I also yelled out loud when I read that Katniss had chosen to vote for the games, but when I went back after finishing the book and had had some time to digest, I really do think that she voted for the games for the sole purpose of keeping Coin in the dark about her real plans. I think she realized that Coin was going to be no better than Snow, and because she had been groomed so for the public displays of rebellion that she knew that she had to kill her in the public's eye. Also, Haymitch didn't vote "for" the games; he said that he was "with the Mockingjay," which I took to mean that he had an inkling of what Katniss was planning. In fact, doesn't Katniss think something to the effect of "we'll see how well Haymitch really knows me" or something like that.
Also, Gale's character development was fascinating to me. Now that I think about it, there were signs of his utter hatred for the Capitol and his growing tendency towards 'let's defeat them no matter the cost' attitude. That thing with the mountain sealed his fate as to whether Katniss would choose him or not. Just as Katniss could not truly endorse another Hunger Games, I think that she had a real problem with Gale's ideas about war. Although she wasn't innocent of that thinking all the time. I was a put off by her killing of that woman.
Peeta's character arc is what did me in. And the deaths of Finnick and Prim. Prim's was the worst, though.
Tough read, but absolutely worth ever heart-wrenching page.
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I also yelled out loud when I read that Katniss had chosen to vote for the games, but when I went back after finishing the book and had had some time to digest, I really do think that she voted for the games for the sole purpose of keeping Coin in the dark about her real plans. I think she realized that Coin was going to be no better than Snow, and because she had been groomed so for the public displays of rebellion that she knew that she had to kill her in the public's eye. Also, Haymitch didn't vote "for" the games; he said that he was "with the Mockingjay," which I took to mean that he had an inkling of what Katniss was planning. In fact, doesn't Katniss think something to the effect of "we'll see how well Haymitch really knows me" or something like that.
Also, Gale's character development was fascinating to me. Now that I think about it, there were signs of his utter hatred for the Capitol and his growing tendency towards 'let's defeat them no matter the cost' attitude. That thing with the mountain sealed his fate as to whether Katniss would choose him or not. Just as Katniss could not truly endorse another Hunger Games, I think that she had a real problem with Gale's ideas about war.
Although she wasn't innocent of that thinking all the time. I was a put off by her killing of that woman.
Peeta's character arc is what did me in. And the deaths of Finnick and Prim. Prim's was the worst, though.
Tough read, but absolutely worth ever heart-wrenching page.