Summarizing Suzanne Collins Dystopian Novel Mockingjay

Mockingjay is a dystopian novel by Suzanne Collins. It is the last book in the Hunger Games trilogy. Because the book is dystopian, it takes place in the future. They live in Panem, which is in North America. The Capitol is a wealthy city that is surrounded by twelve (originally thirteen) less rich districts. The Capitol rules all the districts. Things aren’t looking good for Panem, and Katniss Everdeen is in the middle of it.

Katniss has survived the beginning of the war. Her home, District Twelve, is bombed by the Capitol and now she is staying underground where District Thirteen was. The nation is in conflict, the Capitol versus the districts. All districts, aside from District Two, are fighting to not have the Hunger Games and to get rid of the ruthless President Snow. Katniss agrees to be the face of the rebellion and the Mockingjay. So, being a leader in the war, Katniss goes to many battles. Unfortunately, during this, Peeta, Katniss’s good friend, is being tortured by Snow.

Even though he is rescued and brought back to District Thirteen, they realize he has been poisoned with Tracker jacker venom. The venom messes up his memory, and Peeta is under the illusion that Katniss is a horrible person. Peeta even tries to strangle her. The doctors eventually cure him so he improves a little but still has feelings of hatred. Katniss starts to prepare for war. She goes into war with Gale, Peeta, her protectors, and a camera crew. They travel through the districts and ultimately get to the Capitol. They are on a mission to kill Snow, but it ends up getting a lot of team members killed. Katniss watches many innocent children on the rebel’s medical team, including her sister Prim, die.

The rebels capture President Snow. Before his execution, President Coin, who is in charge of the rebellion, tells the remaining Hunger Games victors to vote on whether the new government should start another Hunger Games to punish the people of the Capitol. It is Katniss’s job to execute President Snow with her signature bow and arrow, but she kills Coin instead. Snow is found dead anyway, probably from choking on his own blood or crushed by the crowd.

Katniss Everdeen is the protagonist of the Hunger Games She came from District Twelve. Katniss likes to go with her gut and does what is best for those she loves. Her father dies in a mining accident, and she becomes the main caretaker for her younger sister Prim. She is a skilled hunter and very independent, which helps her win her first Hunger Games and her spot as the Mockingjay. She has romantic feelings for Gale and Peeta and that confuses her. Peeta Mellark also grew up in District Twelve. Peeta is committed to protecting Katniss no matter what. When he is taken by the Capitol, Snow uses him as a weapon to make Katniss suffer.

On Peeta’s arrival to District Thirteen, it is made known that he has been “hijacked”. He thinks Katniss is the enemy, but they both go back to District Twelve. They end up together with two kids. Gale Hawthorne is Katniss’s best friend from District Twelve and is in love with her. But during the rebellion, he creates a weapon that leads to Prim’s death. Katniss can’t forgive him for that. He doesn’t go back to District Twelve and moves to District Two.

President Coin is the self-righteous leader of District Thirteen and war against the Capitol. She doesn’t like Katniss but puts up with her because she is a crucial part of the rebellion. She tries to start a new Hunger Games but is publicly killed by Katniss. President Snow is the former President of Panem. He came into power by poisoning his partners and allies. He got rid of suspicion by drinking poison himself. He is defeated and killed in a mob.