Peeta Mellark
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Name: Peeta Mellark
Age: 16
Location: Panem, District 12
Summary:
Peeta Mellark is a 16 year old boy from District 12 in Panem. His parents own a bakery which makes them a little bit wealtheir than most people in District 12. His family hardly goes hungry but they are not allowed to eat the fresh baked goods, only the stale items that no one buys. Peeta attends school with Katniss though he was never brave enough to talk to her. When Peeta was chosen for the Games, Katniss remembers him as the boy with the bread that saved her life. Ever since Peeta was 5 years old he had a crush on Katniss. His dad pointed her out as the girl who has a mother that rejected him. Peeta mentioned in the book that when Katniss stood on the stool at school and sang the valley song he, like her mother was a goner. Peeta during the Games has helped Katniss many times. During the interviews he has confessed his love to all of Panem hoping to help Katniss be more disirable. Since that moment, Katniss and Peeta were known has star crossed lovers. Many times during the games he has saved Katniss and got injured because of it. Katniss may think he was pretending to love her, but he actually does. During the games Katniss helped Peeta when he was injured and developed some feelings for him. After they won the games, Peeta found out that Katniss's love for him was only an act to get sponsers.
Age: 16
Location: Panem, District 12
Summary:
Peeta Mellark is a 16 year old boy from District 12 in Panem. His parents own a bakery which makes them a little bit wealtheir than most people in District 12. His family hardly goes hungry but they are not allowed to eat the fresh baked goods, only the stale items that no one buys. Peeta attends school with Katniss though he was never brave enough to talk to her. When Peeta was chosen for the Games, Katniss remembers him as the boy with the bread that saved her life. Ever since Peeta was 5 years old he had a crush on Katniss. His dad pointed her out as the girl who has a mother that rejected him. Peeta mentioned in the book that when Katniss stood on the stool at school and sang the valley song he, like her mother was a goner. Peeta during the Games has helped Katniss many times. During the interviews he has confessed his love to all of Panem hoping to help Katniss be more disirable. Since that moment, Katniss and Peeta were known has star crossed lovers. Many times during the games he has saved Katniss and got injured because of it. Katniss may think he was pretending to love her, but he actually does. During the games Katniss helped Peeta when he was injured and developed some feelings for him. After they won the games, Peeta found out that Katniss's love for him was only an act to get sponsers.