Author's Note: As we all go through change and try to fight our problems, just remember, you're not alone.
Many
people go through change. Whether someone changes them or an event impacts
their emotions. I for one have gone through change. There was a point in time
where I was going through the same phase as Haymitch; lonely, hopeless and
careless. My family was there when I was struggling, that gave me so much more
encouragement. Just like how Haymitch gained hope for Katniss and Peeta.
Haymitch
was the only District 12 victor in The Hunger Games. He takes advantage of
being the winner; he uses the wealth carelessly and is drunk most of the time.
I know this because towards the end of the reaping, he fainted and embarrassed
himself. The mentor of all tributes of District 12 is Haymitch, including Peeta
and Katniss.
Haymitch
was a depressed man. You can tell that he is depressed is because he uses his
wealth and alcohol to cover up what he was going through. He has no family, no
friends, and no one is there for him. Just think, what if you didn't have
anyone that you could go and talk to them. Or if you were actually forever
alone. That's how Haymitch felt. As he grows a relationship with Katniss and
Peeta, he starts to feel the love that he had not felt in a long time.
Katniss
comes out a little bit bitter when she first meets Haymitch. Peeta is
interested in Haymitch so he knows some strategies to stay alive. As he starts
to notice that both of them have potential to be the winner, he supports them
and wants them to win. They influenced him to be a more generous and caring
person. While the games come to an end, it is almost as if all three of them
can taste the victory.
Haymitch
obviously wasn't the most prettiest flower in the garden, but you can't blame
him. He had no life besides drinking and wealth. You start to notice that he
finds hope because there was something different about Katniss and Peeta. They
had that "thing" that other past tributes didn't have before. During
the games, he starts to gain sponsors for Peeta and Katniss. That was a sign of
him caring and wanting Peeta and Katniss to survive. He finally found his
heart.
Haymitch
from The Hunger Games and Kate from My Sister's Keeper are two
similar characters. Although their situations are different, their feelings are
quite alike. When Peeta and Katniss first meet Haymitch, they think that he's a
drunk, scruffy, old guy, but really, he's depressed. As the games start
approaching, he starts to find and gain hope. You now ask how are these two
related? Kate, from My Sister's Keeper, was also depressed because she
had leukemia. Once she meets Taylor who is just like her she starts to feel
like a normal teenage girl. She gained hope by meeting someone just like her.
Kate,
Haymitch, and I were all in the same phase. So are other people in this world.
We all have our own problems. Whether it’s a problem that is important or not
as important, no problem is too small to solve. There is a solution to every
problem.
“When
the solution is simple, God is answering.” – Albert Einstein
