[ SECRET POST #1714 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #1714 ⌋


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Comments

[vitani]

I think Peeta comes off as perfect because the book is narrated by Katniss, and she sees him as Good, as "the best of them". Everything is colored through that lens. The book doesn't dwell on Peeta's flaws because Katniss doesn't, but I don't think it doesn't mean he has them -- in fact, I enjoyed his character in part because of his issues. There's a reason Peeta considers himself disposable, and it's not simply noble self-sacrifice. I mean, come on, living for only one other person is not a good thing, or a romantic one, particularly when you didn't even know that person well. I feel like it gets genuine later on, but at the start, Katniss was someone Peeta built up in his mind so he could have some sort of connection to 'loving someone', since he never did with his family. At least, that's how it came across to me. I didn't think that was supposed to be something we were to approve of. I felt bad for him.

[cold-river-blue.livejournal.com]

I think Peeta comes off as perfect because the book is narrated by Katniss

This is dead on. I don't think we're supposed to view Katniss as a reliable narrator - she's a young girl going through hell, not an outside, analytical voice. It's like when people say Prim is sue-ish because she's so perfect. But she's not really perfect, she's just a sweet little girl whose older sister thinks she's perfect. It's part of the reason that I dislike the first person narrative in the later books; we miss out on a lot of nuance by seeing things only through Katniss' point of view.

[vitani]

I'm with you. We miss out on a lot because of the choice to have it in first person.

[(Anonymous)]

I started to type a reply and then found your comment did it for me. He is flawed- he has a temper he tries to control and mostly succeeds, but there is a lot of anger even before the games. He knows that he's good with words, and once he realises that he tries to use it to his advantage... and sometimes it backfires horribly. That's not a Stu trait. He has built up Katniss as somebody he was connected to, which is why he could believe her lies in the arena. He probably fell for her for a mixture of reasons, some good and some bad. I don't think it was a coincidence that the first thing he learnt about her was that she was the daughter of his father's ex, a nurturing and kind woman- a stark contrast to his own abusive mother.

As for why Katniss doesn't dwell, she has built him up as Somebody She Is Indebted To. That is the most powerful thing in the world to her. I think it's also the reason you don't see much of his family- they would illustrate his weaknesses, and she doesn't want to see that.