**MAJOR SPOILERS, PLEASE DO NOT READ, IF YOU HAVE NOT READ ALL THREE OF THE BOOKS FIRST**
So, at first the whole "team" thing really got on my nerves. This isn't Twilight people, this is a book that will get you thinking, not a sappy love story.
However, as I found myself rereading the books, I did find I was rooting for one of the boys. And it's not the one most people root for.
I'm on Team Gale.
Stop freaking out, PLEASE, all you Peeta fans. I love Peeta just as much as the next person, but I have evidence to back up my Team Gale decision.
From the beginning, we see that Katniss has known Gale for over 7 years. They've hunted together, talked together. She even says she's only herself when she's around Gale. She isn't even totally herself around Prim.
She finds herself questioning Peeta's decisions, and comparing him to Gale.
Some people say Gale is selfish and self centered and they're wrong. Gale was the first to volunteer to rescue Peeta, even though he knew doing so he would potentially lose the girl he loved.
And this brings me to another point. He loved her. A lot. He took care of her family. Told her how to survive.
Peeta on the other hand, just showered her with kisses, and compliments. And while those are nice, that's not what love is all about. You shouldn't choose to marry someone because they love you. You should choose to marry them because you love them.
Another thing that caught my attention, was the unfair hijacking of Peeta. If Peeta and Gale had been hijacked, I think the story would have had a different ending. Katniss loved them both. What pushed her over the edge was when one stopped loving her. Gale had no say in that.
In the end, she knew Gale. She didn't know Peeta. Gale showed her he loved her through the things he didn't say. Peeta showed her he loved her through the things he did say. And in the end, she fought for the one she loved. But, you have to wonder, if she would have fought for him, if Gale had finished his, "Katniss, always remember, I-"
I know he would have told her he loved her. And that, might have changed the game.
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