For example, Winston describes the sexual act as "if successfully performed it would be rebellion", which implies that the reason love is forbidden is because it is powerful enough to form a "rebellion", as it shows independent thinking and the ability to choose and be happy. Furthermore, in The Hunger Games, Rue's death constitutes a turning point for Katniss in which she realizes that she must rebel. After witnessing Rue's death, she "decorates her body with flowers", which is frowned upon in the Games because flowers represent natural beauty, so Katniss makes the ugliness of Rue's murder into beauty. The flowers are metaphors for the allegiance and friendship that Katniss and Rue shared, which is strictly prohibited at the Games since they are meant to be