PEETA IS KATNISSā ROCK
Peetas name is obviously an alternative spelling of āpita breadā, because heās a baker and all. But the name Peeta is a variation of the name Peter, which originated from the word ārockā in Greek. And this is so symbolic because Peeta is Katnissā rock, and is throughout all of the series. She even hints at it in the first hunger games where she says āIām glad now I have Peeta to clutch for balance; he is so steady, solid as a rock (thg,85)ā
To Katniss, Peeta has always been a solid presence in her life. Heās always there for her, no matter what. He might have been having a bad day, but if he hears that Katniss is also having a bad day, heāll put his feelings aside and comfort her, put her feelings before his. And heās always done that.
On the train on the Victory Tour, they share a bed every night, and he comforts her after every nightmare she has, and holds and strokes her hair until she falls back asleep, yet, he never asks her to reciprocate. He wakes up from nightmares also, but he never wakes her up and takes that prescious sleep away from her, even if it is only 5 minutes before she wakes from another nightmare, he never wakes her up. He puts Katniss before himself time and time again.
Even when he comes back to D12 for the first time since the war and his hijacking, hes still obviously trying to work through all of the memories, shiny or not, and sort things out, but he plants the Primrose for Katniss, because he knows sheās also going through things. Heās always there for her, no questions asked. Heās a constant in her life.
Heās her rock.
















