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Feral and Chaotic

@feral-and-chaotic

A nerdy lil arty sideblog. pronouns: they/them but I don't care really! main blog/account: Skyhawkwolf (but that mostly lurks though I will use it to follow people)
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While I do agree that Katniss and Haymitch are fundamentally very similar, I noticed some stark differences through their narration. I've heard many people say that the name-dropping in sotr felt overdone and forced, but honestly, it all makes sense. It’s logical that everyone in District 12 knew each other since it was such a small community. It was only Katniss as a character that stopped us from seeing this. She was very closed off and not particularly skilled at drawing connections between the people she knew.

For example, the fact that only reveals Maysilee’s story in Catching Fire tells is a little.... On the other hand, Haymitch provides us with basically family tree of District 12 within the first few chapters of sotr.

I’ve also been thinking about how Katniss wasn’t a very good performer. And maybe just maybe this worked to her advantage in sparking the rebellion. Because Haymitch fundamentally understood the mechanisms of the Games ( which made him more of a target from Snow?) —he knew exactly what to say and how it would infuriate the Gamemakers. Katniss, in comparison, often acted impulsively and out of hot-headedness ( it was never a deliberate act of rebellion, at least at first). For example, when she shot the arrow at the pig, perhaps deep down she knew she was defying the Capitol, but it wasn’t something she did deliberately—it felt more like a spontaneous, instinctive act of rebellion. And I have feeling Snow knew and understood this about Katniss.

Haymitch honestly feels like a good mix between Katniss and Peeta.

#absolutely this!#Haymitch starts off with so many friends and connections.#HES the guy everyone knows is the energy I get#he's chatty and everything he says has purpose. he is charismatic and he knows it
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I've decided to double down on the Haymitch and Effie ship after finishing that book.

Haymitch deserves a family. He's got two kids a ton of geese. He's allowed to move on from his girl, just as much as he allowed her to move on from him

#sunrise on the reaping
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