The Hunger Games is filled with suffering characters, but few went through as much as the series' secondary protagonist, Peeta Mellark. A humble baker's son chosen by an act of fate as "Tribute" for the 74th Hunger Games, Peeta represents his home District alongside the franchise's other main character. Of all Katniss Everdeen's friends and allies, no one understands what she goes through quite as well as he does. In many ways, the two share a destiny, and neither of them can reach the end of their journey without the other.
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