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Peeta Melark Character

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The book Hunger Games is a book of many characters. Some characters evil, and some not as evil, such as Katniss Everdeen and Primrose Everdeen. My personal definition of a good person is someone who helps others, isn’t selfish, and is someone that cares about others. I think Peeta Mellark is a character who fits this definition. I think this because even though he did some bad things, they were all for someone else’s sake.Peeta Mellark is a character who I think is the opposite of evil.

Peeta Mellark displays that he helps people in the middle of the story. This becomes clear when Peeta prods Katniss to run, so she doesn’t get killed by tracker-jackers or other tributes. He yells this to Katniss,”Run” he screams. (Collins Page 192) In other words, Peeta was trying to save Katniss and told her to run. This event illustrates that he can be helpful and is a good character because she probably would have died if he hadn’t made her escape.

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The author establishes this when Peeta urges Katniss to safety from the mutts, even though he is the one who needs help because of his leg injury. Peeta tells Katniss,”Go, Katniss! Go.” (Collins Page 326). In other words, Peeta cares enough for Katniss to want her to escape. This event illustrates that he is a caring, good person.

Many people might see Peeta as a backstabbing, unworthy baker from a poor district. That perspective however, ignores the many things that Peeta did that shows he is a good character. Peeta does have many flaws, and he makes many mistakes, but he also performs helpful acts, unselfish acts, and caring acts. Peeta deserves to be a good character among the other good characters in Hunger Games. A good person does not have to be perfect, but a good person does need to be good to others, and that is something everyone and anyone can do.
Collins, Suzanne The Hunger Games. Scholastic: Corporation, 2008.

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