The symbolism of Katniss and Peeta’s children is one of the most beautiful and profound parts of these books. First, the gender of their children. The Everdeen family had all girls and the Mellark family, all boys. But together, Katniss and Peeta had one girl and one boy. Combing, or perhaps breaking, the Mellark and Everdeen cycle. Bridging the two families together in a way that was unthinkable before.
Second, the birth order. When Katniss tells us that she gave birth first to a daughter, it reminds me of how Katniss as a first child (or first daughter) is protective of her younger sibling, Prim. And throughout Peeta’s childhood, he was missing a protector. His older brothers, who probably suffer the same abuse, did not quite protect him or shelter him the same way Katniss did for Prim. And while this is no one’s fault but their parents, it breaks my heart to know Peeta was beaten and abused, and none of his brothers protected him the way I know Katniss would have. But now, a Mellark boy is being protected by their older sibling, a sister like Katniss. Maybe something young Peeta yearned to have, but beautifully his son does have now.
And lastly, the physical descriptions of their children. Merchant and Seam were divided, there was a division in D12, and their physical descriptions are proof of that. Seam typically had olive skin, gray eyes, and black hair. Merchant had pale skin, blue eyes, and blonde hair. Katniss’s parents tried to bridge that division but failed—shown by Katniss only having that Seam look and Prim, the Merchant look. But Peeta and Katniss successfully brought together D12, destroying the division. With the girl having black hair and blue eyes, and the boy with blonde hair and gray eyes. There no longer is merchant or seam, there is only D12 with its beautiful meadow of love, joy, hope, and safety, all for the next generations to enjoy and flourish in.
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