The Entire Life of Peeta Mellark (Hunger Games Explained) 

Primrose: *Gets called to hunger games* Katniss: I volunteer as tribute! Peeta: *Gets called to hunger games* Peetas brothers: that’s rough buddy

Peeta means a lot to me because he really represented a new and refreshing YA male lead. It was so rare to see a YA male romantic lead that was kind, soft-hearted and showed his emotions.

Peeta had a bad life. Imagine having a crush on someone and that leading you to being tortured.

PTSD aside, he married the girl he had loved since he was 5 and they had two babies. One of the few surviving characters that got the ending he deserved!

I think it was cool that Katniss and Peeta actually fell in love at the end of the story.

Peeta is the heart of The Hunger Games Trilogy.

In District 12, no couple truly feels married until they have a toasting ceremony, where they each place a piece of bread into a fire and feed it to one another. The boy with the bread and the girl on fire literally equals toast lol. Suzanne Collins wrote beautiful imagery and symbolism into Katniss and Peeta's story in so many ways.

Loved it. But the bread that Peeta gave to Katniss, wasn't just an ordinary loaf of bread. This bread had nuts and berries in it. Extremely expensive loaf of bread. Only the head Peace Keeper could afford it by him self. Occasionally a few merchants would go in to together and get one of the special breads. And to buy it you had to pay in advance.

When you gave them domestic roles and said the haymitch was a child, I couldn't stop laughing

If I'm being honest though, Peeta is an extremely well-written character, and in my opinion, relates to readers about their thoughts about the hunger games.

I hated that they didn't show in the film how depressed and shell-shocked Katniss was when she and Haymitch went back to the Victor's Village, and how the sight of Peeta and the primroses he was planting for Prim inspired her to finally shower after weeks of sitting, throwing away the rose that Snow left for her so long ago into the fire, and wanting to feel alive again. Anyone who has been depressed can't help but be touched by her launching into motion again. Struck by something so simple and powerful it can only have one name: love. Hits me so hard every time I read it.

It kind of pissed me off how the film (which I think is a fairly decent adaptation overall) sort of brushed off Peeta's kindness in the bread scene. Without knowing the book you have no idea why Katniss is sat outside the bakery looking sad, and Peeta's already burnt the bread, making it feel like a random decision without any reason behind it. Like the whole point is that Peeta deliberately burns the bread, because he sees Katniss first and feels bad for her situation. He actively decides to take a risk and do something incredibly kind and brave, and give her some food, even though he knows he'll get in trouble for it!

Peeta fell in love with Katniss the first time he heard her voice. It’s no wonder her voice was then again the thing that gave him the ability to breakthrough the brainwashing/torture.

Peeta means bread in Latin. Bread is a symbol of survival and hope for Katniss in the books. Which is a huge reason why she chose him in the end. It was symboloc from the beginning.

I'm sure Peeta would've been a fantastic chef.

When it came down to it, Gale was just as selfish a person as Katniss. He chose the revolution over her, where as Peeta chose Katniss over everything. Always putting her first and trying to save her. Hamish was right, Katniss did not deserve a guy like Peeta, he was too good for. He loved her, warts and all. Gale never did, he just loved what she represented.

Peeta's story is sad, he was literally abused by his mother and was forced to enter a deadly game with his crush whom he had to kill in order to survive. He also got tortured countless times and at one point got hijacked. I'm glad he get a happy ending in the end, he deserves it.

I really like at the end of the books when Katniss officially chooses peeta over Gale, she talks about all Gale wanted was revenge, but Peeta just wanted peace, and to be together, something Katniss rlly needed then 😁

Peeta, Finnick, Prim, and Rue represented peace, compassion, unconditional love, kindness, and forgiveness. I think that's why the four of them meant so much

What I had forgotten when reading the books was that Peeta fricking won a second hunger games with a prosthetic fricking leg!...

Peeta was by far the best character of the whole movie. Very well written.

Me: “I’m taking a 10 minute break then back to homework...” *notification goes off for this gem Me: “so I meant a 34 minute break”

Wish he added the part where Peeta and Katniss had the couple of days before the 75th QQ where they hung out and had picnics which is when the fondness for Peeta grew. This made sense as to why Katniss cared for Peeta more during the games. But I love Peeta and love this!

In the first book, when Katniss's family has been starving and Peeta burns the bread, it makes Katniss remember that it is spring and there's tons of dandelions around to make bread with. In the last book, Katniss says, regarding choosing Gale or Peeta, that she needs the "dandelion in the spring ... the reminder that life can go on." This entire series is flush with symbolism. My heart.

