Thinking about how Wyatt Callow is proof that Dr. Gaulβs and Snowβs assertion that humanityβs essential nature is violent (which is part of their argument for the Capitolβs control being necessary) is false. That βWhat happened in the arena? Thatβs humanity undressedβ¦ A boy with a club who beats another boy to death. Thatβs mankind in its natural state.β is false.
Iβm sure he had it all calculated. He knew exactly what choices would give him the best odds of survival. He knew that the faster he got out of the initial bloodshed the better his chances would be. He knew that letting other kids die would benefit his odds of survival. He knew exactly what he shouldβve done to preserve himself.
And yet, he threw all those statistics and odds, all that reason and logic out the window in the name of protecting Lou Lou, a girl that wasnβt even from his district. He threw it all out the window in the name of helping another human being that was in an unfair situation and had worse odds than him. He knew who the real enemy was; he knew it wasnβt the other kids being taken advantage of by the Capitol just like him.
That is humanity.
