Character Analysis Of Haymitch

Haymitch has been forced to deal with a traumatic experience that changed his life forever. Watching tributes from his district die every year caused him to give up mentoring. He instead turned to alcohol to cope with his pain and loss. He numbs his reality of winning The Hunger Games and the unsuccessful tributes every year by drinking alcohol. People around him have always seen him as this violent and unstable person. Nobody has considered what this man has faced. Even the readers of this book have considered him this unfriendly person. But there is more to this character. His life changes when he meets the tributes of the 74th Hunger Games. His alcoholism does not stop until he meets Katniss and Peeta. For the first time Haymitch finds

As all the readers of The Hunger Games know, beginnings of Haymitch aren 't the best. He 's presented in the first novel as Katniss and Peeta 's useless mentor. “Haymitch Abernathy […] who at this moment appears hollering something unintelligible, staggers onto the stage, and falls into the third chair. He’s drunk” (Collins, “Hunger” 20). He is described as an uncontrolled alcoholic man, who is careless whether Peeta and Katniss will win or die in the arena. But there is more to Haymitch. Once Haymitch realizes that Katniss and Peeta are different, he tells them“Well, you’re not entirely hopeless. Seem fit” (Collins, “Hunger” 58). Even though Haymitch is afraid to get attached to his tributes, he risks his emotional security and decides to help them out. He makes a deal with Katniss and Peeta “You don’t interfere with my drinking, and I’ll stay sober enough to help you” (Collins, “Hunger” 58). This is when the readers realize that he cares about his tributes. This is a huge improvement for him. He cuts back on his alcohol when it comes to saving Peeta and Katniss. That is not only in the first book. Haymitch stays sober when it comes to serious matters, like Katniss’ life. Katniss herself states “The shock of hearing Haymitch 's voice yesterday, of learning that he was not only functional but had some measure of control over my life again” (Collins, “Mockingjay” 73). Haymitch has been there to help out

He had lost his purpose to life until Peeta and Katniss came along. He was able to connect with others for the first time in forever. He was able to put away his alcohol and save his tributes. He should have been proud of himself for the excellent job he did as their mentor. He has also found two important people in his life that care about him as much as he cares about them. These improvements in his emotional life have caused him to cut back on his alcohol and become more stable. Haymitch is one strong