Hunger Games

Things You Might Have Missed in the Hunger Games!

1. In the Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes they mention “Katniss” a plant down by the lake. This later becomes the main character's name. 

2. Tigris; Coriolanus Snow's sister, is showcased in the Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, which takes place 70 years earlier. She is then seen in the Hunger Games later aiding the main character.

3. Lucy Gray Baird is seen wearing a corset with flowers on it. These are Katniss and Primrose flowers symbolizing the sisters in the original Hunger Games books.

4. Snow hates Katniss because he sees Lucy Gray, a girl who dumped him, within Katniss. This is shown when Lucy takes a bow that is identical to the one Katniss makes. 

5. In the Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Snow’s grandma’am is seen giving him roses that she grew. Roses are mentioned many times throughout the Hunger Games as he presents one to Lucy Gray upon meeting her. Later on, Snow will leave roses for those he intends to murder. 

6. Lucky Flickerman, he says, “I don’t love your odds, but may they be in your favor.” This is the iconic “may the odds be in your favor” line in the Hunger Games. 

7. Hilarius Heavensbee is another of the 24 top-performing seniors chosen as mentors, and her last name (Heavensbee) connects to The Hunger Games character Plutarch Heavensbee, meaning they are probably related.

8. Snow begins to use poison in the Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes as he murders Dean Highbottom at the end of the movie and also gives Lucy Gray a container full of rat poison which she uses to kill Dill and Treech. Later on, Snow kills most of his victims with poison. 

9. The title (The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes) connects directly to the characters themselves. Lucy Gray symbolizes the songbird, while Snow embodies the snake. This connection extends to a line in Mockingjay Part 1, where they talk about Snow's ascent to power through the use of poison. Katniss says that poison is “the perfect weapon for a snake."