Sep 26, 2010 in the book he gets something called blood infection where it gets so bad where there is barely a treatment left for him. In the movie, after katniss gives him the medicine for his blood poisoning, he doesnt sustain any further injuries to his leg. A summary of chapters 2527 in suzanne collinss the hunger games. He does lose his leg in the first book only, not in the movie.
Peetas leg is almost completely healed after the medicine is supplied in the film, whereas he remained severely injured in the book as the medicine did not treat the wound itself. The reason they stumbled and fell into the snow at the beginning of their tour is because of his leg. In the book, peetas leg is amputated and replaced by a prosthetic. Ey peeta heres some medicine peeta going, oh, my fricking gosh, this medicine is so sweet katniss saying ha ha buckaroo its syrup ha ha yeet and skreeting the heck out of there when peetas all, oh holy mother of frick this is sleeping sy and he falls asleep. He is a very compassionate person and is good with. The hunger games now that youve seen the movie, book peeta. In the hunger games, how did peeta mellark lose his leg and. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of the hunger games and what it means. He losses a lot of blood then and needs to get his leg amputated.
Instead of trying towrestle his way free, his forefinger veers off and makes a deliberate x on the back of catos hand. Why did they change the ending in regard to peetas leg in. In fact, peeta and katniss both leave the arena relatively unscathed physically, at least. Apr 11, 2012 he does lose his leg in the first book only, not in the movie. I loved the movie but was very disappointed about peeta not losing his leg, i just feel like that was a major part. In the book none of that happened and peeta didnt lose his leg.
When katniss and peeta are trying to get up on the cornucopia to get away from them, one of the mutts bites peeta s leg as katniss tries to pull him up. Cato while holding peeta in a headlock on the cornucopia, he told katniss that she couldnt shoot him without peeta falling along with him to the mercy of the wolfmutts. Tbh, i deeply feel sad for his loss, his family, his leg. To win favor for her, he publicly announces his love for her, influencing the audience to. The main purpose is to remind the districts how weak they are and that their deaths are basically televised entertainment. Peeta mellark, a bakers son from district 12, is one of the main characters of the the hunger games trilogy. The film reached millions of people and i think it could have sent an amazing message about disability being just a part of a persons life had it. I loved the movie but was very disappointed about peeta not losing his leg, i just feel like that was a major part of the story and it will probably mess up the rest of the series if theyre going to make more movies. This leads to his leg being amputated and replaced by the capitol when they are taken out of the. Peeta had said that when his dad saw katniss when they were 5, his dad pointed her out and said to peeta, you see that girl over there. Peeta urges katniss to run and stays to fight fellow tribute cato while she escapes. They are unable to save the leg and it has to be amputated. In hunger games how exactly does peeta lose his leg.
He survives the encounter with cato, but suffers a stab wound in his leg. His love for her was always selfsacrificing and unselfish. When katniss returns home after getting off the hook for coins murder, she discovers that peeta is alive and well in district 12. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
It was so bad, the capitol deemed his leg unsaleable, hacked it off and. Aurelius is convinced that peeta will be as he was, is convinced that it will be as though his leg were never hurt, but she cant really imagine thats the truth. Is there any reason for peeta not losing his leg in the. The hunger games now that youve seen the movie, book. Peeta loses his leg because of peeta s horrible end wound and katniss tourniquet peeta loses his leg. In the book, peeta has to have his leg amputated and a prosthetic made after a mutt mauls his calf. Hes dark skinned, about six feet tall, and one of his arms ends in a stump because he lost his hand in the games he won thirty years ago. In the book, katnis doesnt find out peeta s lost his limb until the post games interviews with ceasar, when ceasar asks about peeta s new leg. Mar 28, 2012 5 major plot points missing from the hunger games kirsten acuna mar 28, 2012, 1. He losses a lot of blood then and needs to get his. Peeta limps toward me and thrusts the weapons back in my hands. In the last arena scene in the book, the mutts attack katniss and peeta. Lionsgate a sneak look at the upcoming epic shows josh hutcherson getting personal in. The male tribute from district 12, peeta is in love with katniss and becomes her main ally and romantic interest during the games.
Peeta, meanwhile, is bleeding heavily from the wound in his leg, which katniss has tied with a tourniquet. Peeta s favorite candy is peppermints, according to catching fire. In the book, katnis doesnt find out peetas lost his limb until the post games interviews with ceasar, when ceasar asks about peetas new leg. The reason they all nearly died in the poison fog is because peeta couldnt run as well as he used to. Why peeta should have lost his leg in the hunger games. This leads to his leg being amputated and replaced by the capitol when they are taken out of the arena. Hunger games book 1 pages 301 350 text version fliphtml5. Im pretty sure that peeta and his father loved each other.
Part of peeta s left leg was amputated following the 74th hunger games, forcing him to walk with the aid of a prosthetic leg for the rest of his life. She climbs down over the ledge and sees cato, mutilated but alive. I remember from the book, that katniss asked peeta when his crush on her since forever had started. This is only in the book where he looses his leg after the games and he had to have it amputated. He camouflages himself into the rocks and flora alongside a riverbank, slowly dying of blood poisoning until katniss finds him days later. At the interview, however, peeta professes his love for katniss, and the audience believes they are starcrossed lovers, trapped in an arena where their love cannot survive. Mockingjay did peeta really loved katniss the way he.
