The Capitol can't publicly accuse him of being a rebel, and at the same time he manages to use one of the Capitol's greatest publicity tools—his and Katniss's popularity—against it. This ability shows that he's extremely intelligent, and like the other tributes, he's not afraid to try to hurt the Capitol.
Peeta is repeatedly described as charming, generous, kind and likable, and possessing a self-deprecating sense of humour. He first confuses and later inspires Katniss with his determination to maintain his identity while inside the arena and his refusal to become a "piece" in the Capitol's game.
Because of her mother's depression after her father's death, Katniss was forced from a young age to figure out how to take care of her family so they would not starve.
She tells Haymitch that Peeta is strong, that he can lift heavy bags of flour and can wrestle, that his hand-to-hand combat will be outstanding. Peeta doesn't believe these skills afford him any sort of advantage.
No one on earth could endure the torture that Peeta went through without being horrifically traumatized, but the fact that he was so forthright about his love for Katniss didn't do him any favors in that department either.
Just like with Katniss, Peeta having a physical skill becomes an advantage. While he might not be proficient with a weapon like Katniss, he could defend himself from weaker tributes who had no real physical prowess at all.
All this is amidst a constant battle to procure food and water, and indeed she nearly dies of thirst in one of the Games. While she manages to escape both Games with her life, she is left suffering significant psychological distress and displays symptoms consistent with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Beetee is one of the technical geniuses of The Hunger Games franchise. Here's how his character evolves over the course of the series. The Hunger Games franchise is known for its star-studded cast, from Jennifer Lawrence as protagonist Katniss Everdeen to Woody Harrelson as her mentor Haymitch Abernathy.
Peeta is a much better fit for Katniss in so many ways. Through The Hunger Games, He is patient, empathetic and selfless in a way that Gale isn't. Peeta understands that Katniss is not in a position where she can make a definitive decision about whether she wants to be with him or Gale.
He has recognized all along how the Capitol uses tributes as pieces in their Game. Captured by the Capitol at the end of the Quarter Quell, Peeta gets turned into his greatest fear: a piece in the Capitol's Game to be used against Katniss.
She stumbles into the snow at first, but then she dusts herself off, rises, and begins waving to the photographers, arm in arm with Peeta. The camera zooms out to a neutral angle, giving audiences a sudden, somewhat startling reminder that oh, that's right—Katniss is slightly taller than Peeta.
Eventually his personality went back to normal, and he never lost his grip on reality again. But even years afterwards, he still experienced flashbacks, and had to grab onto something solid while he waited for them to pass.
Ultimately, in Mockingjay, it was undeniable that Katniss was completely in love with Peeta. Even though both Gale and Peeta are great men who wanted the best for Katniss, there's no doubt Peeta was kinder, and more loyal and understanding. These qualities made Peeta way better as a character and as a love interest.
Cato sees his victory in the Hunger Games as the correct and natural outcome – after all, he's been preparing his whole life, and tributes from Districts 1 and 2 are most likely to be winners. But Katniss's high score in training, uncommon for District 12 tributes, earns Cato's attention and ire.
As the lead character in The Hunger Games, it isn't a surprise that Katniss is the strongest character in the franchise. Katniss's expertise with the bow is outstanding, and she manages to successfully defend herself with this weapon throughout the whole series.
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People who suffer from PTSD can also experience trouble sleeping, which both Katniss and Peeta deal with, exhibit self-destructive or reckless behavior or can be aggressive and irritable. Both tributes also have trouble controlling themselves and often react aggressively to situations that upset them.
Katniss is rendered deaf in one ear after she blows up the Careers' supplies, and she doesn't regain any hearing on her left side until afterwards when the Capitol gives her a hearing aid.
How Katniss Deals with Her PTSD. It's no surprise that Katniss becomes traumatized—after all, the Hunger Games are the perfect breeding ground for PTSD. Severe, life-threatening, interpersonal violence as well as witnessing atrocities and killing enemies in combat are particular risk factors for the disorder.
It took time for Peeta to break out of that conditioning, and even when the possibility existed that Peeta could be a danger to Katniss, the two of them still elected to be together and build a future in a post-Hunger-Games world. Their love for one another is evident.
Throughout both installments of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, it was revealed that Peeta was physically and mentally tortured by the Capitol. They used tracker jacker venom to distort his memories to turn him against Katniss.
Peeta learnt it in training, the training all the contenstant went through before they go into the arena and they pick the skill they want. He was rubbish at learning weapons but his artistic skills with cakes gave him a natural boost when it came to learning camouflage in the boot camp.
