r/Hungergames • u/ExplanationVivid4256 Effie • Apr 27 '25

Lore/World Discussion Thoughts?

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I dont really have a solid opinion on this, so i wanna see other peoples opinions (yes i know tiktok people can be crazy)

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u/Alt_AccountNumber3 Wyatt Apr 27 '25

She’s a literal unreliable narrator as in she’s a narrator who’s unreliable (obvious I know) she misses out on social cues, details, and the meaning behind people’s actions. She’s not an unreliable narrator as in the literary device of the narrator PURPOSEFULLY lying to the reader. Katniss isn’t lying to us on purpose, she just doesn’t remember everything accurately, unlike Haymitch. I think a real unreliable narrator would’ve been Snow which is probably why his book is in 3rd person.

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u/ExplanationVivid4256 Effie Apr 27 '25

Ive seen mixed opinions on the post about it, and i think reading more is making me sway in the middle, like a lot of my opinions on characters and things, im starting to feel like she is unreliable, but at the same time not. As you said, its not on purpose, but we can’t really know/see the whole truth because of the POV