Peeta is repeatedly described as charming, generous, kind and likable, and possessing a selfdeprecating sense of humor. Is there any reason for peeta not losing his leg in the movies. Katnisss first memory of him, for instance, is from an incident years before the games in which peeta. In the hunger games book, peeta loses his leg, but in the. In this newly released clip, peeta mellark is beating them to the punch.
Peeta told them to wait, because it was the logical decision to make them lay off fighting her and make himself seem useful. Peeta gets his leg amputated after the games in the first book. In the book on the train back to district 12, katniss and peeta talk and she states that everything she said and did in the games was only for. I drop my weapons and take a step back, my face burning in what can only be shame. Throughout mockingjay, we can see peeta fighting the hijacking and he successfully rids himself of the programming before the final pages of the book as we can see with his refusal to let katniss take the nightlock after killing coin and his. When morning comes, katniss realizes peeta wont survive much longer. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans. If yes, i understand why peeta was so angry at katniss. Here are 5 major plot points missing from the hunger games. When katniss and peeta are trying to get up on the cornucopia to get away from them, one of the mutts bites peetas leg as. The hunger games book to film differences the hunger games. In the book he gets something called blood infection where it gets so bad where there is barely a treatment left for him. The hunger games book to film differences the hunger.
Peeta raises his eyebrows and i see the knife has already left his hand on its way to the lake where it splashes in the water. He is selfless, ready to sacrifice himself for the others. He was then mauled by the wolves until katniss shot him in the head, ending his misery. Though the film was a great complement to the book. Sep 28, 2012 peeta gets his leg amputated after the games in the first book.
In the book, katniss mentions kissing peeta many times to manipulate the viewing audience. Peeta is a talented artist who sees the true essence of things. In the book, peeta s leg is amputated and replaced by a prosthetic. I think peeta loved katniss the same way as he always had.
Granted some work well, but i worry that peeta might lose his leg if he depends on his sisterinlaw. Though he is bitten by one of these muttations at the films climax, peeta does not lose his leg as a result. The film reached millions of people and i think it could have sent an amazing message about disability being just a part of a persons life had it followed the storyline of the book. With the hunger games enjoying a recordbreaking opening weekend and the second movie, catching fire, already in the works, this promises. In the hunger games, how did peeta mellark lose his leg. The hunger games book to film differences the hunger games wiki. Peeta reveals his love for katniss video march 12, 2012 8. Everything but money chapter 1, a hunger games fanfic. He may lose his leg, but it could also save his life. Here are 5 major plot points missing from the hunger. The hunger games, katniss tells us, become a way for the rulers in the capitol to flex their big old muscles. Knot your fingers through mine chapter 11, a hunger games. At the end of the hunger games when he and katniss are on top of the cornucopia fighting off cato. Book summary this angers katniss, who feels betrayed, but decides that she and peeta arent friends and the sooner they stop pretending they are, the better things will be.
The gamemakers wont put him out of his misery though, because this is the final word in entertainment 25. Or he knew it when he was rescued and came back to district. You wouldnt have guessed it from the way the film made it appear. When fighting the mutts off at the end, peetas leg is once again injured, but more severely when it is attacked.
Peetas manipulation of the gamemakers and the audience is based on his desire to help katniss survive. Dec 05, 20 this all did happen in the book, except with a perfectly valid explanation he has a fake leg. And he did ask me to send for the doctor my mind made up, i steer mockingjay in the direction of main street to visit dr. Peeta loses his leg because of peetas horrible end wound and katniss tourniquet peeta loses his leg. Im sure they offered him some artificial replacement, like they did peeta when they had to amputate his lower leg, but i guess he didnt take it. In the film, they never truly address that katniss and peeta had to pretend to be in love to gain sponsors.
In the 2012 film adaptation, his leg is never amputated. In some way, he also does, because earlier in the book while peeta is still with the careers. Peeta almost slips off the cornucopia when the mutts pull at his leg. From the book he was just trying to survive and since he wasnt huge like thresh, couldnt hide in trees like rue and katniss and wasnt sly like foxface, he needed allies. Mar 12, 2012 in less than two weeks, the worlds moviegoers will declare their overwhelming love for katniss everdeen. Yet he knows his worth and refuses to lose his dignity for the entertainment of the capitol. In the book, katniss also undergoes treatment for her deaf ear, which is repaired, but this is omitted in the film. This all did happen in the book, except with a perfectly valid explanation he has a fake leg. It doesnt save his leg but it does save his life so no he didnt really lose a leg for her.
Peeta slips into sleep, and her eyes trace over his leg. As if in a lastditch effort, peeta raises his fingers, drippingwith blood from his leg, up to catos arm. He had had that wound from cato in the middle of the book, and that healed with the medicine katniss retrieved at the cornocopia. Katniss then shot him in the hand, causing him to lose his grip on peeta and fall. Why peeta should have lost his leg in the hunger games movies. He has later injured by a muttation at the end of the 74th games same games and once he and katniss were taken up in the hovercraft, they had no. In the movie, however, peeta does not lose his leg, so he is never portrayed as a person with a permanent disability.