What is Haymitch's mindset in The Hunger Games?

Haymitch is a prior winner of the Hunger Games; he was
forced to kill friends and innocents to survive, and he doesn't want to participate in
the charade put on by the Capitol. To keep himself from thinking too hard about the
children who are forced to kill each other, he drinks heavily. It is only after he
becomes aware of the will of both Katniss and Peeta to survive that he starts to take
the possibility of their survival seriously. Haymitch hates the Capitol and their
oppression, but knows that rebellion is a useless gesture. He also shows "survivor's
guilt," feeling deeply depressed about his survival over others. As the books progress,
he begins to feel hopeful about the possibility of overturning the Capitol, and feels a
fatherly concern for Katniss.