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"I'm sorry. I just can't stop crying."
—Cashmere during the victor interviews[src]

Cashmere was a victor from District 1 who won the 64th Hunger Games.[2] She was also a tribute in the 75th Hunger Games (also known as the third Quarter Quell).[1]

Biography[]

64th Hunger Games[]

Cashmere participated in and won the 64th Hunger Games,[2] the year after her brother Gloss won the 63rd Hunger Games.[1] It is possible she volunteered as tribute because she was one of the older tributes, and this is also very common in District 1. Her brother may have mentored her. Because of her Career tribute status, good looks, and her brother's fame, Cashmere probably had a lot of sponsors and killed a considerable amount of tributes.

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Gloss and Cashmere at the Reaping for the 75th Hunger Games.

75th Hunger Games[]

Cashmere was reaped along with her brother, Gloss, for the third Quarter Quell. According to Haymitch Abernathy, she and her brother were "Capitol favorites" who he expected to have "lots of sponsors" during the Quell.[3] It is unlikely they volunteered,[1] as they like many other victors attempted to evoke sympathy within the Capitol to stop the Games.[4]

It is implied that both Gloss and Cashmere were friends with some of the existing victors. It's also possible that Cashmere and/or her brother mentored Glimmer and Marvel in the 74th Hunger Games.[5] The siblings appeared to be secretly against the idea of going back to the arena, as they both made speeches to try and convince the Capitol to call off the Quell.[4] Despite this, they still became deadly in the arena and were not a part of the rebel alliance.

Training[]

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Cashmere in the Training Center.

Cashmere trained with her brother at the knife throwing station, where together they eliminated two targets with a single throw. Cashmere and Gloss also invited Katniss to make hammocks with them in the Training Center. Katniss described them as "polite but cool," and felt her attempts to connect with them were "mediocre at best". The siblings also mingled with the other Career victors and Peeta Mellark.[5] Katniss said Cashmere received a "predictably high score" after her private session with the Gamemakers.[4]

Interview[]

Before the individual interviews, Cashmere insulted Katniss's wedding dress and said she looked "ridiculous".[4] It's unclear why Cashmere was upset, but it is possible that she was jealous of the attention that Katniss was receiving in the Capitol.

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Cashmere and Gloss being interviewed by Caesar

During her interview with Caesar Flickerman, she played to the audience's sympathy, saying she couldn't stop crying when she thought of how the residents of the Capitol must be suffering from losing the victors.[4] Cashmere's speech made the audience (including Katniss's prep team) cry, and Effie commented that Cashmere was "very good".[3]

In the film, Katniss was disgusted by Cashmere's illegitimate emotion and fake behavior, but Haymitch explained that the tributes would do anything to stop the Games.[3] At the end of interviews, Cashmere and her brother joined hands with the other victors as a sign of rebellion, making the crowd go wild with discontent.[6][3]

Bloodbath[]

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Cashmere standing on her pedestal at the beginning of the Games.

Cashmere and the rest of the Career pack (Gloss, Brutus, and Enobaria) reached the Cornucopia after Katniss and Finnick Odair did, and they focused on gathering weapons before attacking the other tributes. Cashmere was not noted as being involved in any altercations with Katniss during the bloodbath, but Enobaria, Brutus, and Gloss were all mentioned. Katniss noticed when Gloss reached the Cornucopia and assumed that Cashmere was somewhere close by.[7] During the bloodbath, she was able to grab several knives and throwing daggers, which she kept secured to her waist belt.

Death[]

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Cashmere's death portrait.

On the second day of the Games, the Career pack managed to sneak up on the rebel alliance (now consisting of Katniss, Peeta, Finnick, Johanna, Beetee, and Wiress), as they formulated a plan to avoid the various disasters around the arena and kill the other remaining victors. While Wiress was separated from the others, Gloss slit her throat, prompting Katniss to shoot him with one of her arrows. Immediately after Gloss's death, Cashmere charged at Katniss with a knife, apparently intent on killing her, but Johanna dug her axe into Cashmere's chest, killing her. Cashmere's cannon sounded instantly afterwards, and Brutus and Enobaria barely escaped with their lives. Cashmere's body was thrown into the water when the Cornucopia spun.[8]

Cashmere placed 10th out of 24 tributes and 9th in the film.

