![]() ![]() How does Katniss change through the novel? Contrast Katniss in Catching Fire to her character in The Hunger Games.įorced to grow up fast on the Seam, Katniss has always had a stoic nature, but she matures greatly during the second book. District 13 is the seat of the rebellion, and both the mockingjay and its wearer become the face of the uprising. The mockingjay also appears in taped footage of District 13 and its existence on the tape helps to dispel the lies that the area had been destroyed in the war. ![]() It was chosen as a symbol because Katniss wears a mockingjay pin during her first Games like the bird, Katniss was not supposed to survive. As a symbol, the mockingjay represents a weakness of the Capitol and the drive for survival for the rest of Panem. The jabberjays were cast out and were expected to die off, but they proved resilient. Katniss notes that the mockingjay was not supposed to exist. The jabberjay was deemed a failure when the Districts learned to use them against the Capitol to spread lies, inverting their intended use as surveillance. The mockingjay is the offspring of a mockingbird and a jabberjay, a bird that was genetically engineered by the Capitol during the war with the Districts. Why is the mockingjay chosen for the symbol of the rebellion?
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