Katniss is afraid of loving someone. All throughout the beginning of the book she thinks that Peeta is just messing with her. Which in fact is true (but she finds that out after the interview). In the beginning I thought that she was afraid of getting close to someone. All throughout the book she seems to push people away. For example I feel like the mom tries to be kind and sweet to Katniss, and Katniss is just like "No. Get away from me." Another example is whenever Peeta tries to help her win over sponsors she yells at him to leave or get away.
I also think that Katniss is afraid of losing someone she loves again. After her father died she didn't have anyone. For example the mom went super depressed on everyone and wouldn't leave her bed. Leaving Katniss at age 12 to take care of the mom and Prim, her little sister. At the age of 12 Katniss only knew a tiny bit of how to hunt. So she took it upon her to do whatever it was she needed to do so she and her sister didn't get sent to foster care.
The last reason I think Katniss is afraid of loving someone is because it may show weakness to others. And Katniss is one of those people who lived in a dark time once and now will never cry in public, never show emotion. With being in the hunger games and all she doesn't want the career tributes to think she's weak. And if she shows emotion, of loving Peeta, she puts her and Peeta in a tough situation losing one another or dying because one another.
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