Mockingjay[]

"I was the example. The person to hold up to the young Finnicks and Johannas and Cashmeres. Of what could happen to a victor who caused problems."
—Haymitch to Katniss[src]

It was implied by Haymitch that Cashmere may have been a victim of President Snow's sex trafficking.[9]

Victims[]

Due to the fact that Cashmere was a Career tribute, it is likely she killed a fair amount of tributes during the 64th and 75th Hunger Games. It was confirmed that she killed Seeder.

Relationships[]

Cashmere and Gloss.

Cashmere and Gloss.

Gloss[]

"There's the classically beautiful brother and sister from District 1 who were victors two consecutive years when I was little."
—Katniss[src]

Cashmere's brother Gloss was also a tribute in the 75th Hunger Games, as well as the victor of the 63rd Hunger Games. They were known to have a strong relationship, although Cashmere seemed to have control over Gloss, and they fought side by side until the very end.

Physical description[]

Cashmere and her brother Gloss were both described as being "classically beautiful", [1] and before the tribute interviews, she was noted to have flowing blond curls.[4] This is a trait she had in common with another District 1 female tribute, Glimmer.[10] It is probable that she and Gloss were physically stronger than most of the other victors, being relatively young and from District 1.

Trivia[]

  • Cashmere and Gloss are the only known pair of siblings who have won the Hunger Games.
  • Enobaria, Gloss, Cashmere, and Finnick consecutively won the 62nd, 63rd, 64th, and 65th Hunger Games.
  • Her name comes from a type of expensive woolen fabric, as District 1's industry is luxury goods.[11]
  • In the film, Cashmere was shown to have a skill in balancing pointed weapons, such as a knife, in her hand.[3]
  • Cashmere and her brother were interviewed together by Caesar in the film,[3] while in the book, they were interviewed separately.[4]
  • In a behind the scenes featurette, a cameraman asked Cashmere's actress Stephanie Leigh Schlund if she had killed anybody yet in the bloodbath. She replied, "I have. I killed Bobby," referring to Bobby Jordan who played Blight. However, the footage of their fight was ultimately cut since Blight was meant to be killed by the force field.[12]
  • In the same featurette, Gloss's actor Alan Ritchson mentioned that he and Schlund had quickly developed a "brotherly-sisterly kind of love". They messed around with each other on set, which created the sense of a real sibling relationship.[12]

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References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Catching Fire, Chapter 14
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://capitolcouture.tumblr.com/post/62941926908
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Catching Fire, Chapter 17
  5. 5.0 5.1 Catching Fire, Chapter 16
  6. Catching Fire, Chapter 18
  7. Catching Fire, Chapter 19
  8. Catching Fire, Chapter 23
  9. Mockingjay, Chapter 12
  10. The Hunger Games, Chapter 9
  11. The Hunger Games, Chapter 5
  12. 12.0 12.1 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire - Catching Fire's New Cast (behind the scenes featurette)
The Hunger Games trilogy
Novels The Hunger GamesCatching FireMockingjay
Main Characters Katniss EverdeenPeeta MellarkGale HawthorneHaymitch AbernathyEffie Trinket
Supporting Characters Primrose EverdeenPresident SnowCinnaMrs. EverdeenMr. EverdeenPresident CoinClaudius TemplesmithCaesar FlickermanMadge UnderseePaylorPlutarch HeavensbeeSeneca Crane
Tributes MarvelGlimmerCatoCloveFoxfaceThreshRueMaysilee DonnerTitus
Past Victors Augustus BraunAnnie CrestaBeetee LatierBlightBrutusCashmereCeceliaChaffEnobariaFinnick OdairGlossJohanna MasonLymeMags FlanaganMorphlingsPorter Millicent TrippSeederWiressWoof
Groups RebellionGamemakersPrep teamTributesVictors
Locations PanemThe CapitolDistrict 1District 2District 3District 4District 5District 6District 7District 8District 9District 10District 11District 12District 13
Behind the Scenes Suzanne CollinsGary RossFrancis Lawrence
Films The Hunger Games (film)Catching Fire (film)Mockingjay - Part 1Mockingjay - Part 2
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