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Victory sends Katniss back into the arena
A spoiler-filled discussion of the Quarter Quell, the alliances and the ending that leaves Peeta with the Capitol.
Open the recap & discussion — spoilers
Katniss and Peeta return as victors, but defying the Capitol has resonated across the districts. Winning has not given them the quiet life they hoped for.
A victory the Capitol cannot control
During the Victory Tour, Katniss and Peeta see how people in the districts respond to their actions. President Snow fears unrest and pressures Katniss to present her defiance as an act of love.
The victors return
The 75th Hunger Games draws tributes from previous victors. Katniss is District 12’s only female victor, and Peeta volunteers in Haymitch’s place. They must return to the arena alongside people who already know the cost of survival.
An arena like a clock
Katniss and Peeta ally with Finnick and Mags, and later meet Beetee, Wiress and Johanna. Wiress helps identify the arena’s clock-like pattern, with different dangers appearing at different times. Katniss does not yet know whom she can fully trust.
The arrow into the sky
Beetee plans to use wire and lightning. As the group is separated, Johanna attacks Katniss to remove her tracker, though Katniss does not understand the reason. Katniss attaches wire to an arrow and fires at the force field as lightning strikes, breaking the arena.
Rescued without Peeta
Katniss wakes with Haymitch, Finnick and Head Gamemaker Plutarch and learns of the rebel plan to rescue her and take her to District 13. Peeta has been captured by the Capitol. Gale says her family is safe but District 12 has been destroyed, leaving the next part of the story unresolved.
After watching
- How does Katniss’s ignorance of the rescue plan affect your view of her allies?
- What does returning the victors to the arena do to the meaning of victory?
Becoming a symbol
Katniss has come to mean more to other people than she can control. The film shows the power and burden of becoming a symbol.
Keep the conversation going
Does Peeta escape with Katniss?
No. The rebels rescue Katniss, while Peeta is captured by the Capitol.
