Prim

So there are those book characters that people think are weak when they are really not. At all. And Prim is definitely one of those characters.
(Spoilers for the Hunger Games Trilogy.)
Prim was twelve years old when the trilogy started. Her father had died and her mother had been depressed. That's pretty hard on a person. What people want is a mature character that is wise beyond their teenage years and can take care of themselves. So a person like Katniss. Prim wasn't that character when the trilogy began. Does that make her weak? She was really young. Not everyone can be a Katniss-like character.
And her sister Katniss had to be really brave when she volunteered for her at the reaping and then had to fight in the Hunger Games. There is no denying that. But on the other hand, I think Prim was really brave too. The way Katniss describes Prim walking up to the stage in the square trying to be strong, facing her fate, I think that this is when Prim starts to mature. I feel like twelve years old, it makes sense that she starts to mature about then. But then when Katniss volunteered, I think she may have even wanted to go into the arena then, if it meant her sister didn't have to. And having to watch her sister fight to the death? Katniss had some pretty scary and dangerous situations in that arena. I have an older sister, and if I had to watch her go through that stuff... it would be really, really, really hard.
Then when Katniss comes home, she doesn't find the Prim she left behind. She sees the new Prim, who helps her mom with the apothecary business and she's so sweet and caring that everyone loves her and she helps everyone she can. Tell me how that is weak. Katniss hunted for her family to be able to eat. That's really strong, she was taking care of her family. Well, Prim is taking care of people too. If she is healing them from their diseases and injuries, I think that is really strong. Katniss would agree, especially because she can't stand all the ill people that come into her home to see her mother. Not to mention how sweet and kind Prim is. Being like that to any person that you meet is amazing to me.

Happy Mothers Day

Happy Mothers Day to all you sweet fandomeers out there :) Today we're going to celebrate the moms of the universe, or that is, the fandom moms.
(Spoilers for Harry Potter, Hunger Games and Percy Jackson.)
I mean, oh my gosh. The Harry Potter moms? They are the coolest moms ever.

 

Those three ladies. Lily died so she could save her son, and even through her death her love for her son protected him throughout the rest of his childhood and teenage years. Molly fought in a war while taking care of seven children of her own, not to mention all the other kids she treated as if they were in her own family. Narcissa? If you're willing to pretend you're evil for your family, I'd say you're pretty cool.
And in the Hunger Games, when you live in a country like Panem you'd probably do anything for your kids. Mrs. Everdeen did have a rough time when her husband died and she fell into that horrible depression. But once she got out of that, she tried to make up for it. She's the kind of mom that would do anything her kids asked. She started working again and taking care of not only her own children but all the people in their town and their children. Then when the rebellion started she worked hard as a doctor and a loving mother. I am the biggest Mrs. Everdeen fangirl ever. And while we're here I would like to mention Hazelle, Gale's mom. Hazelle had a family and was pregnant when her husband died. It must have been pretty hard to lose him especially when she had so many young kids to take care of. But Hazelle didn't let that stop her. Just like Mrs. Everdeen had Katniss, Hazelle had Gale to help her and she started working, and you know what, her family did okay. Hazelle, you're amazing.
Last but not at all least, Sally Jackson! When your son is known by mortals for blowing up the school and known by monsters as the son of Poseidon that needs to be destroyed, you'd think you would get a little impatient. Sally wasn't impatient for a second. She took care of her son with love and patience, and she even married a horrible man for him. She wanted to be a writer but couldn't afford to go to school, so she worked hard and still tried to take care of her family. Eventually she got to go to school, married a man that she actually loved, and Percy saved the world!
It seems good things happen to the best moms :)