And this is how you write a love story: not rushed, not cheesy, just two people with shared trauma trying lo live a happy normal life 🖤 It made me so happy that Peeta ends up living a life he surely had dreamt of

Peeta's strength of character is so strong that not only did he find his way back to himself after the horrific torture he endured but also found his way back to the feeling he had/has for Katniss. His first act after getting back to District Twelve after being released from the care of Dr. Aurelius was to plant Primroses for Katniss. The Capitol couldn't break him. They tried but failed. Even Pres. Coin couldn't, and boy did she want him to. Oh, and she only wanted him over Katniss, because she mistakenly believed Peeta was easily manipulated. Which he wasn't. He was also on board with a rebellion before Katniss was, even mentioning it during the Victory Tour during the party at Pres. Snow's mansion. Yeah, Peeta was not ignorant or blind to the atrocities of the Capitol, but unlike Gale, Peeta didn't give in to the anger and hatred it elicited. Instead, he used it to fuel his kindness and compassion.

R.I.P Peeta's left foot.

I wouldn't say Katniss's bond ing with Peeta during the first game was all an act. She knew deep down that she had started to catch real feelings.

I've loved Peeta ever since I first read this trilogy, and he's probably one of my top 3 favorite characters. I was just always so amazed that someone as kind and compassionate as him could exist in a cruel world such as Panem, and I truly believe that his resemblance to Prim was a sign that he would be a bright spot in Katniss's world just as Prim was, as both of them had innocence that became strength and resolve. Seeing him suffer so much pain is heart wrenching, but him fighting his way back is something worth seeing because ou know the worst of the world can't truly take away someone so good. It honestly breaks my heart that the "Peeta vs Gale" nonsense ever happened, because you can tell that a lot of it was people just deciding which actor they found more attractive rather than focusing on them as people, as Peeta got hit with this aspect of it way more than Gale, with people calling him weak and other words that just aren't true. It's one reason why I really feel the books should be read, so people can see Peeta for the man he was meant to be, rather than just a handsome face on the screen.

lmao not katniss and peeta being haymitch's parents

Peeta loved katniss so much and katniss didn’t love him at first but she learned to love him and that’s why they were so perfect. Real or not real????

Peeta Is The most real And Kind Person in the whole Saga , she realise about this at the end.

Peeta is one of my favorite characters and I’m glad Katniss chose him instead of selfish Gale. He’s always really kind, generous, smart, caring and basically all those good qualities

It's often the people that are at peace that are the most dangerous when they're angry. Peeta is a perfect example. Imagine if he lost his mind in the earlier games...

We all agree that Peeta is the best character in the series correct?

When I saw this I literally went like "LETS GOOOO!!" lol

I’ve read the books, awhile ago, but I never knew Peeta had a prosthetic leg?!!!!

The fact that peeta had a brother that could take his place but did nothing makes my blood boil

Finally he is back better than ever

Movieflame: Life of Peeta Mellark Me: omg yass My homework: am i a joke to you? 👁👄👁

Peeta saying Katniss is pregnant is still in my eyes the most iconic moment from the series

I feel like a detail that is constantly overlooked is the fact that peeta giving Katniss that bread is the action that finally gave her hope after her dad died and pushed her to go hunting to feed her family.

I feel so bad for Petta! He got tortured by the capitol and his mother was cruel to him😭Katniss volunteered for Prim but no one volunteered for him😭😭😭😭He was a very sweet boy

Am I the only person who is absolutely obsessed with Peeta! He’s such an amazing heart warming character!! Not to mention Josh Hutcherson is soo cute!

I swear, Peeta is such a Hufflepuff, he’s *SO PURE* What houses are the other characters in?

Peeta's death was the saddest moment. He later recovered, but the original Peeta, the boy with the bread, has died in the Capital when he was captured and tortured.

I feel so bad for peeta in the beginning because he thought that katniss actually loved him but she was just playing him.

I watched the movies before I read the books and I loved Gale (until that last thing at the end) but wasn’t in love with Peeta until I read the books! I also realized that the movies downplayed Peeta a bit in his kindness and love and really tried to make Gale look good and more generous than he was in the books.

Peeta was my favourite. The line about not wanting to lose himself was so powerful.

for those of you who think Peeta was weak and useless... He literally warned all of 13 about a bombing saving them all knowing he was going to be punished heavily

I'M HERE I'M HERE HE IS THE BEST CHARACTER BEEN TEAM PEETA SINCE THE FIRST MOVIE have huge Crush on Josh too

Remember when Peeta was yelling at Prim to kill Katniss? "She's a monster! She's a mutt!"

