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[quote=Anonymous]I just returned from watching the movie.  I haven't read the books.

One, I think she was referring to Katniss the person. It makes the most sense and allows for continuity in the story arc, since this is the prequel.

Two, the dialogue in the log cabin contained very heavy use of symbolism and foreshadowing. As he goes back and forth between looking at the guns and Lucy, his face goes from dark to light in the shadows, with the final sequence showing his face entirely dark and Lucy's face entirely illuminated, while her body remained in the shadows. From a literary standpoint, this can be interpreted as the moment Coriol goes from conflicted to evil, while Lucy becomes a righteous but shadowy figure.

The final dialogue is also full of symbolism. He tells her not to go out when it's raining, ie, he is cautioning her to take the easy path and not the uncomfortable but "fruitful" path. This is probably meant as a giveaway that she is about to choose a path that is difficult but likely to yield the outcome she is looking for. She responds "I'm not made of sugar."  This is meant to cast doubt on her character, but I see it as a counter-warning. That he, like his namesake "snow", is not built to withstand the inevitable changes ahead in the environment.

See, when people tell you a Humanities degree is worthless, you can let them know that untrue. I can watch movies and decode the breadcrumbs left by other arty nerds and feel smug that I can suss out the way the story goes. If only life worked this way, where I could study shadows on faces and know who to avoid.  [/quote]

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