Sejanus's tribute, Marcus, however, escaped, and was strung up in the arena upon the start of the Hunger Games.
He was saved by his tribute, Lucy Gray Baird, further cementing the bond between them, but some of the tributes and mentors were injured or killed in the bombings. Snow ended up getting a far more personal taste of the danger of the Hunger Games than he expected when the Capitol Arena was bombed during a "tour" featuring the mentors and tributes. While worrying about his own tribute, Snow also became embroiled in the personal of his classmate, Sejanus Plinth, who was born in District 2 and resented participating in the Hunger Games, particularly having to mentor a former classmate. Gaul asked the students of the Academy both to get to know their tributes through interviews and to brainstorm ideas as to way to get people more engaged in the Hunger Games, as they had proved unpopular with audiences. She was impressed by Snow's actions in meeting his tribute, even though they drew a demerit from Casca Highbottom, the sour and morphling-addicted dean of the Academy. Gaul was the Head Gamemaker of the 10th Hunger Games and personally made regular visits to the Academy to oversee the newly created mentor program. In the days leading up the Hunger Games, Snow drew the attention of the Head Gamemaker, Volumnia Gaul. The risky move saw him end up together with her briefly in a cage in the Capitol Zoo, but also brought him more audience attention. He then showed an initiative lacking in the other mentors by choosing to meet Lucy Gray upon her arrival in the Capitol. ĭespite his initial shock and irritation at being assigned what seemed like a throwaway tribute, Snow soon discovered that he had been given an unexpected gift, as at her reaping, Lucy Gray enchanted the audience with a musical performance that made her and Snow the envy of all of the other mentors. He realized that something was amiss when his achievement as a top-performing student went unrecognized and he was assigned mentorship of the District 12 female, Lucy Gray Baird, part of the worst-performing districts. As such, in his senior year he was tapped as a mentor in the 10th annual Hunger Games. Snow attended the Academy and was one of its top-performing students. MentorĮntertainment Weekly illustration of a young Coriolanus Snow Furthermore, he was forced to watch in sadness as many of the picture books he once enjoyed reading with his mother were sacrificed to flames to keep the family warm during the winter. Others still had extensive damage from the First Rebellion which they could not afford to repair. Many of the rooms of the home in which he lived were entirely empty and closed off due to his family selling off their possessions. This "tendency towards obsession" was hardwired in his brain, an issue that he felt could be his downfall if he couldn't learn to control it. He had a bad habit of fixating on one thing, thinking that if he could just solve one problem, it would solve of his others. Despite this, he maintained an outward facade that he and his family were still doing well, though those who knew what to look for could see through it. His father died not long after, a military general, Crassus Snow, who was killed by fire from a rebel sniper. The family's troubles began when Snow and Tigris were still very young, as his mother died in childbirth when he was five during the Rebellion, resulting in the loss of Snow's little sister that she was carrying as well. Although living in one of the wealthiest penthouses in the Capitol, he struggled to keep himself fed and bought most of his clothes from the black market due to lack of money. īy the time Snow was 18, his family status had fallen into decline. His parents and grandparents were well-known, but his family had fallen on hard times and his only real currency in his youth was charm. He was born into the Snow family, a well-known and once-rich family. Although carrying the title of President, it is unknown if he was elected to the position democratically. " I wouldn’t say he’s a hero, nor would I say he’s a villain it’s more complex than that." ―Audiobook narrator Santino Fontana regarding the young Coriolanus SnowĬoriolanus Snow is a native of the Capitol and eventually became the tyrannical and ruthless dictator of Panem at least before Haymitch Abernathy competed in the 50th Hunger Games.
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