In Catching Fire, Katniss is angry -
beyond angry with the Gamemakers, with President Snow and with the Capitol in general.
She knows that nothing she does with Peeta is going to keep her and her family alive
because she has unintentionally incited rebellious riots. Therefore, during her
training, she goes into the training center and uses her ability to create knots to make
a hangman's noose. She ties up a dummy that is used for target practice and hangs the
dummy. On the dummy, she writes Seneca Crane. Seneca Crane is the name of the last head
Gamemaker. He was killed after allowing Peeta and Katniss to both win the previous
Hunger Games. Katniss does this to remind them that they, even though head hanchos for
the capitol, are not safe from President Snow's
wrath.
Peeta does a similarly angry and disturbing thing.
He depicts the way Rue looked covered with flowers as she died in the previous games. He
uses his camouflage and painting skills to pull this off. Peeta also is trying to send a
message to the Gamemakers that the tributes are people, strong victors who will not take
this lying down. What they are doing is inciting more anger and more rebellious actions
through their choice to punish the previous victors in the Quarter
Quell.
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