he Quater Quell Games. During that time Katniss has been bashed, scarred, and close to death until she finds herself in District 13 as "their" secret weapon.
How would you feel if you were being so manipulated by “power” that humans died because of you? What if you had to become someone that you did not want to be just to save the lives of people? The author of Mockingjay from the Hunger Games trilogy, Suzanne Collins, does a unique job of describing how Katniss, the main character, has to go through tough obstacles involving manipulation, power, love, and courage. These are just a few of the many themes occurring throughout her book. Katniss’ struggle to cope with all of these situations is incredible!
When Katniss is manipulated by the Capitol, she can’t do anything about it, but she still has power because she is the face of the rebel movement. President Coin, leader of District 13, has more power than her and he uses it to manipulate her. As Katniss says “What they want is for me to truly take on the role they designed for me. The symbol of the revolution. The Mockingjay. […] I won't have to do it alone. They have a whole team of people to make me over, dress me, write my speeches, orchestrate my appearances – as if that doesn't sound horribly familiar – and all I have to do is play my part.” (28) She is used like a pawn in a chess game.
Consequently, Katniss has the courage to persevere even though she’s killing people she's how ever she is saving lives of loved ones throughout this whirlwind. Through out this book she shows her love for Peeta, but Katniss realizes she made a huge mistake. Snow can use her love for Peeta against her. Katniss’ courage and willingness to leave District 13 and flee to District 2 demonstrates this. “I knew I'd misjudged you. That you do love him. I'm not saying in what way. Maybe you don't know yourself. But anyone paying attention could see how much you care about him," he says gently.” “Anyone? On Snow's visit before the Victory Tour, he challenged me to erase any doubts of my love for Peeta. "Convince me," Snow said. It seems, under that hot pink sky with Peeta's life in limbo, I finally did. And in doing so, I gave him the weapon he needed to break me.”(19-20)
In the Mockingjay, the author depicts many different examples of these re-occurring themes throughout the book: manipulation, power, courage, and love. She has a way of making the reader really empathise with the character’s feelings. One minute you may feel sad, the next minute you may feel anger, and regret. Collins really puts you on an emotional roller coaster, while you read her book. You feel like you just can’t put it down!
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