explained)
Is Plutarch Heavensbee good or bad?
He helped end the Hunger Games, but he still supported re-establishing them to punish Capitol children. In the end, Plutarch was like most all the other The Hunger Games characters - filled with a mix of both goodness and evil.
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.
As Katniss gets to know Finnick during the Quarter Quell, she sees he is in fact loyal, dutiful, and caring. For example, despite Mags being a burden on his chances of survival, Finnick does everything he can to keep the eighty-year-old alive because, as we learn, she was his mentor and he genuinely cares about her.
The female Morphling, however, appears almost coincidentally, and Peeta even mentions that they don't know her real name. Given that she is willing to make the ultimate sacrifice to protect Peeta, it's safe to assume that the Morphling was committed to the rebel cause.
While they don't have a friendship per se in the story, they do know each other. The only issue is that Haymitch is more attached to Katniss while Plutarch views her more as a tool.
Snow laughs after Katniss killed Coin because he enjoys the irony of the situation. He avoided the official execution ceremony, even though Panem's citizens still take their revenge on him, while Katniss ends up snatching away the victory and power that Coin thinks she has successfully secured.
Katniss first begins to question Plutarch Heavensbee's loyalties when, during a party at President Snow's mansion, he flashes her a watch with a disappearing mockingjay on its face. Later, she realizes that Plutarch's given her a clue about the arena for that year's Games, which is designed to resemble a clock.
In the 74th Hunger Games, Clove was the only Career tribute who came close to killing Katniss twice — at the Bloodbath and at the Feast, and certainly seemed to have a deep hatred for her, perhaps because Katniss received a higher score than her.
Later, the two learn President Snow considered their actions to be an act of rebellion against the Capitol. After their last interview, in which the two continue to affect their romantic feelings for one another, Peeta comes to the realization Katniss has staged her love for him all along.
If anything, Finnick is even more selfless than Katniss. He serves the revolution. He knew the story going into the arena and was ready to die in order to save Katniss' life.
Katniss eventually awakes and realizes that a day or two has passed. Then she remembers that Peeta saved her life and wonders why he did it. She also remembers that she got the bow and arrows, and finally she feels like she has a chance in the Games.
Chia Mags kisses Finnick on the mouth to briefly let him know that this is the last time she will see him. It's her way of saying "Goodbye" but in a more affectionate way.
Yes, Katniss did develop an addiction to the morphling, on account of constantly being sedated with it, however, I wouldn't say that she was an addict. An addict is someone who goes to a substance (or whatever their 'poison' may be) under their own mind.
Johanna Mason developed an addiction to morphling while hospitalized in District 13 for the torture she endured in the Capitol. When she was weaned off, she instead dipped into Katniss's supply.
At an unknown point in time years before the 74th Hunger Games, she was personally fired by Snow, the stated reason being due to her being too surgically enhanced.
President Snow sees her as an enemy since her combination of popularity and low-level defiance constitutes a threat to his power. He dreams up The Quarter Quell as a way of getting rid of her and murders Cinna in front of her as a way of rattling her just before she's tossed into the arena.
Before the Capitol battle, Gale had explained to Katniss his series of bombs designed to feed off human compassion: a small bomb would go off, and then when medical aid rushed in, a second bomb would go off, killing those people as well. Incidentally, it's this exact type of bomb that took Prim's life.
Although she will never know for sure, Katniss does recognize that she cannot be with Gale. She will never be able to forgive him for his idea — the parachute bombs — that killed Prim.
The love triangle between Katniss, Gale, and Peeta is a major part of The Hunger Games franchise. There always appeared to be a spark between Katniss and her best friend, but when Katniss is reaped, everything changes. To survive, she's forced to fake a romance with Peeta, a boy who lives in her district.
