sotr is such a beautifully tragic book like-
haymitch thinking to himself that he can't even be considered a proper rebel
the 50th hunger games being re-edited into a neat little package, and haymitch’s lived experience literally becoming more pro-capitol propaganda
haymitch getting sent home with the bodies of his fellow tributes, haymitch saying that after the games there’s no shame or indignity too great for him to bear after he lost everything
all the times haymitch physically held katniss back, the way burdock everdeen did for him when the abernathy house was on fire
our first introduction of haymitch in thg is katniss thinking he’s this lone wolf figure, that he doesn’t care about anyone or anything, that he has no one and doesn’t want anyone in his life, when really it’s that he cared so much about so many people, but he lost them all and had to push the remainder away
“Our way of saying good-bye to those we cherished. I follow suit, raising my hand high, because I have so many to honor.”
the continuation of the “history gets rewritten” concept introduced in tbosas, and the overall theme of propaganda- maysilee and haymitch talking about symbolically painting posters, the arena being shaped like an eye, snow somehow knowing to use the gumdrops to kill lenore just to show haymitch that he’s always watching, “I guess Snow lands on top”
katniss being surprised in cf that haymitch actually knows people in the capitol, and realizing that he must’ve known other victors like beetee, mags, and wiress through his games
“Trying to forget is my full-time job now.”
HAYMITCH CARRYING AROUND A FLINT STRIKER AS HIS TOKEN, FEELING UTTERLY DEFEATED EVEN THOUGH HE’S THE VICTOR OF HIS GAMES, WHEN HE’S LITERALLY ONE OF THE MANY SMALL SPARKS THAT HELPED START THE REVOLUTION ALONG WITH EVERY TRIBUTE WHO WANTED BETTER, LUCY GRAY, LENORE DOVE, RUE, CINNA, PRIM, literally anyone who wanted a different future than year after year of watching kids slaughter each other !!!
“You were capable of imagining a different future. And maybe it won’t be realized today, maybe not in our lifetime. Maybe it will take generations. We’re all part of a continuum. Does that make it pointless?”
anyways i’m really emotional about this book everyone say thank you suzanne collins !!