Topic > A review of Suzanne Collins' novel Mockingjay is the final chapter in the Hunger Games series. The main part of the book revolves around Katniss' plot to overthrow the Capitol. After surviving two Hunger Games, Katniss and her family/friends have to live in District 13 because the Capitol destroyed their homes and everything in District 12 with bombs. The book begins with Peeta on national television (the Capitol was holding him captive) calling for a ceasefire. Katniss doesn't like the idea. He agrees to be the “Copycat Rebel,” the face of the rebellion against the Capitol. Trying to rally support for the war, Katniss travels across the country. In District 8 the Capitol sends bombs and kills hundreds of innocent people. They are trying to prove that they are still capable of fighting. This happens again in District 13. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an original essayThe president of District 13 raises the alarm just in time, thanks to a tip in one of Peeta's ceasefire campaigns that he is forced to do for the Capitol. Everyone in District 13 goes to the shelter miles underground. While they are down there, they begin to make preparations for war. The first is to kidnap Peeta from the Capitol. They succeed, but the Capitol has altered his memory and he attempts to kill Katniss. Next is to join forces with District 2. Once again, many innocent people die, but District 2 joins the rebellion. Afterwards, they begin to gather a force to take over the Capitol. Katniss, Gale, Peeta, Finnick and a group of others go on a mission to assassinate President Snow, leader of the Capitol. They finally arrive at his mansion after many deaths, including Katniss' sister. However, Katniss shoots Coin, the aspiring president, because she is just as bad as Snow. Luckily, Snow is killed by a mob of people anyway. Katniss can't attend her trial because she's locked up. Haymitch, one of her friends and her mentor during the Games, took her out of that situation and brought her back to her old, almost destroyed home in District 12 to live with Peeta. One of the things I learned about myself by reading this book is that I shouldn't trust people easily. In our society today, many people are too extroverted and quickly find themselves in unfavorable situations. For example, when Peeta returns to District 13 from the Capitol, Katniss should have been more cautious. Instead, she thought he hadn't changed at all. Of course this is not correct. After being beaten and threatened by the Capitol for almost a year, obviously Peeta was going to change. He demonstrates this when he tries to strangle Katniss during their reunion. If Katniss had been more aware and realized the potential problem, she wouldn't have spent the night in the hospital. People shouldn't take things for granted either. It's just like making a prediction that affects how you act. Many times assumptions are wrong. Why? It's just a guess. There hadn't been any prior conversation or anything, just a hunch. This is what happened with Katniss and Finnick in the second book. When Finnick performed CPR on Peeta, he thought he was doing it to earn respect from her. She was angry about it. What was really happening is that he was trying to protect Peeta. Because Katniss assumed that Finnick was doing it for himself, she was prejudiced against him. When he discovered the real answer, he found even more dark clouds because he had assumed something negative. A final example of this is when Coin yes.
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