Mockingjay by S uzanne C ollins
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Mockingjayby
Suzanne Collins
REBECCA MULHOLLAND
Published by: Scholastic Inc. 2012
Intro
duct
ion
The Mockingjay takes place in the
future in a dictatorship called
Panem. The Mockingjay is a continuation
on the Hunger Games series.
The book begins with Katniss and
the remaining survivors from
District 12 all settled in District
13. Peeta, Katniss’ lover, is captured
by the Capital and is being
tortured. The rebels are trying to overthrow
the Capital with a huge rebellion
throughout all the Districts.
Prot
agon
ist
Katniss Everdeen is the protagonist of the Mockingjay.
Katniss is a girl with long brown
hair and pale eyes. She lost her father in a coal
mining explosion which caused
her mother to lose grip of
herself. This resulted in Katniss having
to take care of her mother and
younger sister. She is the face of the rebellion.
Katniss is brave, daring, a good
hunter, and never follows orders.
Anta
goni
st
The antagonist of the story is
President Snow from the Capitol. He is a mean, cruel, snake
eyed man who rules the country of Panem.
He annually hosts a Hunger
Games in which kids fight to
their death. President Snow manipulates
Katniss by torturing Peeta.
He tries to mentally torchure
Katniss to prevent the rebellion which is lead by her.
Cent
ral C
onfli
ct
The main conflict in the Mockingjay is to finally defeat
the Capitol once and for all.
The struggle is to turn all the
districts to the rebel’s side.
Katniss must fulfill the special
position of the “Mockingjay”
in order to do so. The conflict involves the
rebels, lead by Katniss Everdeen and district 13, and
the Capitol lead by President
Snow.
Mino
r Cha
ract
ers
Peeta is one of Katniss’ lovers who
protects her through deathly situations
and cares about her more than
anything. He is used against her by the
Capitol which hurts Katniss greatly.
Gale is another lover of Katniss. He
protects her throughout the war and
wishes that he could have always been
there for her. Beetee is a recent Hunger Games
victor who is extremely smart. He helps
spread the word of the rebellion by
hacking the Capitol’s live broadcasts.
Finnick is also a Hunger Games victor
who helps Katniss in the war between
the Capitol and the rebels. He is one of
the few people going through the same
problems that Katniss is going through.
Peeta Mellark
Beetee
Gale Hawthorne
Finnick Odair
Wha
t Crit
ics
Said
?
Critics say that the Mockingjay is
different compared to the other two
books in the series. This critic believes
that the book is good. It has many
surprises that are hard to guess. She
also dislikes the book because of its
tragic events. It is like a pot of water
boiling over, bad things happen.
http://readinglark.blogspot.com/2012/06/book
-review-mockingjay.html Another critic believes that the book is
overall exciting. The book brings all the
previous conflicts to an end in a
gruesome way. This critic also dislikes the
ending of the book and wishes that it was
left more blankly so the reader can infer
and imagine what the end should be like.
http://thebookconnectionccm.blogspot.co
m/2012/05/book-review-mockingjay-by-su
zanne.html
My O
pini
on
My opinion on this novel is that
is is exciting, emotional, and
breathtaking. The author does a great job with
suspense, keeping the book as
interesting as possible. The story is gruesome and sad
but heartwarming at the same
time. I personally enjoyed the previous
Hunger Games books better. But
I did enjoy the book. All of the big conflicts in the first
two books end up finally being
solved in the last one.