The Characters - Part 2

There's a lot of books where the characters don't seem real or believeable. Well that's certainly not the case for Peeta Mellark. in The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins really bring Peeta Mellark to life, and has him pull on out heart string. Peeta grew up in District 12, he comes from a family of bakers, and he's a well-mannered, respectable young man. at the beginning of the games, Haymitch told Katniss to pretend to be a couple with Peeta. But what he left out was that Peeta is already madly in love with her; since he first klayed eyes on her at age 5. I think that what makes Peeta so real and believeable is that he's so inniocent, a true-hearted. We also connect and relate with Peeta. We see him through Katniss' eyes so at first we don't know much about him, but it makes him more realistic as we learn who this kindhearted stranger is. Some facts about Peeta Mellark that make him seem real: Peeta, like Katiss, is 16 years old. he was born in the richer part of Distric 12. he was wavy blonde hair, and blue eyes; which is an indicator of the wealthier people in the district. he is described as being very strong. he has never had the courage to tell Katniss he loves her until the Games, And he has saved her life multiple times during the Hunger Games, as she has for him.