He lies in her defense when Katniss tries to explain knowing her Avox server, Lavinia, by saying she looks like Delly Carthwright. Katniss gives in to the 'hunger' that she feels when she is with him, and after reflects that she believes "This would have happened anyways," indicating that Katniss finally realized how deep her feelings for Peeta ran. To this end, he lies to everybody on national television, saying Katniss and he had secretly got married before the Quell was announced, and that Katniss is pregnant. Peeta tells Finnick to take care of Annie. She manages to return with the medicine, after nearly dying at the hands of Clove. Peeta is first introduced at the reaping for the 74th Hunger Games when he is selected as the male tribute representing District 12 alongside female tribute Katniss. Peeta seems rather regretful or Finnick's death toward the end of Mockingjay and in the epilogue. He is the second tribute to volunteer in his district, the first being Katniss Everdeen. Believing these to be his final moments of life, on the beach, Peeta told Katniss how he truly loved her and would die for her. In Mockingjay, it is revealed that all of his family were killed in the bombing of District 12. It took Katniss much longer for her to understand the same concept. Height Although still heartbroken from learning that Katniss doesn't reciprocate his feelings, Peeta doesn't abandon their image of star-crossed lovers and still "performs" well in front of the camera, playing his role of a boy lost in love. Peeta expresses a desire to be friends with Katniss; while he knows she is stubborn and skilled in archery, he does not know her favorite color. Before training, Haymitch suggests they make friends, as the fellow tributes have known each other for years and already have strong friendships, therefore making Peeta and Katniss their prime targets. Katniss and Peeta decide to commit suicide with the remaining nightlock. [4] He is "broad-shouldered and strong. [20], Peeta Mellark as portrayed by Josh Hutcherson in the series. Katniss believes that she has finally found the once-lost feeling Peeta stirs inside of her, that she needs Peeta to survive because he symbolizes hope and rebirth rather than destruction, like Gale does. Haymitch is impressed by their potential and decides that as long as they don't interfere with his drinking, he will stay sober enough to help them. They were most likely friends and got along very well considering the fact in Catching Fire he briefly makes a comment about her. Many of the other returning tributes are friends with each other, but Katniss and Peeta have a disadvantage. In Mockingjay, Gale volunteered first to be on the squad to break into the Capitol and retrieve Peeta from prison. She knows the Capitol is using Peeta, torturing him to try to break her, so she will stop the rebellion and let the Capitol regain power. A rebel-controlled hovercraft arrives and rescues Katniss, Finnick, and Beetee. [8], An accomplished painter and baker on account of working in his family's bakery his whole life (Suzanne Collins named the character Peeta because "Pita" is a kind of bread)[citation needed], Peeta also excels at hand-to-hand combat,[9] camouflage,[10] handling knives,[11] and starting fires. The Hunger Games Wiki is a FANDOM Books Community. Peeta Mellark was a baker's son from District 12, who rose to fame when he and his district partner Katniss Everdeen made history and won the 74th Hunger Games. She agrees to stay with him but, having received a bottle of sleep syrup from her mentor, Haymitch Abernathy, she puts him into a drug-induced sleep and seizes the opportunity to slip away to the feast. The Careers admit that he is "handy with a knife" and indeed a knife is his preferred weapon in the Games, though he doesn't often use one in combat. $11.95. When Haymitch is drawn as the male tribute, Peeta automatically volunteers to take his place. "[5] Part of Peeta's left leg was amputated following the 74th Hunger Games, forcing him to walk with the aid of a prosthetic leg for the rest of his life. Katniss, however, is given a subtle gesture from Snow that tells her that this was not good enough to contain the fire that she has ignited. "Liam Hemsworth auditions for Hunger Games", "Lionsgate Testing Actors to Star in 'Hunger Games' Opposite Jennifer Lawrence (Exclusive)", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Peeta_Mellark&oldid=998979961, Fictional characters with post-traumatic stress disorder, Articles with unsourced statements from March 2019, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 7 January 2021, at 22:59. Peeta and Katniss leave the district on the train to the Capitol, escorted by well-known fashionista and socialite, Effie Trinket. 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