Gaius Breen is one of Coriolanus’s classmates and a mentor in the Hunger Games. He loses both legs in the arena bombing and dies several days into the Hunger Games of his injuries. As punishment for his death, Dr. Gaul releases her neon snakes into the arena with the tributes.
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Gaius Breen Character Timeline in The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
The timeline below shows where the character Gaius Breen appears in The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 18
...to the Citadel to get his stitches checked. When Dr. Gaul appears, she reveals that Gaius Breen died of complications from the bombing; Coriolanus should keep this a secret and prepare something...
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Chapter 19
...Dr. Gaul is holding Lucky’s parrot, who’s clearly upset, in a cage. Dr. Gaul announces Gaius Breen ’s death and says that to punish their “rebel enemies,” she has “something special” for...
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Chapter 20
...stony as the auditorium erupts in applause for Lucy Gray. She suggests the audience remember Gaius Breen , so Lepidus interviews Coriolanus and his classmates. Coriolanus is the only one able to...
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