The Hunger Games Why Katniss Is Definitely Descended From [SPOILER]

The Hunger Games: Why Katniss Is Definitely Descended From [SPOILER]

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes centers around a young Coriolanus Snow, but readers may have also been introduced to a direct ancestor of Katniss.

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WARNING: The following contains spoilers for The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins, available now.

Suzanne Collins’ Hunger Games prequel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, gives readers new insight on Coriolanus Snow, the Dark Days and the beginnings of the Hunger Games. Fans also meet a new cast of characters in both the Capitol and in District Twelve. While there are no mentions of any Everdeens, and Katniss never brings up any family members older than her parents, fans speculate that one of Katniss’ ancestors may be among this new cast.

Ballad introduces readers to Lucy Gray Baird, the female tribute from District Twelve, and her people, the Covey. They are a musical troupe that used to travel throughout Panem before the Districts were closed off, and they were forced to settle down in District Twelve. Since Katniss is known for her singing voice, which she inherited from her father, it seems plausible that she could be descended from a member of the Covey.

The most obvious connection between Katniss and the Covey is their musical talent. In The Hunger Games, readers learn that Katniss’ father impressed her mother because when he sung the birds stopped to listen. History repeats itself with Katniss and Peeta. Similarly, the Covey are all musically gifted; although, Lucy Gray and Maude Ivory are the main singers. In addition, Katniss briefly mentions in Mockingjay that she can pick up a song after only one or two listens, a skill that Maude Ivory also has in Ballad. Even though musical talent isn’t necessarily hereditary, it can be passed down.

Katniss and the Covey also know several of the same songs, most notably “The Hanging Tree.” In Ballad, Lucy Gray composes the song and performs it in one of their shows. Afterward, she’s asked not to sing the song anymore because it’s too rebellious. Later, Katniss learns the song from her father, but she stops singing it because it’s forbidden. Since the song is forbidden, readers don’t know how many people in Twelve know it before it became the rebellion’s theme song. Perhaps the Covey passed it down to their children in secret.

Besides music, both Katniss and the Covey are strongly associated with mockingjays. The musical troupe sings with the birds, and according to Coriolanus Snow, some of their pieces sound like the mockingjay’s song. When he was alive, Katniss’s dad loved mockingjays and would sing back and forth with them, leading Katniss to love the birds as well. Of course, Katniss becomes the face of the rebellion, and she is known as the Mockingjay.

Katniss and the Covey even share two key locations, the Seam and the lake. Katniss’ house is located at the edge of the Seam in District Twelve, close to a meadow. The description of the Covey house’s location is nearly identical. Katniss’s dad also takes her to a lake deep in the woods, where she learns to swim. The Covey consider the lake a second home, and they collect the surrounding plants for food, including Katniss’ namesake flower. While Katniss’ father says he found the lake when he was hunting, he could’ve heard about it first from his parents. After all, District Twelve isn’t completely fenced off yet in Ballad, so the Covey may not have been able to return to the lake once it went up; however, they could’ve passed down its location to their children.

All of this aside, none of the Covey share Katniss’s surname, Everdeen, but that doesn’t rule all of them out as potential family. Of the boys, Billy Taupe and Clerk Carmine are brothers, and according to Maude Ivory, their last name is Clade. Tam Amber was found on the side of the road and taken in by the Covey, so readers don’t know what his surname would’ve been. The three girls are all Baird cousins, but their children could have inherited their fathers’ surnames. As of the end of Ballad, Lucy Gray’s fate is a mystery, but it is possible that she survives and returns to District Twelve. She could assume a new identity and settle down with a local, but given her fame this doesn’t seem likely.

The most likely ancestor to Katniss is none other than Maude Ivory. Out of all the Covey members, they appear to have the most in common with their talent for singing, ability to pick up songs quickly and their love of mockingjays. Since there’s no mention of Lucy Gray or the Covey in the original trilogy, it’s possible that the troupe was forced to disband and was erased from District Twelve’s memory. Afterward, they might have settled down, becoming regular citizens. Readers never learn Mr. Everdeen’s first name, so he could’ve inherited a Covey name of his own, but he couldn’t keep the tradition going for his own children given the circumstances. If Collins does write another prequel, it wouldn’t be surprising to see this theory confirmed.

Written by Suzanne Collins, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is now on sale.

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