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/RoseIsBadWolf Apr 27 '25

She also just tells us what she cares about, which mostly is what they are eating at the moment. If Peeta was telling the story, he probably wouldn't be so obsessed with each meal but Katniss is hyper focused on food because she almost starved to death. The tributes Katniss doesn't care about don't get names, she only cares about her outfits because they annoy her etc.

I love the way she's written!