Let's talk about Mr Everdeen, Mrs Everdeen, and Mr Mellark.
“He said, ‘See that little girl? I wanted to marry her mother, but she ran off with a coal miner,’” Peeta says.
“What? You’re making that up!” I exclaim.
“No, true story,” Peeta says. “And I said, ‘A coal miner? Why did she want a coal miner if she could’ve had you?’ And he said, ‘Because when he sings... even the birds stop to listen.’”
From this, do you think Mr Mellark had serious relationship with Mrs Everdeen?
Do you think her family disown her, after Mrs Everdeen marry with Mr Everdeen?
Thank you :) @curiousnonny
Yes. Yes, I do.
Which, if we follow that line of thinking makes Katniss almost starving even worse. (And Peeta's bread even a bigger rebellion.) You see, her grandparents were townies and were still alive when Mr. Everdeen passed. They didn't help their daughter or granddaughter, didn't reach out.
The bread (in that scenario) is an even bigger act of rebellion. It's Peeta saying a big F-you to his Mother but also to ALL of the townies he knows haven't done a thing. If you think about being a kid, you know there isn't a lot of control they have over things. He couldn't control his family situation, or the beatings. But he took the time and threw her bread.
(I sound like I can't say a straight sentence here, but I am tying this between meetings.)
