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How do I be cool like Jesus Christ

Be kind

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close behind by noah kahan is such an everlark coded song guys im going to cry

#rosa shut up challenge

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idk if anyone has said this in the comments or reblogs but hawthorn is edible too and can be added to salads! both katniss and gale’s names imply resourcefulness etc etc!

Suzanne Collins is one of the few contemporary writers who realizes the importance of names in her stories and the significance they bear. They add so many layers to the story, additional meanings that otherwise would not have existed.

The original trilogy:

Katniss: named after a plant of which you can eat the roots. Her father taught her where to find it and told her that “as long as you can find yourself, you’ll survive” (quote may be a little bit off, but it’s from one of the early chapters in THG). Additionally, the leaves are in the shape of an arrowhead, referencing her skills with the bow which her father also taught her how to use.

Peeta: literally bread lmao. But bread is one of the basic nutritions humans need, a little bit goes a long way to keep you alive. Peeta’s presence in Katniss’s life also kept her alive, literally and figuratively—the burned bread he threw her in the flashback and their complicated relationship.

Primrose: a plant with medicinal purposes, even more significant in light of her work as a medic in Mockingjay.

Gale: literally means “strong wind” and considering that in every encounter with Katniss he’s caused some reaction, he pulls her into directions she maybe initially doesn’t want to go in. Additionally, his name also represents his determination and steadfastness in his beliefs.

TBOSAS

Lucy Gray: named after William Wordsworth’s poem “Lucy Gray” which is about the titular character of the poem who got lost during a blizzard. She literally got lost in snow. Rachel Zegler sang this poem in two parts on the original soundtrack of the movie. When Snow asked who the girl in the song is, Lucy answers that she’s a mystery, just like her.

Snow: aside from the obvious snow references, I think his name is most significant in relation to Lucy and the poem. The only one who knows what caused her disappearance is Snow. He is the reason that Lucy is gone. But her traces in the snow are still visible. He will always remember her because the memory of Lucy has manifested itself in every part of his life.

Coriolanus: named after the Roman general (and also the titular character of Shakespeare’s play), Coriolanus wanted to attack Rome and become its ruler. He was scorned and celebrated by the people, only to be later exiled from the city by them. In TBOSAS, Coriolanus is the star pupil at the Capitol’s academy but sent into exile to the districts after he won the Games with Lucy through cheating.

Volumnia: Coriolanus mother who played a part in his ascent to power. In TBOSAS, she almost serves like a mentor to Coriolanus, teaching him how to think in terms of power.

(Edit) Sejanus: a roman soldier who was betrayed by the roman emperor Tiberius, just like the future president betrayed him.

(Edit) Plinth: got this info from here, but it was too good not to include here. A plinth is a base for a statue or vase to stand on. After Sejanus’s death, all of the Plinth fortune was given to Snow for being such a good to friend him. It was this money that skyrocketed the Snow family from poverty to filthy rich. The Plinth money was the foundation upon which Snow built his power.

There are so many other names that have historical (mostly Roman and Greek) connotations—Plutarch, Seneca, Cinna—but also regular names like Trinket and Beetee bear meanings that represent the character beautifully.

Names are important. For any lover of literature or (aspiring) writers, please look closely at them. They can shape your story into something unique.

Feel free to correct me if I’ve said something wrong. I know there are many names missing, but I can only add so many examples ✊🏻😔

#i could have phrased this better but i’m writing an essay sorry guys

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some loser: humans are innately selfish creatures

my psych book:

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hello to all the new people who are here bc my annie victor poster edits is doing the rounds again.

#rosa shut up challenge

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my brain has been going brrrrr all day but i can’t stop thinking about them

both of them loving water and the ocean, both of them feeling at home in the sea, finnick teaching annie about the human world and becoming besotted by her curiosity, annie being happy when she finally gets on land but missing her home so much it aches, finnick and annie working out a system in order to communicate when she doesn’t have her voice, finnick getting nightmares about shipwrecks, YOU GUYS DONT GET IT……….

this summer i’ll write a little mermaid!odesta AU and then you’ll see… THEN YOU’LL ALL SEE

#rosa’s mermaid au

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does anyone else’s ao3 look like this on safari and if so how to i change it back to normal 😭😭

#HELP ME #ITS SO INGOMBRANTE #AND IM SAYING IT IN ITALIAN BC I VANT FIND THE WORD IN ENHLUSG #rosa shut up challenge

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VICTORY TOUR POSTERS pt. 1

ANNIE CRESTA, WINNER OF THE 70th HUNGER GAMES

“annie’s the one who went mad when her district partner got beheaded. ran off by herself and hid. but an earthquake broke the dam and most of the arena got flooded. she won because she was the best swimmer”

THE MERMAID OF DISTRICT FOUR

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i once again have havana rose liu as annie cresta brainrot! once again ty to @dxnyarya for coming up with this fancast in the first place :’)

#also i’m going to remake this with halle soon #bc both is good #i love havana as annie #i love halle as annie #wonderful

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Truth is like fire; to tell the truth means to glow and burn.

— Gustav Klimt

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guys im going crazy like im actually going insane i need to start writing this so bad, prince!finnick showing mermaid!annie the kingdom, annie saving finnick in the shipwreck oh god I'm not strong enough

this summer i’ll write a little mermaid!odesta AU and then you’ll see… THEN YOU’LL ALL SEE

#THEY ARE SO ODESTA CODED #GUYS WHEN IM DONE WITH EXAMS..... #I WILL COOK WITH THIS I SWEAR #rosa’s mermaid AU

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#i can’t stop guys #I CANT STOP #rosa shut up challenge

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school au again

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guys i was telling my mum id like to get married and she said “you need a boyfriend for that……or a lady friend”

#WHO TOLD HER?? #this is like the third hint she’s dropped about me not being straight #i’ve never told her #in fact i went out of my way to hide it from my parents #and i made my peace with not telling them ever #it just feels very weird #rosa shut up challenge

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we went searching for the sun and found it tucked away between the trees

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do i smell like roses to you? id in alt.

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not to be even more of a sap, but i think it would be really nice to feel wanted romantically like :’) someone wanting to hold my hand, someone choosing to spend time with me, someone wanting to listen to me chatter about what makes me happy. it’s so mundane but sometimes it aches like im missing something

not to be yearning on main but sometimes i think it would be very lovely to be cuddled and given forehead kisses