In Suzanne Collin's novel, The Hunger Games, the theme of appearance versus reality is evident though out the story. One character who develops this theme drastically is Peeta Mellark's father. “Appearance versus reality opens the mind to considering how things we see are not really as they seem”(Su, par.2). The theme of appearance versus reality is directly associated with perception. Perception is a way of regarding, understanding, or interpreting something; a mental impression. Mr. Mellark is not given a first name, nor is he eminently talked about through out this best seller but his actions blatantly progress the theme.
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Katniss, through out the novel assumed that because they were bakers and didn't live in the seam, that they lived well. “”I don't expect you to understand it. You've always had enough. But if you'd lived in the seam, I wouldn't have to explain,”(292). Katniss tells this to Peeta because he appeared to be well fed and taken care of. He had good table manners and appeared to live a wealthy and plentiful life. However, the more she gets to know Peeta she realizes that his life was tough as well, while they were talking about the goat cheese and apple tart that they served at the bakery and Peeta revealed to Katniss that even as a baker, he still lived a shabby life. “Too expensive for my family to eat. Unless its gone very stale of course, practically everything we eat is stale,”says Peeta”(309). This little bit of information adds to the appearance versus reality theme. Mr. Mellark, despite being the baker who is scarcely mentioned in the text, develops the theme of appearance versus reality in many ways. Whether it be through his life as a baker, the hidden meaning in the cookies he gave to Katniss, or the way that he still loves Katniss's mother this minor character allows for progression of the theme and adds great material to the
Katniss, through out the novel assumed that because they were bakers and didn't live in the seam, that they lived well. “”I don't expect you to understand it. You've always had enough. But if you'd lived in the seam, I wouldn't have to explain,”(292). Katniss tells this to Peeta because he appeared to be well fed and taken care of. He had good table manners and appeared to live a wealthy and plentiful life. However, the more she gets to know Peeta she realizes that his life was tough as well, while they were talking about the goat cheese and apple tart that they served at the bakery and Peeta revealed to Katniss that even as a baker, he still lived a shabby life. “Too expensive for my family to eat. Unless its gone very stale of course, practically everything we eat is stale,”says Peeta”(309). This little bit of information adds to the appearance versus reality theme. Mr. Mellark, despite being the baker who is scarcely mentioned in the text, develops the theme of appearance versus reality in many ways. Whether it be through his life as a baker, the hidden meaning in the cookies he gave to Katniss, or the way that he still loves Katniss's mother this minor character allows for progression of the theme and adds great material to the