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Boy With The Bread [multi2] iPad 5-in-1 Case
Peeeta! He is awesome.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m37v7b6V521r6m9qlo1_500.jpg)
Apr 28 Reblogged
“Wilfred, it’s my honour.”
This part killed me. My heart seriously dropped and I let out an audible gasp. Not Wilfred! gaah.
Apr 08 Reblogged
![Very cool and interesting. Do not read if you have not read all 3 books.
claudiasrambles:
What kind of name is Peeta?
Peeta is a homophone for pita, a type of bread—appropriate given that the Mellark family vocation is baking, in which Peeta personally seems to take a genuine interest (and which defines his place in the merchant class in the socioeconomics of Panem, thereby cementing his “odds” for the reaping by determining the tesserae he does [or doesn’t] need to take.)
Peeta is also a Dutch derivation of Peter, meaning “the rock,” which is a role that Peeta seems to play for Katniss. Despite her best efforts, she does indeed need his grounding to stay alive, sane, and—eventually—happy.The additional homophone pietà is Italian for pity or lamentation, particularly in a religious context. Michelangelo’s favorite of his sculptures was the Pietà, Jesus’ body cradled by Mary. It has long been legend that Michelangelo stabbed a man to achieve the knowledge necessary to sculpt the human form in its moment of death so accurately, fueled in part by a perceived stab wound in the abdomen of the Christ figure that lends credence to the stabbing legend as well as opening the door to “Michelangelo Code”-esque conspiracies. The Pietà stabbing wasn’t in the leg—and Michelangelo’s fabled victim probably didn’t frost himself in mud—but the image of Katniss cradling Peeta in the cave still works as a compelling reference to the Madonna cradling the body of Christ.Together with Finnick’s name, Peeta’s name (and one of his motifs, bread) evokes the phrase “loaves and fishes,” alluding that they help Katniss “feed” the entire nation of Panem. Panem’s society is a bureaucracy of welfare; people submit their names to the Hunger Games in exchange for grain and oil. Peeta’s role in the Second Rebellion both literally and metaphorically feeds Panem’s citizens by eliminating that barrier to obtaining food and freedom.Peeta’s name also has a literal connection to Panem itself, as panem means “bread” and pita is a type of bread. As evidenced through the series, the connection between Panem and Peeta is reflexive: whatever is happening to Peeta is also happening to Panem, or vice-versa.
When Peeta is falling in love with Katniss during the 74th Hunger Games, so is Panem.
When Peeta speaks of the unfairness of the Quarter Quell and reaches out to the other Victors for support, the rest of Panem’s populace is beginning to erupt in civil unrest, supporting each other in a series of interdependent uprisings.
And, most importantly, when Peeta is captured and tortured into insanity, Panem itself simultaneously dissolves into fractious, chaotic disarray. The ending of Peeta’s story is the same as the ending of Panem’s story: because of Katniss, both are able to attain peace and new growth.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m23fk7ioOq1rryl3ao1_500.gif)
Very cool and interesting. Do not read if you have not read all 3 books.
What kind of name is Peeta?Peeta is a homophone for pita, a type of bread—appropriate given that the Mellark family vocation is baking, in which Peeta personally seems to take a genuine interest (and which defines his place in the merchant class in the socioeconomics of Panem, thereby cementing his “odds” for the reaping by determining the tesserae he does [or doesn’t] need to take.)
Peeta is also a Dutch derivation of Peter, meaning “the rock,” which is a role that Peeta seems to play for Katniss. Despite her best efforts, she does indeed need his grounding to stay alive, sane, and—eventually—happy.
The additional homophone pietà is Italian for pity or lamentation, particularly in a religious context. Michelangelo’s favorite of his sculptures was the Pietà, Jesus’ body cradled by Mary. It has long been legend that Michelangelo stabbed a man to achieve the knowledge necessary to sculpt the human form in its moment of death so accurately, fueled in part by a perceived stab wound in the abdomen of the Christ figure that lends credence to the stabbing legend as well as opening the door to “Michelangelo Code”-esque conspiracies. The Pietà stabbing wasn’t in the leg—and Michelangelo’s fabled victim probably didn’t frost himself in mud—but the image of Katniss cradling Peeta in the cave still works as a compelling reference to the Madonna cradling the body of Christ.
Together with Finnick’s name, Peeta’s name (and one of his motifs, bread) evokes the phrase “loaves and fishes,” alluding that they help Katniss “feed” the entire nation of Panem. Panem’s society is a bureaucracy of welfare; people submit their names to the Hunger Games in exchange for grain and oil. Peeta’s role in the Second Rebellion both literally and metaphorically feeds Panem’s citizens by eliminating that barrier to obtaining food and freedom.
Peeta’s name also has a literal connection to Panem itself, as panem means “bread” and pita is a type of bread. As evidenced through the series, the connection between Panem and Peeta is reflexive: whatever is happening to Peeta is also happening to Panem, or vice-versa.When Peeta is falling in love with Katniss during the 74th Hunger Games, so is Panem.
When Peeta speaks of the unfairness of the Quarter Quell and reaches out to the other Victors for support, the rest of Panem’s populace is beginning to erupt in civil unrest, supporting each other in a series of interdependent uprisings.
And, most importantly, when Peeta is captured and tortured into insanity, Panem itself simultaneously dissolves into fractious, chaotic disarray. The ending of Peeta’s story is the same as the ending of Panem’s story: because of Katniss, both are able to attain peace and new growth.
