Cecelia

"No one speaks. I can’t pretend I knew any of them well. But I’m thinking of those three kids hanging on to Cecelia when they took her away."

- Katniss Everdeen remembering Cecelia.

Cecelia was the District 8 female tribute who participated in the 75th Hunger Games. She was also the victor of the an unspecified Hunger Games.

75th Hunger Games
Katniss Everdeen stated she was about 30. Cecelia was reaped for the third Quarter Quell. Cecelia was reaped to be the female tribute for the third Quarter Quell. She had to tear off her three children who refused to let  her leave  at this time. Katniss remembered later in the game  that Cecelia's three children clung to her when she was taken<span class="systran_token_punctuation" id="token_18" style="">. Effie Trinket expressed dismay and commented "Oh, not Cecelia" when she was reaped for the third Quarter Quell. This indicates that Effie feels sympathy towards Cecelia because she's the mother of three children.

Chariot Rides
In the books, she wasn't described during the chariot rides. In the film adaption, we can see her behind the District 10 tributes when Finnick comes to talk to Katniss. Cecelia <span class="systran_seg" id="Sp1.s2_o" style=""><span class="systran_token_word" id="token_2" style="" value="0404/verb:plain">is seen wearing  a long black <span class="systran_seg" id="Sp1.s2_o" style="">dress with <span class="systran_seg" id="Sp1.s2_o" style=""><span class="systran_token_word" id="token_3" style="" value="2026/adj:base">large white <span class="systran_token_word" id="token_4" style="" value="1010/noun:common">wire s on her <span class="systran_token_word" id="token_7" style="" value="1010/noun:common">shoulders <span class="systran_seg" id="Sp1.s2_o" style="">.

Training
In training, it is revealed that her fellow tribute from District 8, Woof, stayed fairly close to her. They eventually invited Katniss to the bug station, who tried asking them about the uprising in District 8, but changed her mind at the last second. Her motherly instincts caused Katniss to want to become her ally. She received a score of 9, for her skills in throwing knives.

Interview
<span class="systran_seg" id="Sp1.s2_o" style=""><span class="systran_token_word" id="token_5" style="" value="0404/verb:plain">Cecelia's outfit seems to be a grinding combination integrating <span class="systran_token_word" id="token_11" style="" value="1010/noun:common">red and black with design <span class="systran_token_word" id="token_17" style="" value="1010/noun:common">circulars in the interviews. Cecelia joined hands with the other twenty-three tributes as a sign of rebellion in the interviews.

Death


Cecelia was killed in the initial Cornucopia bloodbath. She was stationed on the pedestal next to the <span id="cke_bm_91S" style="display:none;">  District 10 male.

She was probably killed by one of the Careers and she placed 17th out of 24 in the games and was the last tribute to die in the bloodbath.

Katniss was dismayed by her death and grieves for her, the male morphling and Seeder later that night. She <span class="systran_seg" id="Sp1.s2_o" style=""><span class="systran_token_word" id="token_3" style="" value="0404/verb:plain">remembers  Cecelia's <span class="systran_token_word" id="token_5" style="" value="1010/noun:common">removal <span class="systran_token_word" id="token_6" style="" value="5055/prep*">at the time <span class="systran_token_word" id="token_7" style="" value="5054/prep">of the Reaping.

At the end of Catching Fire, when Katniss <span class="systran_seg" id="Sp1.s2_o" style=""><span class="systran_token_word" id="token_1" style="" value="0404/verb:plain">flies towards District 13, Haymitch revealed that Cecelia was one of the victors who knew of the rebellion and was part of the alliance to save Katniss.

Family
Cecelia had three children at home by the time of the third Quarter Quell who were very upset to see their mother going into the Games. The children's names and gender are unknown. The father or fathers of those children as well as her husband if any are also unknown.

Physical description
Cecelia was described as being around thirty or so, and was one of the younger victors. She has a very motherly physique.

Film portrayal
Elena Sánchez portrayed Cecelia in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.

Trivia



 * Cecelia is the only known victor who had children before the end of the Hunger Games. Katniss and Peeta had two children after the war.
 * Effie seems to have pity for her and she was the only victor who seemed to have this affection from Effie, apart from Katniss and Peeta.
 * In the film, Cecelia <span class="systran_seg" id="Sp1.s2_o" style=""><span class="systran_token_word" id="token_2" style="" value="0404/verb:plain">seems to be <span class="systran_seg" id="Sp1.s2_o" style=""><span class="systran_token_word" id="token_4" style="" value="3030/adv">elsewhere <span class="systran_seg" id="Sp1.s2_o" style=""> during the interview. <span class="systran_seg" id="Sp1.s3_o" style="">She <span class="systran_token_word" id="token_11" style="" value="0404/verb:plain*">doesn't raise her arms completely and her face was deeply sad, probably because she feared that Snow would be able to kill her children.
 * Cecelia was one of the original five tributes that Katniss wanted as an ally. The other four were Mags, Seeder, Beetee and Wiress. However afterwards Katniss decided to not team up with her, since considered Woof (his district partner) would have been a burden.
 * It's presumed she wants to protect her children from their Hunger Games reaping, which is why she participates in the bloodbath, trying to protect the Mockingjay from the Careers. <span class="systran_seg" id="Sp1.s2_o" style=""><span class="systran_token_word" id="token_1" style="" value="2428/pron">That <span class="systran_token_word" id="token_2" style="" value="0404/verb:plain*">would go <span class="systran_token_word" id="token_3" style="" value="5050/prep">with her maternal <span class="systran_token_word" id="token_5" style="" value="1010/noun:common">behavior which <span class="systran_token_word" id="token_9" style="" value="1011/noun:propernoun">Katniss <span class="systran_token_word" id="token_8" style="" value="0404/verb:plain">describes <span class="systran_token_punctuation" id="token_10" style="">.
 * In the film, neither Cecelia nor Woof are seen during the Fallen broadcast on the first night of the Games, as their faces are replaced with Katniss, Peeta, Finnick, and Mags' saddened expressions towards the deceased.
 * Suzanne Collins revealed she was the last tribute to die in the bloodbath, so she placed 17th out of 24.
 * She is the last tribute to ever die at a Cornucopia bloodbath.
 * It was discovered from a leaked photograph from the Mockingjay set of names of victors from various districts. One of these reveals that Cecelia's last name is Sánchez, the same as her actress. The design of the podium as well as the use of the actress's last name as the character's match up with what the film makers did with Mags.
 * It is revealed in one of the pillars from a photograph of the Mockingjay set that Cecelia is the most recent victor from District 8.

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