This book is titled Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins. Collins
is the author of The Hunger Games and Catching Fire, both books that came
before this one in the Hunger Games series. The theme of the book in my opinion
is that sometimes, big objectives take big sacrifice. Katniss Everdeen had just
heard the news that her home town was bombed by the Capitol. Now she must
decide what her role will be in rebellion against the Capitol.
The citizens of the Districts are at war with the Capitol.
They want freedom from their rule and don’t want to be forced into the Hunger
Games anymore. After the Quarter Quell, the second Hunger Games Katniss has
struggled through; she goes to her new home, District 13, after her old one,
District 12, had been completely destroyed by the Capitol. Katniss decides to
become the Mockingjay, the symbol of the rebellion. Her friend Peeta is in the hands
of the Capitol, and she wants to get him back. President Coin is the leader of
District 13, of the rebellion. She appoints Katniss with a new weapon and
apparel. Katniss must survive the war and get Peeta back. The rebels must win
the war and kill Snow, the president of the Capitol. “I want everyone watching
– whether you're on the Capitol or the rebel side – to stop for just a moment
and think about what this war could mean. For human beings. We almost went
extinct fighting one another before. Now our numbers are even fewer. Our
conditions more tenuous. Is this really what we want to do? Kill ourselves off
completely? In the hopes that – what? Some decent species will inherit the
smoking remains of the earth?”(Collins 25-26). In this quote, Peeta is talking
to both the rebels and the citizens of the Capitol. He asks for both sides to
stop fighting for the sake of humanity. I thought this quote was interesting
because it is the only time in the book anyone asks for the war to end.
I thought this book was really good considering it was the
first one in the Hunger Games series to not actually have a Hunger Games in it.
I liked it because it was intense, interesting, and a good change from the
other books. This book is for readers who like Science/Adventure Fiction and
liked the books before this one in the series.
Book Review by Greg E.
I agree with your review. Suzanne Collins is an excellent author, she has a great way of using imagery in her books. I love to read science fiction and this was a great choice for anybody who likes this type of book. The action in this book is great it has a nice plot and has good character growth. Everything in this book is plausible for the situation of course, if the hunger games really did happen this is what I imagine would. -Cait M
ReplyDeleteI really like the quote you used when describing the war and how it could affect humanity as a whole. I mean we still have the same problems today with nuclear missiles if one gets launched the whole world may cease to exist.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you completely on how Peeta is the only actually trying to negotiate instead of shooting and killing. The quote was wonderful, great pick might I add, it appoints the characters within the book to stop and think and also tells the reader to stop and think about this.
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