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Cato is a vicious killer. A person hated by many. But has anyone thought of why he's a killer. Here is a look into his childhood.
Cato's childhood was normal until he turned four. When he turned four, all of District 2 gathered for an execution. Cato's seventeen year old brother, Henry, was on the execution stand. Cato's father and mother could not look, but Cato didn't understand why Henry was up there, and why he couldn't be with Henry. After the gun fired, and Henry's blood spilt, Cato's mother came to him and told him, "Henry won't be home anymore." Cato realized, for the first time, that was death.
When Cato was eight, his mother was on the stand. Both her and Henry were against The Hunger Games and protested loudly. Cato realized what was going to happen. He and his father both shielded their eyes, but they could hear the loud gun go off.
After Cato's mother's death, his father went into a depression. When Cato was twelve, his father told him, "It should have been you. I would have traded you for your mother or brother in a heartbeat. If you're not a winner, which you're not now, you're a loser. When your eighteen or younger, you'll join The Hunger Games. Show me you're not a loser. I doubt you can." After that his father jumped on a peacekeeper, punched his neck, and killed him. He was shot dead.
That's why Cato became a vicious killer. Because of the pain of losing his mother, brother, and father. But mostly, to show his dad he wasn't a loser.