In Suzanne Collins ' The Hunger Games, it is Cinna who first calls Katniss Everdeen, "The girl who was on fire" (67). Various sparks will come together in Katniss to ignite the fire that will be the rebellion. These sparks will combine in her from various sources and Katniss will not recognize some of them. Despite this, by the end of the novel Katniss will be aware of the fire that has been created in her and by her.
In the beginning, Katniss is hunting in the woods in her home, District 12, to provide food for her family due to the deprivation of the Capitol forces on the Districts. She also signs up for the tesserae, additional food aid from the Capitol, but it comes with more entries in the lottery for the Hunger Games. This evident inequality has been with her from a young age and it creates the foundation for the rebellion. She is sympathetic to the rants of her friend Gale but ignores them until later in the novel. Katniss does not intend to spark an uprising, but she will become the catalyst for the explosion and the Capitol will unwittingly cooperate with her.
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The mockingjay is not just a piece of jewelry; it becomes personified in the arena mimic. The mockingjays mimic the sounds of Rue and provide warnings for Katniss. Originally designed by the Capitol as a spy, the mockingjay becomes a symbol of the rebellion through its promotion by Katniss.
Furthermore, the little signs and actions by Katniss begin to accumulate, reaching the climax at the end. The compilation of her actions did not occur to Katniss; instead, she was focused on the immediate concerns. Protecting her sister Prim from the Hunger Games was her first instinct and Katniss promises that she will win "because of Prim" (36). On the train ride to the Capitol, Katniss and her fellow tribute Peeta demonstrate to Haymitch their mentor that they are