Mockingjay

Mockingjay

By Suzanne Collins

Reviewed by Shuntaro Akeyama

Fall 2016

REVIEW: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

ISBN#9781594135866

THE STORY:

Katniss Everdeen, a seventeen years old girl, who survived the Hunger Game started a war against President Snow. Hunger Game is a game where there are two representatives from each District meet at an arena and they fight until death. She is trying to change the way of society, where people have suffering under unfairness between districts. Throughout the story, she suffers from terrible events and sadness.One particular event, was that her home District, District 12, was bombed by the President’s army, and most of the people who

lived in District 12 including Katniss’s family escaped to District 13. Everyone was safe but there was still one problem. They had to rescue Peeta. Peeta is a boy who fought with Katniss in the Hunger Game and  was being captured by the President’s army. The army of District 13 and Katniss couldn’t attack their army since they might accidentally kill Peeta, so all they can do was to defend. One day, Peeta came back from the Capitol, but his memories had been lost and he thought that Katniss was his enemy. She had to take in the sadness and stay strong. Another sad event was when Coin, the president of District 13, planted a bomb in the hospital where Katniss’s sister was working. The bomb exploded and killed her sister. Again, she takes in the sadness and stays strong, and faces more events that will hurt her feelings. With her becoming stronger and stronger, the war is coming to an end. (251)

MY OPINION:

When I first opened the book, I was excited to read since I have already read the first book, Hunger Games, and the second book, Catching Fire, which are the books for this series. The story is very interesting on how the government works, and this book was emotional because of all the sad things that happened. The author didn’t use as much similes, metaphors, and personification compare to the other books I have read, but it was still fun to read. I personally think that for an eighth grader, the vocabulary in this book is a little too easy, but there are still some difficult vocabulary words. This book reminded me of civil wars where people wanted to change the society’s rules and make the livings better. I recommend that if someone is going to read this book, they should read the first and the second book first because it will be very perplexing for most people. As I said before, I think the weakness of this book is that there aren’t enough difficult vocabulary. I give this book a nine out of ten and recommend seventh graders to read it. I would definitely want to read this book or series again in the future. (206)

STUDY QUESTIONS AND VOCABULARY:

FIRST SECTION

1. Why did Katniss feel pain on her left temple?

1a. She felt pain because Johanna Mason hit her with a coil of wire (pg 4)

2. Why did Katniss hide behind the closet?

2a. She didn’t want to be captured by coin (pg 27)

3.How did Venia’s appearance change?

3a. Her hair lied flat instead of spikes, and her tattoo was golden than ever (pg 61)

4. What does Paylor think about the wounded people in the hospital?

4a. She thinks that it is better than just leaving them (pg 87)

5. Why did Katniss throw the berry high for Gale?

5a. She threw it high so that Gale has more time to make up his mind. (pg 128)

Hunk (pg 9)

Reaping (pg 32)

Palatable (pg 55)

Impotent (pg 61

Propo ( pg 112)

MIDDLE SECTION

6. How did District thirteen know that they were going to be attacked?

6a. They all knew because Peeta told them on a television news. (pg 137)

7. Why did Katniss wanted in the hospital?

7a. Katniss was wanted in the hospital because Peeta came back. (pg 175)

8. Why doesn’t  Peeta know about what happened to his home?

8a. He was being captured and controlled by the president, so he didn’t know what happened. ( pg 189)

9.Where did District 13 allie with?

9a. They allied with District 2 so that they can work together to defeat the capitol.(pg 223)

10. What will happen if the rebel only shot the plutarch's pods?

10a. The capitol will realize that they have the holograph. (pg 259)

Incalculable (pg 138)

Stimulant (pg 157)

Hazardous (pg 197)

Retorts (pg 205)

Absconded (pg 251)

LAST SECTION

11. What does Coin want to do with Katniss?

11a. Coin wants to kill Katniss because she might become the leader of District thirteen, not Coin.(pg 266)

12 Who disagreed to the idea of assassinating President Snow?

12a. Jackson disagreed to the idea of assassinating President Snow. (pg 282)

13. What does Peeta and Katniss promise to do to each other?

13a. They promise to protect each other even though it might cost their lives. (pg 302)

14. What was the one main condition for Katniss to be the rebellion’s Mockingjay?

14a. The main condition is that she is going to be the person that kills President Snow.(pg 324)

15.Who does Katniss kill at the end?

15a. She kills Coin instead of the president. (pg 372)

Encampment (pg 265)

Homicidal (pg 291)

Trident (pg 313)

Lapdogs (pg 332)

Morphling (pg 377)