Buckle up lads, it’s TBOSAS theory time.
First main theory is that 12 is the reason why Snow’s lungs are damaged, because he always refers to the thick air and choking on the air quality and finding it difficult to breathe. I mean, my mans died choking on the blood in his lungs, and why were his lungs so damaged? Because the air quality in 12 is so poor because of the mines, and he’s already got potential lung damage because of the bombings in the Capitol as a child on top of the bombing at the arena. He has the lung quality that you’t typically see in miners because he’s had to live and work there even though it wasn’t for very long, but his lungs are already susceptible to being ruined by the coal mining district and it likely started showing up later in life when age and the stress from the Mockingjay exacerbated his symptoms. Snow would have died ANYWAY because of his stay in 12 and it makes it perfect that Katniss, the 12 rebel that reminds him SO much of Lucy Gray was the final cause of his lung failure.
I loved just how much we learned about Snow’s character because it explains SO MUCH about why he hates Peeta and Katniss with a burning passion. Like can you imagine going 64 years sorting out the games to then have this girl from the Seam in 12, wearing a blue-GRAY dress, cause a huge scene to volunteer for her sister and makes the Capitol fall in love with her in seconds, which is already making your games look bad, and then you find out her name is Katniss? The name of the flower that your ‘love’ went to find before she left you alone in the woods of 12? Katniss Everdeen never stood a CHANCE with Snow and that’s before she’s ever even The Mockingjay.
And THEN, Peeta and Katniss start running with this “Star-crossed lovers” story and Snow is immediately so jealous because these people are getting the publicity and the hearts of the Capitol that he felt he deserved. Which leads on to the next theory that Snow never loved Lucy Gray, he just loved the idea of her because she was bright and shiny and new and the Capitol LOVES her. He is so jealous of that love and affection that she gets and he thinks that he deserves that love because of his name; he constantly refers to her as an object and feels he has a right to her.
Snow sees one Mockingjay and declares that he “hates them already”, like honey you’ve got a big storm coming.
The fact that Snow KNOWS 12 so well too?? He is so aware of the poverty and the lives of the people living there that haven’t changed in the 64 years between him being a Peacekeeper and him being President of Panem. He knows the Mellark’s Bakery, he knows about the underground gambling and illegal trading and that girls sell themselves for money; but he’s so BITTER that he won’t do anything to make lives better for anyone except himself.
Also the similarities between Sejanus and Peeta are astounding; both of them were thrown into the Capitol against their will and only Snow knows that Peeta wont conform unless they force him to, because he’s seen it with Sejanus, so instead he hijacks Peeta with Trackerjacker venon to make him do his bidding.
The fact that Snow then takes the Plinths money and fuels it into the Hunger Games is so distasteful and disrespectful to Sejanus’ memory because he knew damn well that that wouldn’t be what Sejanus’ would have wanted. He’s so manipulative and uses his ‘charm’ to wrap the Plinths around his little finger and most likely ran with the “I tried to contact you about his death but I had no time!” while also being actively responsible for Sejanus’ death.
Also Katniss’ Dad was 100% Maude Ivory’s son, because Katniss knew the Hanging Tree song DECADES after Snow had banned it, she also knew the Meadow and the Meadow Song and she learnt to swim in the lake - which was how she was safe in the Quarter Quell games. How else would she have learnt all this if she wasn’t descended from the Covey people? Maude Ivory was able to recall a song after hearing it once and Katniss’ Dad used to sing to her; Katniss is Covey.
There’s more but I think this post is long enough lol, give me your thoughts!
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