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Warning : SPOILERS ahead for Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins .
MostHunger Gamesfans expectedSunrise on the Reapingto be a devastating addition to the dealership , but one line just five pages into Haymitch ’s prequel cement that for me . Haymitch’sbackstory is outlined inCatching Fire , and the50th Hunger Games tournamentis among the most gruesome in Panem ’s story . Sunrise on the Reapinglives up to that frame-up , delivering an emotionally withering narrative from beginning to ending . And it ’s obvious that Haymitch ’s backstory will be even more bowel - twist than it seems almost as soon as the book of account opens .
The worst parts of Haymitch ’s Quran may not extend untilSunrise on the Reaping ’s end , but the early chapter render some huge blows — include the sad reality thatHaymitch ’s natal day is the same as Reaping Day . Haymitch not really being reaped adds another layer of calamity to his narrative . However , even something as simple ashis early depiction pull off to make his story in the newHunger Gamesbook sad .
One Line From 5 Pages Into Sunrise On The Reaping Made Me Realize How Heartbreaking It’d Be
Haymich Saying He’s “Not Much Of A Drinker” Hints At How Bad The Book Will Get
Just five pageboy intoSunrise on the Reaping , Haymitch sets off to work with Hattie Meeney , a District 12 resident who makes spirits — and she gives him some as a natal day natural endowment . Young Haymitch observe that he is n’t " much of a drinker,“though , a detail that may come as a surprisal to fan of the originalHunger Gamesbooks . By the time Katniss Everdeen ’s write up opens , Haymitch is known throughout District 12 for his exuberant use of alcohol . He even demonstrate up to Katniss and Peeta ’s Reaping Day drunk , and he spends much of the series using liquor to make out with his injury .
The revelation that Haymitch hardly even likes alcohol as he ’s near adulthood underscores just how bad that trauma is .
The Apocalypse that Haymitch hardly even likes alcoholic drink as he ’s draw near maturity underline just how bad that trauma is , hinting at what ’s to add up after he enter the arena . And readers know before rifle into the 2025 prequel that President Snow does terrible things to Haymitch and his family after he wins the 2d Quarter Quell . But the specifics do n’t come out until the late parts of the newHunger Gamesbook , andI knew from the moment I read thisSunrise on the Reapingline that they ’d be even worse than I ’d imagined .
Haymitch’s Hunger Games Prequel Drives Home What A Different Character He Is Before The Games
It Immediately Shows Us How Much The Quarter Quell Changes Him
The breaker point of thisSunrise on the Reapingline is to play up how different Haymitch isbefore and after the fiftieth Hunger Games , setting the stage for all the disaster he ’s about to brook . It does an telling job of that , building the tension before his name is even call during the Reaping . This quotation mark immediately establish that the character we follow in the 2025 prequel has unlike value and beliefs than Katniss ' wise man , and that he changes drastically because of what he experience in the prequel .
Leaving Haymitch alive after Sunrise on the Reaping seems counterproductive , but President Snow ’s action after the 50th Hunger Games make good sense .
And although we know about thebiggest deaths fromSunrise on the Reapinggoing into the Holy Scripture , The Hunger Gamestrilogy does n’t prepare readers for just how thoroughly President Snow penalise Haymitch . The Death of his brother and ma are about what you ’d expect after readingCatching flame , but Lenore Dove ’s demise is so much more personal than Katniss realizes . Haymitch also sees some truly terrible things in the Games themselves , from Ambert ’s death — one of themost gruesome in theHunger Gamesfranchise — to thedisturbing replacement of Louella McCoy .
All of these cataclysm set the stage for Haymitch to slant into alcoholism and become incredibly cynical as an grownup .
All of these tragedies set the stage for Haymitch to tend into inebriation and become incredibly misanthropical as an adult , countenance lector to fully interpret him . Andhis portrayal at the beginning ofSunrise on the Reapingmakes it even more devastatingto see him get hold of that point .
Haymitch’s Innocence Makes The New Hunger Games Book Even More Devastating
He Didn’t Just Lose His Loved Ones At The Hands Of The Capitol
Haymitch ’s purity and hope at the outset ofSunrise on the Reapingmakes his news report even sadder , as it show just how much he lose at the mitt of the Capitol . It ’s not just his loved ones or his own stability ; the Capitol pull away any optimism he has as a teenager , go forth him lonely and in a state of matter of despair .
Haymitch calls Katniss " lulu " from the very offset , but Sunrise on the Reaping explain she ’s not the first he ’s bestowed it upon .
Katniss begins her story with a misanthropical and fairly pessimistic view of the world , and the Games make that worse . Sunrise on the Reapingreveals that Haymitch is n’t quite so dejected before the Capitol unleash its harshness on him , which makes his fall even hard to witness — and makesThe Hunger Gamestrilogy more difficult to learn in hindsight .
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