Katniss wasn’t faking anything in the first games. She just wasn’t ready to address her feelings for Peeta and how strong they were, so when Haymitch offered her the out of it being an act, she clung to it with everything she had. She was the epitome of the ‘push people away because I’m scared of my feelings’ trope. That’s why Peeta almost dying in the Quarter Quell when he hit the force field was such a huge moment for her. She had realized at that point that she cared about Peeta more than most people, but seeing him dead for those few short moments made her realize she’d been in love with him from the start and how much he really meant to her. Gale was just her safety net that she went back to when she was scared because he reminded her of home and her family. She loved Gale but was in love with Peeta. None of it was fake at any point.

What struck me the most was the music at the end of the movie, when they show Katniss and Peeta as a family with kids. It was the same theme when Rue passed away. I couldn't help but cry..

Let’s be real, peeta is the true protagonist of this series. It hurts knowing how he feels the whole time, going back and reading katniss’s interpretation of his actions just wanting to shake/hug this poor traumatized girl who can’t imagine kindness being a motivation. When I first read the books I was 11, (not eligible for a reaping) and a 16 year old seemed so much older, now I’m 19 and reading it again and think through the lens of myself at 16 and it just hits different

Peeta was the most deserving character of a happy ending, after everything he went through

I had the biggest crush on Peeta 😪

Peeta was truly kind, loyal and positive when bad people treat him like shit. Peeta was truly a best friend that anybody can have and need 🥰

i really want the first book in peeta's POV. how hard must be to have this girl you love saving you and saying she couldn't live without you and then realizing she was acting.

it’s two in the morning and i am legit sobbing over this peeta’s been my comfort character for a long time

I have a very deep love for Peeta, and I hate that he went through so much pain -- he didn't deserve to suffer so much. Also, even though the movies didn't exactly do Peeta justice, I do really love Josh Hutcherson's performance and his fantastic portrayal of such a complex and well-developed character~

Hold on i don't know how to process the fact that they showed brainwashed Peeta clips of Katniss singing and he didn't react violently to it because it was the reason he fell in love with her in the first place 😭😭

He still remained a good guy despite everything that happened to him. Props to his integrity and will.

Books aside, I think Josh Hutcherson (sorry if I didn’t spell his last name correctly) did a very excellent job playing Peeta in the Hunger Games movies. He made me love Peeta even more, personally. I think it’s amazing how good, kind-hearted, and selfless he really was in the books as well tbh. I wasn’t a really big fan of Gale but I think Liam Hemsworth did an excellent job representing Gale too.

Look at the Capitol, they got angry with katniss's pregnancy and wanted to shut down the games but they don't even give a fuck when 24 children are choosen everyvyear for the games

Me: finished reading the hunger games this morning watched all the videos about hunger games on RU-vid Movie flame: say no more!

I’ve never read the books, so during the first book I was like: oh, look, all the movie footage is useful cause is so well adapted and all scenes fit in. Then I went like: WHAT? Peeta loses his LEG??

I been waiting for this for a year! ❤️ Peeta is my favorite THG character, he’s so kind, selfless and pure, he is the dandelion in the spring that Katniss described, the hope of humanity in a dystopian society.

He could throw 50 pound flour sacks! Peeta is a charmer/people person, Strategic and perceptive, so he was good at manipulating the audience, as well as selfless for Katniss. Peeta was incredible at camouflage/art that looked incredibly life-like.

CORRECTION: at 3:34, you said peeta suggested they hold hands. The person who did (from the books) was Cinna.

can we talk about how easy this is to follow? He gives details? cuts to the point, and explains the characters so well. Great job!

Peeta is an example of how nice people in the real world suffer the most.

THIS MAN IS THE CORE OF MY LOVE FOR FICTIONAL CHARACTERS

I've been waiting forever for another hunger games video MORE PLEASE!

9:53 that made me cry. peeta loved katniss so much that even when he was told she was faking the whole thing, he continued with the roleplay and that was before he knew that snow had threaten katniss

I would love a version of the hunger games books that are written from Peetas perspective .. I still hope that someday it will come ..

