- Many people in the District refer to Gale and his family as Katniss’ cousins, Katniss herself saying he could be her brother, because they look so much alike, even though they aren’t related. The fact they were cousins was a story fabricated by the Capitol since Gale was Katniss’ closest friend and they didn’t want Peeta to appear to have any competition. It’s said that when interviewers are sent out, the first person they find is usually Gale, and since many people in the Seam share similar features someone got the idea to call Gale Katniss’ cousin.
- Though Katniss thinks of Gale as her best friend, Gale claims to love Katniss, even moving to kiss her once she returns from her ordeal after the Hunger Games. Though he tells her that he loves her, she only manages an ‘I know’, which seems to hurt him. He forms a grudge against Peeta, a boy she met through the Games (and through events prior to that briefly), after seeing the two kiss and profess their love, even form an engagement. Though she claims it’s just for show, Gale is obviously hurt by this. This leaves Katniss confused and Gale becomes distant towards her, unsure of her relationship with the boy and with himself. It’s later revealed that she does in fact love Peeta and eventually Gale manages to push through his grudge, claiming that Peeta is a hard person to hate. He does become jealous of the two however, but understands this is selfish and tries his best to put his feelings to one side, even conversing with Peeta almost like a friend during a later mission.
- He is caught in the second book by a Peacemaker named Thread who finds him with a wild turkey he had poached in the woods. He suffers forty lashes with a whip before Katniss throws herself in front of him and things come to an end. She takes the unconscious Gale to her mother and sister and he eventually heals. A new electric fence is put up around the District to prevent any more trespassing and by the end of the second book District Twelve has been destroyed by bombs from the Capitol. Gale is able to save many of the citizens, including Katniss’ mother and sister though he sustains injuries himself.
- At the beginning of the third book, Gale works as a soldier in District Thirteen before eventually moving into District Two and claiming a new job there. He becomes a vital part of the rebellion and shows little mercy when it comes to sacrificing lives.
- His relationship with Katniss is destroyed during events in the third book after her sister Prim is killed by a firebomb made by Gale. Though he didn’t order the bombs to hit Prim’s location, Katniss can’t look at Gale anymore without associating him with Prim’s death.
Gale 3/??
- Though Katniss thinks of Gale as her best friend, Gale claims to love Katniss, even moving to kiss her once she returns from her ordeal after the Hunger Games. Though he tells her that he loves her, she only manages an ‘I know’, which seems to hurt him. He forms a grudge against Peeta, a boy she met through the Games (and through events prior to that briefly), after seeing the two kiss and profess their love, even form an engagement. Though she claims it’s just for show, Gale is obviously hurt by this. This leaves Katniss confused and Gale becomes distant towards her, unsure of her relationship with the boy and with himself. It’s later revealed that she does in fact love Peeta and eventually Gale manages to push through his grudge, claiming that Peeta is a hard person to hate. He does become jealous of the two however, but understands this is selfish and tries his best to put his feelings to one side, even conversing with Peeta almost like a friend during a later mission.
- He is caught in the second book by a Peacemaker named Thread who finds him with a wild turkey he had poached in the woods. He suffers forty lashes with a whip before Katniss throws herself in front of him and things come to an end. She takes the unconscious Gale to her mother and sister and he eventually heals. A new electric fence is put up around the District to prevent any more trespassing and by the end of the second book District Twelve has been destroyed by bombs from the Capitol. Gale is able to save many of the citizens, including Katniss’ mother and sister though he sustains injuries himself.
- At the beginning of the third book, Gale works as a soldier in District Thirteen before eventually moving into District Two and claiming a new job there. He becomes a vital part of the rebellion and shows little mercy when it comes to sacrificing lives.
- His relationship with Katniss is destroyed during events in the third book after her sister Prim is killed by a firebomb made by Gale. Though he didn’t order the bombs to hit Prim’s location, Katniss can’t look at Gale anymore without associating him with Prim’s death.