

that or it was poison berries" implying that he ate the berries and died as a result. It is likely that he committed suicide by eating some of the nightlock In the film Catching Fire, Plutarch mentioned to Katniss that Crane decided to "quit breathing. In the film, Snow has Peacekeepers escort Crane to a room containing only a bowl of nightlock berries and lock him inside. In the book, it is never revealed exactly how Crane died, only that his death was ordered by Snow. In Snow's eyes, this act was the final straw and essentially marked the Head Gamemaker for death.

Seneca being escorted into the room which contains a bowl of nightlock.Īfter Katniss and Peeta threatened to consume poisonous nightlock berries and leave the Games with no victor at all, Crane spared their lives and allowed both to emerge as victors, despite President Snow's opposition. Crane met with Haymitch Abernathy for advice, and to convey President Snow's need to keep Katniss (and the districts) in line: This led to the initial rule change that allowed two victors, though Snow expressed his opposition to such indulgence. Īs Katniss' popularity continued to rise over the course of the games, so did her influence an on-camera salute to the people of District 11 caused them to break out in rioting. įollowing the tributes' individual training sessions, Crane met with President Snow to discuss Katniss Everdeen's actions and the potential problems she could cause if such actions continued: Snow questioned the basis for her receiving a training score of 11- shooting an arrow at the gamemakers (even though Katniss was actually aiming at the apple in the mouth of a roast pig) what Crane saw as a display of courage Snow interpreted as defiance, and he cautioned Crane that such actions could inspire hope - the only thing stronger than fear - and must be contained. He was also interviewed prior to the Tribute Parade for his opinion of the " recruits" (as Caesar called them): While lacking a fully-formed opinion at that stage, Crane acknowledged that Katniss Everdeen's unexpected volunteering created an interesting turn of events, which could affect gameplay later on. Prior to the Reaping, Crane was interviewed by Caesar Flickerman about his previous experiences as Head Gamemaker, and what defined his individual style of gameplay. Seneca meeting with Snow in the latter's rose garden. Seneca is impressed with Katniss after she shoots an arrow through the apple in the pig's mouth.
