In "The Return of a Private" when Edward Smith praises his wife's biscuits, he is really praising her.
Hamlin Garland writes about the tenderness between Edward and Emma Smith by depicting a deeper connection between the two characters. The clearest example of this comes when Edward praises Emma by praising her biscuits.
Answer: There is nothing wrong with gossip. Rumors are completely different.
Explanation:
Gossip is okay as long at it is harmless and truthful. Don’t repeat a rumor or spread a rumor. Until the rumor is turned into a fact there should be no need to spread it.
Haymitch’s last advice is to start running at the sound of the gong, to ignore the Cornucopia and put as much distance as possible between themselves and the other tributes, and to find water.
