Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson: Katniss' fellow District 12 tribute comes from a family of bread bakers, and his name is an alternate—or dystopic, if you will—spelling of pita.
Katniss' first name comes from the arrowhead plant, which was known as katniss in the language of the Lenape. The root of this plant can be eaten, as Katniss does in the book. Her father once said: "As long as you can find yourself, you'll never starve."
The constant association of bread with Peeta--"the boy with the bread"--reflects the central role of the baker in allowing and ensuring access to bread, while also suggesting the vulnerability (and ultimately, edibility) of this character.
Trilogy Discussion. Peeta - Peeta's first name is an alternative spelling of 'pita', the type of bread, which seems fitting as he's a baker. ' Panem' in Latin actually means 'bread', which gives Peeta a bit of a contrast to Panem.
At eighteen years old, Gale has his name entered the Reaping Bowl forty-two times. This is because he has signed up for tessera several times (once each for himself as well as his family members – his siblings, Rory, Posy, and Vick, and his mother, Hazelle Hawthorne) every single year since he was 12.
The Entire Life of Peeta Mellark (Hunger Games Explained)
How many times was Prim's name entered for the reaping?
Katniss, who is sixteen, will have her name in twenty times, and Gale, who is eighteen, will have his in forty-two times. Katniss's sister, Prim, is only twelve and has taken no tesserae, so her name is only in once.
As such, sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen had her name put in the glass ball twenty times, having applied for herself as well as her sister and mother for five years since the age of 12.
Euphemia (Effie for short) is the most famous member of the Trinket Family. Just like her mother, Euphemia Trinket, she is an escort of District 12. She appears in the films, Capitol Couture, and the books. She is a friend of Katniss, Peeta, Haymitch, and more.
Primrose "Prim" Everdeen is Katniss' younger sister. She is 12 years old in The Hunger Games, and has blonde hair and blue eyes. Kind and compassionate, Prim is a skilled healer, a pupil of her mother.
Effie Trinket: The escort for the District 12 tributes has one of the few names currently circulating (if minimally) in the baby-name pool. Effie is short for the Greek name Euphemia, meaning well-spoken, which fits well enough—though the Greek for well-dressed might suit her better.
SPOILERS!!!!! In the end of the first book peeta had his leg cut by cato but then when he hid he covered himself with mud and stuff to camouflage and it got hella infected but Katniss found him and took care of him but then his leg got torn up by mutts yada yada yada blah blah blah we already knew this.
He is "broad-shouldered and strong." Part of Peeta's left leg was amputated following the 74th Hunger Games, forcing him to walk with the aid of a prosthetic leg for the rest of his life. In the 2012 film adaptation, his leg is never amputated.
While a prisoner of the Capitol, Peeta was hijacked into believing that Katniss was not human, but in fact one of the Capitol's mutts. Conversely, Johanna Mason suggested that the Capitol's torture replaced Peeta with an "evil-mutt version" of himself. This sentiment was later echoed by Katniss.
During The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, the three-fingered salute is still used as a gesture of goodbye, but also comes to represent the anger and grief people feel toward the Capitol at taking their children to be killed.
Origin:Greek. Meaning:Cinnamon. Calling all fans of The Hunger Games! While this dystopian series boasts many bold and daring characters, Cinna is definitely one of the fan favorites. This gender-neutral name of Greek origin means "cinnamon" and is shared with the costume designer for protagonist Katniss Everdeen.
( willow and rye ). They seem right, I don't think Katniss would ever name her kids after any of those other people because it would just make her remember how they passed away. ᏒIᎪ Suzanne Collins said they're names are Willow and Rye Mellark.
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.
To put it short and simply, Prim's death is a message from Suzanne Collins telling us all that children can and do also die in war. In war, you can't protect even the most innocent and vulnerable because war and destruction don't discriminate.
He only uses Katniss because the Capitol is brutally oppressive and he realizes that, with Katniss's help, the rebels have a real chance of bringing it down. This sort of cynical pragmatism largely defines Haymitch, and it stems from a combination of realism and a rebellious spirit.
This interaction was so surprising to fans because it's not in the books at all. While, throughout the series, there's some chemistry between the two, nothing ever comes of the tension in Suzanne Collins' novels. Beyond the kiss, nothing happened between the two in the movies either.
even then, both of them had very different ways of achieving their success. haymitch is all sarcasm and rough prodding whereas effie tries to be as sweet, and patient as possible. effie is from the capitol, she cares about fashion and food and decorations whereas haymitch....just wants his liquor.
Answer and Explanation: At the end of Catching Fire, Effie is arrested by District 13 after Katniss escapes from the arena. They hold her as a political prisoner because of her ties to the Capitol and her role in the Hunger Games.
Haymitch is already drinking, and Peeta gets angry with him because he's supposed to be advising them. He slaps the drink out of Haymitch's hand. Haymitch punches him, and Katniss stabs her knife into the table between his hand and the liquor bottle.
During Catching Fire, things in District 12 became so dire that Rory was forced to take tesserae, to Hazelle and Gale's discomfort. Although they also lived in District 12, Madge Undersee and Peeta Mellark never needed to take out any tesserae because Madge was the mayor's daughter and Peeta's father owned a bakery.
Summary and Analysis Part 1: Chapter 2. Katniss volunteers to take her sister's place as tribute, thinking about how the odds had been in Prim's favor, that her name was one in a thousand and never should have been drawn in the first place.
