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In a reply, u/leporelli agreed, “She suffered from depression, heavily. It’s said in the books that she later treats people with depression (the word isn’t used, more so hinted at) and I think she says if she had known or if she had enough money she might’ve been able to help herself back when things got bad after her husband died.”
Some fans, though, were frustrated that, at the series’ end, Mrs. Everdeen abandons her home of District 12 and leaves Katniss for good. Pointing out that she leaves an extremely traumatized and depressed daughter by herself after the war ends, u/Forsch416 wrote, “It is so neglectful and weird to me that I’m not sure why the author made this choice […] In the end, she’ll never have a close relationship with her daughter or grandchildren, which makes me sad too.”
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There are, certainly, a lot of ways to look at Mrs. Everdeen’s behavior. Though she’s basically a background character throughout the series, she deals with such intense grief and endures some of the worst ordeals a person can possibly face. There should be some sympathy for Mrs. Everdeen, and clearly, “Hunger Games” fans understand that.
