Livia Cardew was a female resident of the Capitol and a student of the Academy. She was one of 24 top-performing seniors at the Academy selected to be a mentor for the 10th Hunger Games. She was assigned the male tribute from District 1, Facet.
Biography[]
Her mother ran the largest bank in the Capitol.[1]
She was excited upon being assigned the male tribute from District 1, grinning, punching the air and shouting "Yes!"[1] She was the only one of the mentors who did not congratulate Coriolanus Snow for his idea to visit his tribute upon arrival, instead saying that she thought he had cheated and should be dismissed as a mentor immediately.[2] Snow was later amused to see footage of her flailing through a crowd in the wake of the gunfire from Arachne Crane's tribute, Brandy, being shot dead at the Capitol Zoo. He thought it ironic for her to behave this way, given that she had once called him "self-absorbed" for not being able to decipher the deeper meaning of a poem in rhetoric class.[3]
Her tribute was one of several killed in the bombing of the Capitol Arena. Following this, she was very vocal, demanding that new tributes be brought in from the districts to replace those who had been killed. Barring this, she wanted to be given Reaper Ash, as his mentor, Clemensia Dovecote, was in the hospital. However, this never came to fruition, so Livia's role in the 10th Hunger Games ended before the competition itself began.[4]
After his ill-fated relationship with Lucy Gray Baird, Snow mused that he might one day marry someone that he disliked who wouldn't be able to sway his heart and manipulate him. He specifically mentioned Livia Cardew, saying she would be "perfect". He imagined her being his first lady someday once he became president.[5]
Physical description[]
She was said to have a "pointed little face".[1] In the film she has long blonde hair and blue eyes.
Personality[]
She had a shrill voice and was known to be prone to gloating.[1] Livia constantly rivalled Coriolanus as a child, and was known to be rude and cruel toward him. She used to taunt Coriolanus for his parentless state when he was younger. Livia was also a bad sport, as she made it clear that she thought Coriolanus should be dismissed as a mentor following his entry in the Capitol Zoo,[2] was outraged at her tribute's death because it meant she would no longer have a chance of a prize.[4] She also sneered at Lucy Gray, thinking that she didn't have a chance in the Games, and she insulted those who supported the tribute.[6]
Etymology[]
Livia shares her name with Livia Drusilla, the wife of Rome's founder and first emperor, Augustus.
Trivia[]
- Livia was a relative or ancestor of Fulvia Cardew, Plutarch Heavensbee's assistant in Mockingjay.
- It is heavily implied that she married Coriolanus Snow later down the line.[5]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Chapter 1
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Chapter 6
- ↑ The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Chapter 7
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Chapter 10
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Epilogue
- ↑ The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Chapter 12