Everyone has been focusing mostly on Snow shitting his pants when he heard "The Hanging Tree" sung by Katniss but if I remember correctly, that clip of her singing wasn't transmitted in the Capitol so it's unknown if Snow saw it. But there is another clip of Katniss singing one of Lucy Gray's songs that Snow definitely saw and it definitely haunted him.
The Meadow Song.
And you know what probably made him shit his pants even more? How Katniss not only sang one of Lucy Gray's songs but she also honoured a dead tribute. In that moment he wasn't only haunted by Lucy Gray's ghost, he was also haunted by Sejanus'.
Something that I think is important about Wyatt as a character is how he highlights the stupidity of the district system. I know that the human love of sorting ourselves into categories meant that every YA series for a while had a bunch of different groups with associated traits that tweens could take uquizzes about, but The Hunger Games isn't like Divergent or Harry Potter where young adults get grouped based on their personalities. Sure, the districts all have industries they're known for and the tributes are clearly shaped by wherever they grew up, but being born into District Four doesn't actually mean that you'll like fish. Wyatt is brilliant when it comes to numbers, but in District Twelve he can only channel that into gambling. Imagine if he'd been born into District Three with a father like Beetee, what he could have done with his mathematical talents. There's mention of it with Maysilee too, how she doesn't want to run the candy store but her options are that or the mines.
I guess what I'm saying is that the district system is great for keeping people oppressed because they see their fellows as "other," which is why it is a tool of fascism and not a practical way to run a society. It doesn't matter who is in what group, it matters that they internalize their group identity to the point that they ignore the similarities between them.
yess cause finnick knew everyones secrets, EVERYONE'S. im sure snow told him about lucygray without mentioning her name and he talked to mags about it and put two and two together
my boy's smart, thats why he kept pushing katniss
lucygray never died
donβt try to convince me that one of those secrets about snow finnick knew about wasnβt lucy gray. he was so close to mags, who won the 11th hunger games, a few MONTHS after lucy grayβs games. mags definitely remembers lucy gray and probably something about what happened between her and show, and she definitely wouldβve told finnick
idc about any plot holes in this theory im dying on this hill ok
rereading catching fire and remember the part where snow ambushed katniss in her own house and was letting her know that he was keeping track on her/knows everything sheβs doing even out in woods? this is probably obvious but i just realized that was probably because of lucy gray? snow probably bugged the hell out of district 12 the second he had the power to do so because you know he was paranoid like that. he didnβt want to leave any possibility that she was still alive out there, and as years go by, he forgot all about it until katniss beat the game lmao
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The thing Peeta valued and feared losing most in the games was his humanity. That the games would change him, strip him of his kindness and heart. Death was never his fear. Because Peeta knew early on he likely wouldnβt survive and he also knew that he was willing to die if it increased Katnissβ chances of winning. Again, when heβs pulled into the quarter quell itβs not death he fears. Never death. His humanity is the part of himself he values most, and it is what Snow takes from him with the high jacking. But despite that being his biggest concern from the start of the series, the fear of losing himself and becoming the monster the capitol wants, I have no doubt Peeta would lose himself over and over again if it meant Katniss was safe. Because while Peeta maintaining his humanity is his biggest concern regarding himself, his biggest concern in general is Katnissβ safety, and her survival has always outranked his own needs in terms of importance.
The Umbrella Academy when they're in trouble:
Iβm sorry but if this paragraph doesnβt fuck you up Idk what will:
βCoriolanus felt his anxieties melt away. Full of fresh food, shaded by the trees, Lucy Gray singing softly beside him, he began to appreciate nature. It really was beautiful out here. The crystal clean air. The lush colors. He felt so relaxed and free. What if this was his life: rising whenever, catching his food for the day, and hanging out with Lucy Gray by the lake? Who needed wealth and success and power when they had love? Didnβt it conquer all?
- The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins (pg. 438)
Donβt you dare hate watch that Harry Potter TV series
Donβt let them get money from you. Donβt let them think they can continue. It will fund anti trans organisations.
Guandalupe Nettel, from her novel titled "Stillborn," originally published in 2020