Why do Katniss and Peeta decide to eat the berries?

She says to hold the berries out because she wants everyone to see. She wants to make sure that the Gamemakers understand what she and Peeta are about to do and that if the Gamemakers allow this to happen, the Hunger Games will not have a victor this year. On the count of three, they pop the berries into their mouths.

Why did Katniss get in trouble about the berries?

Consequently, though Katniss survived the Hunger Games, she is again in danger. She realizes that, in her interview with Caesar Flickerman, she must convince everyone she suggested to Peeta they eat the poisonous berries because she couldn’t bear the thought of losing him, not to deliberately defy the Capitol.

Why did they give the guy berries at the end of the Hunger Games?

The berries were Nightlock, a fruit that will kill you in seconds after eating it. They are what killed Foxface, and what Katniss and Peeta were going to use at the end of their games as a double-suicide, if Crane hadn’t intervened and allowed them to both be the victors.

What chapter does Katniss and Peeta eat the berries?

Summary: Chapter 24 Katniss explains that the berries, some of which Foxface stole, are poisonous. In a way, Peeta outsmarted Foxface. They decide to hold on to the rest of the berries in case the same opportunity arises with Cato.

Did Peeta eat the berries?

Peeta himself had mistaken them for edible berries (possibly the blueberry-like berries that Rue had shown Katniss when they had formed an alliance). Katniss stopped him from eating any, remembering her father’s warning, though she and Peeta kept some in a bag in case they could trick Cato into eating them.

What was Katniss’s trick with the berries?

Then, realizing the Gamemakers won’t allow both of them to die, she has an idea. She takes the poisonous berries from her pouch. As Katniss and Peeta pop the berries into their mouths, Claudius Templesmith shouts for them to stop and announces that they are the winners of the Seventy-Fourth Hunger Games.

What did Katniss do with the berries?

She takes the poisonous berries from her pouch. As Katniss and Peeta pop the berries into their mouths, Claudius Templesmith shouts for them to stop and announces that they are the winners of the Seventy-Fourth Hunger Games.