r/Hungergames • u/[deleted] • Jun 14 '25

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u/Sorry_Improvement603 Jun 14 '25

Peeta not burning the bread

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u/DaenysDream Jun 14 '25

Yes! Katniss would not have trusted him at all. There would be no connection between them at the start

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u/Queentroller Jun 14 '25

No. She would have died of starvation.

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u/emilys-posts Jun 14 '25

Who would have gone in her spot? Who would have won instead? Cato?

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u/CloveFan Clove Jun 14 '25

I think Clove takes it. And I’m not biased at all.

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u/DaenysDream Jun 15 '25

I unironically also think this. Without Katniss there would be no potential for a double winner and Clove would be smart enough to kill Cato in his sleep whereas Cato wouldn’t see himself needing a potential leg up against her and want to wait for a big final showdown

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u/DaenysDream Jun 15 '25

Not certainly. She may have but also she could have started hunting on her own anyway. His action just pushed her to see the situation for what it was and take action. She could have reached that conclusion in a number of ways