The Unnamed Tribute: A Hunger Games Blog

Once again we are brought to the supposed bridge of the cinema, from the literature to your imagination. Yet once again, we are brought to some disparities or additions that may have changed the inflection the movie has produced on the words of the novel.

Once again, Haymitch takes center stage, where he is meant to be. There is nothing that he doesn't do in this case. Rather, an addition would stir the dust of mystery and add to the tension leading up to the grim climax of Catching Fire.

What he does is throw his glass.



Now, why is this significant? This is in response to President Snow announcing that the 'tributes this year shall be reaped from the existing pool of victors.' Once again, a simple angry reaction may not seem significant at a glance, but there are quite a few implications in regards to what he does.

One of his primary goals is to keep Katniss alive, due to primarily assumed planning between himself and Plutarch Heavensbee, the head gamemaker within the book and film, to use her as the figurehead of the rebellion against the Capitol, as seen in Mockingjay. However, there is another view to this anger. Despite the fact that Katniss will go back into the arena regardless of what happens (as she is the only female victor of 12), Haymitch also has a chance of going back into the Hunger Games. He has taken up drinking and a careless attitude towards most of the people with whom he interacts, but could this mask a true mental and emotional scarring brought on by the second Quarter Quell, which he won? Could this be out of anger for Katniss? Selfish anger for himself? Potentially both?