Bound to the Capitol's culture of pomp, aggrandizement, and overall fanciness at the expense of emotional warmth, she demands that Coryo call her "the Grandma'am." So yeah, saying that Snow had a rough childhood is a bit of an understatement. In Mockingjay, Katniss returns to her home in District 12 after the bombing and while everything is in ruins, she can still smell the white rose upstairs in her old bedroom. The darker side of President Coin is hidden In the book, President Coin is more of a control freak: over Katniss, her prisoners, and even the schedules of her fellow rebels. The best answers are voted up and rise to the top, Not the answer you're looking for? 3. Why it's important: In the book, Coin's early actions foreshadow the psychotic decisions she makes later in the story. He knows that Peeta is a tool he can now use against Katniss. So when he wakes up and sees Katniss (the only person hes targeted to kill) mutt Peeta wins out. But at this point in time, she played her part and was actively against the entire rebellion for the fear of her family. What choice is she given here? Resentful at first, Snow is motivated to help the plucky, Katniss-esque Lucy Gray win in part because the winning mentor receives a full college scholarship, something the broke Snow family could use. 1 Why Did Coin Kill Prim? - On Secret Hunt Why its important: The film goes out of its way to emphasize that Snow wanted Peeta to be rescued, and was willing to let him go. This yearly murderfest is punishment to Panem's 12 districts for daring to rise up against an oppressive government regime, one that barely kept its people alive while allowing Capitol citizens and assorted barons of industry to live in luxury. 6. Her nervousness about serving as the living embodiment of the mockingjay forces President Coin to plan a rescue of Peeta and the other hostages. Katniss and Peeta are the first dual Victors in the history of the Games. Who is better Gale or Peeta? 357. President Snow allowed Peeta to go because he knew that he could not save the city and he did not want to put the city's population in danger. Part of this comes from the Quarter Quell, where Katniss (to the public at least) apparently abandons Peeta. Peeta used the dyes to paint a picture of Rue after Katniss covered her with flowers when she died. That there is a clear cut line between Good and Evil, and there's a way to deal with this without death because the system is built off of death!
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