Peeta was my favorite character of the whole hunger games series. I think he is so underated. I do agree that he was a little useless in the Arena , but he was so useful out of it ( like the time he warned Katniss that the Capitol was going to attack disctrict 13). If it wasn't for him and his warning, the people of disctrict 13 would've died in the attack and president Snow would still be there. On top of that you have to think about the life he lived. His mother abused him both physically and verbally, when he was picked for the Hunger games his mother didn't even try to make him feel better ( like i don't know maybe lie to him and tell him you believe in him ?) , he lost his leg and than it was replaced by a fake leg ( it couldn't have been easy to run with it in Catching fire). To top it all, his worst fear became reality when the Capitol kidnapped him, tortured him and transformed him into something he's not... And still, he was able to come back to who he really is , a warm,kind, selfless and gentle person

Katniss and Peeta are a great couple. It was quite a journey for them both. They did what they had to do to survive

I like how Peeta said that the reason he can camouflage so well is because of decorating cakes. Maybe we should incorporate some cake decorating lessons in the military.

Peeta has to be my favorite character in this whole series because he is so well-written and a lot of thought had to go into his character. He also had to overcome a lot and he ended up having one of the happiest endings of all the characters.

Peeta was a nice and funny guy. He was disliked by his family, he survived both Hunger Games and married Katniss.

I can’t decide which I love more- Peeta or this channel. 🤔

when he said lets get started was i the only one who was expecting his harry potter intro XD

peeta is so selfless. the only selfish thing that he has done in the whole series was to pull Katniss for another kiss in the 2nd book when he knew he was gonna die😢🖤this boy is love

Finnick’s death is in my Top 10 list of most heartbreaking scenes.

Yay! Finally I’m been asking this for forever

I disagree with everyone constantly saying Peeta loved Katniss in the beginning. He didn't know her. He respected and crushed on and idealized vision of her, but he couldn't have really loved her. He was right when he finally realized that he put too much pressure on her and that they needed to get to know each other first. Katniss was smart enough to realize, at the time, that she knew Gale and Gale knew her. She never let Peeta in. I think that this was one of the few YA books that made that distinction and I was happy at the end of the first book when she didn't fool herself that she was in love with Peeta. But, I also appreciated how they gradually fell in love as they both changed, grew and got to know themselves and each other.

Katniss would still have PTSD and Peeta would still sometimes needs to grip the arms of his chair to get through relapsed in his mental torture, but they together helped each other through it all better than anyone else could. That’s love, b**ch 🙏🏻

Peeta is hands down my favourite character in all of the hunger games yes i also love rue and mags but Peeta is so kind and has gone through so much

The movies really twist this into a much bigger love triangle than it actually was. They leave out a lot of the details that make you realize how much she love Peeta, while also failing to mention how while she does love Gale in a way they don't usually see eye to eye or agree on most things. That being said I think the movies did a pretty good job all things considered. Especially since they had to cut so much due to time.

Peeta is really underrated. He's my favorite character.

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I knew they were meant to be when Katniss said "you never forget the face of the person who was your last hope," I teared up just reading that one quote, and there was the fact that Collins was juxtaposing him every chance she got starting with the dandelions. I love Peeta so much...

Ironic that the Capitol tried so hard to destroy Katniss through hurting Peeta and by Peeta hurting her… but they underestimated the strength and the depth of the love these two held for each other. I think it’s beautiful that in such a cruel tragic world it was selfless love between two poor kids that helped shape a brighter future for all other kids. His giving her the bread long ago symbolized that he was the nurturer that both Katniss and their peaceful future needed. I’m so glad he got the happy ending he deserved, because so often the good pure characters are the ones that are tragically sacrificed-like Prim, Rue, and Finnick. As horribly sad as I am about their deaths, I feel above all else Peeta **had** to survive or the storytelling would have been a failure. He’s a wonderful, layered, and very human character-thank you for this video!

I will say in reading the books Katniss mentions the warm and comfort feeling that Peeta gave her a couple times in the cave. And goes on to eventually say she didn’t feel that with Gale. She was faking to stay alive at times but there were genuine moments in the cave where she was falling for the boy with the bread🥺💖 Edit: Gale making the bombs that killed Prim among other innocents with their snare techniques also was a huge factor in her never wanting to be near him again.

i love peeta. his personality and gestures are so kind and i love his character

By far the most inspiring, moving and heartwarming series ever written

Katniss skills: Hunting Ms Everdeens skills: Medecine Peeta's skills: THROWS FLOUR SACK, and painting

This RU-vid channel is My audio book thingy

Peeta is a first rate gentleman . His love for Katniss shines through in the beginning . He goes through hell and still comes out strong and his live intact that my friends is passion .Peeta rules!!!!