Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins, is a dystopian book about Katniss, the face of the
rebellion, who joins her friends and allies to lead a revolution against the Capitol and to
save her boy friend Peeta.Katniss Everdeen, Finnick Odair, and Gale Hawthorne are in
district 13 and take orders from President, Coin. They are going on their mission to
rebel against the Capitol and kill their enemy, President Coriolanus Snow. In the end
Katniss saves Peeta and continues her rebellion, but she kills President, Coin instead of
President, Snow after she realises that they both are equally evil.
The author uses symbolism, figurative language and metaphors to convey the theme
that one must be willing to sacrifice for the good of the whole.
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During the speech to her supporters, Katniss said, “I am, I say. That's why I killed Cato... and he killed Thresh... and he killed Clove... and she tried
to kill me. It just goes around and around, and who wins? Not us. Not the district's.
Always the Capitol. But I'm tired of being a piece in their games" (215)- Suzanne
Collins.The author is using a metaphor “piece in their game” to convey the message
that Katniss is worthless to the Capitol just like a pawn is worthless to the game of
chess. Her life and the citizens’ lives is worthless to the Capitol, but with her sacrifice,
comes the betterment of the lives of the rest of her people.
Another way the author conveys the theme is by using symbolism.
After Katniss came back from the stage for her speech to her supporters she says, “As
a stricken man clutches my face between his hands, I send a silent thank-you to Dalton
for suggesting I wash off the makeup. How ridiculous, how perverse I would feel
presenting that painted Capitol mask to these people. The damage, the fatigue,