So when things are unravelling around her, she becomes very unravelled. She's pre-feminist, but at the same time she wants things done a certain way. She's like your old weird great aunt who says all the wrong things at the dinner table, and who's very judgmental and really obsessed with etiquette. Everything that Katniss does reflect on Effie."īanks also reveals that Trinket is not all that she seems and is a multi-faceted character who faces issues that exist in the real world adding "Effie is very theatrical and she's outrageous. When Katniss unwittingly becomes a revolutionary, that's a very bad thing for Effie. But she does not need a revolutionary on her hands. Effie wants Katniss Everdeen to win the games because that would reflect really well on her. When she comes across this uncontrollable tribute, whose actions reflect on Effie, it creates a lot of tension for Effie.
So she's one of the lucky ones, in that she's in the privileged class, but at the same time, that all can be taken away from her at any moment. There's so much tension built into her, she's essentially a puppet of the regime.Įffie's entire life is given to her at the hands of this totalitarian regime.
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Speaking to Next Movie the Scrubs alumni says "Effie Trinket is an absolutely fascinating character. Trinket is an instrument in continuing the dominance of the Capitol as well as the mentor to rebellious District 12 tribute Katniss Everdeen played by rising star Jennifer Lawrence. Gorgeous actress Elizabeth Banks has described her character Effie Trinket in The Hunger Games as fascinating.