User blog comment:Eievie/Peeta vs. Gale vs. Other/@comment-98.197.151.208-20120915195222

If Peeta died, Katniss would have no one to help her calm down after nightmares. Gale couldn't, cause he doesn't understand what it's like to actually witness, in person, the deaths of 22 other kids. Peeta helps her focus on the bright side of life. He is the promise that life can go on. That everything can be good again. Peeta is the bright yellow that means rebirth and joy instead of destruction and death. Peeta is the dandelion in the spring.