gale :

johanna :

haymitch :

endless list of favorite lok scenes

↳ mako the escaped firebending convict

An interpretation I’ve seen of this passage that really reduces both Katniss and Peeta’s characters down is using it as evidence that Peeta is solely hope while Katniss is solely fire. That Peeta doesn’t have fire of his own, that Katniss can’t be a source of hope. That Peeta came in and fixed Katniss.

Peeta has been shown to have inner worlds and an intensity of his own. He’s the one who heatedly said on the roof that he didn’t have much he was allowed to care about except his own identity. He’s the one who told Katniss to make sure everyone saw the berries. He’s the one who made a pointed comment about rebellion during the Victory Tour, and he’s been shown to be angry countless times. A boy who is a whiz with fire has to carry some heat and fire within himself.

Likewise, Katniss has this perseverance to her that is hopeful. This stubborn need to keep those close to her protected and loved. There were a lot of embellishments surrounding her actions through the series, but the core part of her that inspired a nation was her ability to care and protect. Volunteering for Prim, the flowers for Rue, the medicine and berries for Peeta. These are actions that inspire hope.

How can we look at a girl who was having the worst time of her life, who was even planning her own death in Mockingjay, yet still found the time to give Johanna pine needles, and not see her as a beacon of hope?

And Peeta needs that hope. This is a boy who grew up in an abusive household where his mother clearly doesn’t think highly of him. It doesn’t seem like protection of him is a big priority. We see how this impacts him when he tells Katniss he doesn’t have a shot at winning the Games. To which Katniss tells him that’s not a way to think. How would he not find hope in a girl that protected her little sister and family fiercely? The same girl who he gets to know and see just how caring she is to the point of remembering all his little details and always choosing him and encouraging him?

Let me tell you something, Balto. A dog cannot make this journey alone... but maybe, a wolf can.

I like this exchange because Sejanus expresses at length how horrifying the Hunger Games are to him, and Snow, while definitely uncomfortable with the Games, expresses that discomfort as "It's not pretty."