One of Tahereh's commentators posited the theory that one's preference for Gale or Peeta has to do with one's preference for carbs or meat.
Well, I like Gale--and I'm a vegetarian. A bad one (I do like my gummis and marshmallows; also, were I left in an arena with a bow and arrow, I'd learn to use it, and quickly--I'm already pretty good with a crossbow), but a carb-loving vegetarian, nonetheless.
I have other theories about those who prefer one to the other. Gale is exciting; Peeta is reliable. Gale has survival instincts for a uncivilized world; Peeta has skills for a world in which there are stores, markets, commerce. Peeta probably has good credit; Gale probably is all barter. Today, Gale would live in the country, perhaps in a house he built himself, and wear jeans and flannel; Peeta would live in the city, work in an office, wear white, pressed, button-up shirts--and perhaps get his nails done (with clear polish, of course).
Okay, maybe not the nails, but...you know what I mean.
In earlier eras (say, Gold Rush), Gale would be a frontiersman; Peeta would be a merchant. Gale's rough around the edges, Peeta is not. Peeta probably wears green Speed Stick from the eighties, or those Axe products, trying to be hardcore; Gale wears Old Spice. (Does anyone else LOVE that new ad? "Does your man make you a gourmet cake in a kitchen he built himself?" Hee hee hee...)
What else? What would they both be doing if they were in, say, Ancient Egypt? What about as cave people? Or in medieval Italy?
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Hey now. Peeta did (major spoiler) survive two events, so give credit where credit is due.
This is true.
Ancient Egypt - Peeta would be the wealthy scribe living at the palace, working behind the scenes to keep corruption out of the palace...Gale would be the country man living next to the Nile, holding off gators with a skiff pole. :)
Just had to add that i absolutely love the new old spice commercials too.
Have you seen the new, NEW Old Spice Commercials? P-P-P-P-P-POWER! lol
Anyways, Peeta would be the clan philosopher of the cave, drawing with rudimentary tools on the walls for future generations to see. Gale would be slaying T-Rex's in an attempt to feed the tribe. Peeta would create the clicking tongued dialect and Gale would simply grunt in acknowledgment.
But I would love me a grunting, T-Rex slaying cave man any day!
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