Thursday, December 22, 2011
The Mockingjay
It is clear that throughout The Hunger Games, the mockingjays are a big symbol. I believe the mockingjay represents rebellion in their society. At first the mockingjays were created on accident when the jabberjay mated with the mockingbird. The capitol did not want this at all and they tried to get rid of them but they remained and spread across the country. Katniss is similar to the mockingjay in that she does what the capitol dispises. During the games when Rue dies, Katniss places flowers all around her to show that the Capitol does not own her and she is still humane. She rebells. However, when they are playing back the highlights from the games at the end, they intentionally leave that part out because they do not want to show Katniss rebelling against them. Another time Katniss rebells is when she plans to eat the deadly berries and die with Peeta. This is rebelling against the Capitol because she is showing them that she doesn't have to and will not play by their rules. After the games are over, Haymitch tells Katniss that the Capitol is furious because they are being laughed at after her stunt. The mockingjay represents rebellion and that's why Katniss wears the mockingjay pin. She refuses to accept the barbaric way of her society and rebells against the Capitol's rules.
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Because the mockingjay was created on accident does that mean that rebellion started accidentally?
ReplyDeleteThe ideas of the mockingjay and rebellion are similar but they are also different in a way. In the similar sense, rebellion always starts off small. As time progresses, the movement expands and eventually, the government realizes that it is a problem and a threat to the current ways of society. But by the time the rebellious threat is discovered, it is too late to stop the spread. This scenario is the ideal way that a rebellion should succeed. It should overpower the powerful and end corruption. So the mockingjay is an ideal rebellion. But not all rebellions are successful. In the Hunger Games, there are no successful rebellions. The government has everything on lock down. In my opinion the mockingjay represents hope the the belief of rebellion and reorganization. But momentarily nothing can be done to stop the reign of the Capitol.
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