ABC's: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins by Sarah Volel

"B" for Books

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This is the third, and final, installment in the Hunger Games trilogy. The other two books in this series are The Hunger Games and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

"A" for Antagonist

4804316712 — 2018-05-04 17:52:20 UTC

The Antagonist's in Mockingjay, in my opinion, are President Snow and President Coin. President Snow has been the main antagonist throughout the whole trilogy, but, in the last book you can kind of see a human side to him. President Coin, however, was just introduced in Mockingjay, yet you can tell that she, after President Snow is overthrown, will play an integral part in the story of the protagonists by making their lives more difficult, by not keeping the promises she made to people like Katniss, Gale, Finnick, Johanna, and Haymitch.

ABC'S MOCKINGJAY BY SUZANNE COLLINS

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by: Sarah Volel

"C" is for Climax

4804316712 — 2018-05-07 11:25:10 UTC

The climax is the highpoint of the story. In this book, the climax is when Katniss is on President Snow's balcony, about to kill him with an arrow to the heart.

"D" is for Description

4804316712 — 2018-05-07 11:27:56 UTC

This book is set partially in the destroyed District 12, District 13, and other various Districts, throughout the books. There is also a large portion of the book that is set in the Capitol, where President Snow, and the people who enjoy the wealthier side of life, reside. In this book, Katniss discovers the forgotten, underground, supposed to be destroyed District 13. She wants to get her friends back, after they were taken from the 75th Annual Hunger Games. Katniss, Gale, Plutarch, and President Snow, among other people, take them from the Capitol. Following that event, they get everyone out. They also find out that Peeta has been brainwashed to make him hate Katniss, but that gets fixed, in the end. Then, they go back to the Capitol with one mission: make President Snow pay, which is what they end up doing.

"E" is for Exposition

4804316712 — 2018-05-07 17:06:52 UTC

The exposition is the beginning part of the story, where things are introduced. In the exposition of Mockingjay, Katniss has woken up in District 13 and is reunited with her friends and family. She also discovers that her hometown of District 12 has been burned to the ground, with all the people in it, including Gale's family. The only part that is not burned down is, of course, Victor's Village, where the Victor's of the Hunger Games, from District 12, live. This small list of people includes: Katniss, Haymitch, and Peeta.

"F" is for Figurative Language

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Metaphor: "How else could I orient myself in this sea of gray" (Collins 3). Katniss is describing what she saw from her destroyed home.
Hyperbole: "Just when it seems we might have caught a break, there's a cracking sound, like an egg hitting the side of a bowl but magnified a thousand times" (Collins 342). This is hyperbole because there is an over exaggeration with "hitting the side of a bowl but magnified a thousand times."
Simile: "That last night...to tell you about that last night...well, first of all, you have to imagine how it felt in the arena. It was like being an insect trapped under a bowl filled with steaming air" (Collins 41). Peeta shares with all of Panem what it felt like to be in the arena of the third Quarter Quell. He compares himself and the other tributes to insects stuck in a bowl of steaming air.

"G" is for Give

4804316712 — 2018-05-13 23:12:24 UTC

My alternative ending to the series: Gale and Katniss remain in the Capitol, Katniss gets brainwashed, forgetting all about Peeta. Gale loves Katniss and Katniss tolerates Gale, and has no idea what love is. She describes her one true love as Gale because she does not know anything different. Gale and Katniss become the leaders of all 13 Districts, they rebuilt, with the help of Plutarch Heavensbee, Haymitch, and Effie. Primrose lives in District 12 helping to restore the coal mines that were once there. Peeta followed a different path. He became Panem's biggest supporter of the Hunger Games, even though he was put through hell and back during the Games. Katniss no longer tolerated the Games and threw the idea of that ever happening again away. Peeta, wanting to keep the Games, created his own Empire called Menap. Menap is a terrible empire with a high violence and gang rate.

"H" is for Heart to Heart

4804316712 — 2018-05-13 23:12:43 UTC

Katniss:
You are so strong. You deserve the world, but you must work for it. Do not tolerate anyone that gets in your way because it is your destiny to complete your mission of overthrowing the horrible dictatorship of President Snow.
You got this girl!
Sarah

"I" is for Illustration

4804316712 — 2018-05-13 23:12:50 UTC

This is my illustration of a cover I would give it:

"J" is for Justify

4804316712 — 2018-05-13 23:13:12 UTC

I love this book and the series and I would totally recommend it to someone who loves sci-fi and dystopia as much as I do. The way it is written is great. This final book gives you closure to all of the problems that rose up in the first two books. It also creates new problems that the gang of protagonists must work on fixing.

"K" is for Know

4804316712 — 2018-05-13 23:13:21 UTC

Three questions I would ask my book:

1. Why don't Katniss and Gale end up together?
I believe that this is because Katniss and Gale are too similar and the author, Suzanne Collins wants give the readers what they want, with Katniss and Peeta.
2. What is the meaning behind the three-finger symbol?
When Katniss was in the 74th Annual Hunger Games, she met Rue. Rue was killed. Katniss wanted to make sure that Rue's death was not in vain, which some may argue was her motivation throughout all of the books. The three-finger symbol is a sign of resistance. President Snow orders the peacemakers to publicly humiliate (kill) anyone who does that symbol.
3. What is President Snow's motivation behind brainwashing Peeta?
His motivation is to distract Katniss and make her go to the Capitol, so that the same thing can happen to her.

"L" is for Lessons

4804316712 — 2018-05-13 23:13:39 UTC

One lesson that I learned through this book is that if you truly believe in something, you can do it. Katniss truly believed that she could get Peeta back and she did. Katniss and President Snow wanted to start a revolution, they believed in themselves, the people around them, and their resources, so they did. They started a revolution, well mostly Katniss.

"M" is for Making Personal Connections

4804316712 — 2018-05-13 23:13:53 UTC

I made a personal connection with Haymitch. He is misunderstood. He never gives up on what he believes in, but he may get distracted along the way. He has a wicked sense of humor. He feels like he needs to prove himself. I also deal with all of these things. The good, the bad, and the ugly.

"N" is for Narration

4804316712 — 2018-05-13 23:14:11 UTC

The story is told through the First Person POV of Katniss Everdeen. This explains to the readers all of Katniss's thoughts about herself, her situation, and the people around her.

"O" is for Original

4804316712 — 2018-05-13 23:14:29 UTC

This book reminds me of other dystopian novels, like The Giver or The Divergent Series. This book does this because There are not only similar plots, but similar love stories. Two people trying to be together, against the wishes of society, in a dystopian world.

"P" is for Protagonist

4804316712 — 2018-05-13 23:14:46 UTC

The main protagonist in this book is Katniss Everdeen. She takes care of everything and everyone. Nothing is too difficult for her. She defeated the President Snow during the 74th and 75th Hunger Games, what can't she do?

"Q" is for Quotes

4804316712 — 2018-05-13 23:15:22 UTC

"You love me. Real or not real?" -Suzanne Collins, Mockingjay. This quote is in the end of the book. It sums up the whole story. Peeta gets brainwashed. After he is getting better, him and Katniss decide to play a game of Real or Not Real, which helps Peeta to decide whether or not something is real or if it was made up by the Capitol. So, Peeta asks Katniss, "You love me. Real or not real?" She responds with, "Real."

"R" is for Resolution

4804316712 — 2018-05-13 23:15:51 UTC

The main problem in this book is President Snow. This problem is dealt, by Katniss, and almost all of the problems are resolved. The rest of the problems were getting Peeta back together, after the Capitol broke him to pieces.

"S" is for Sensory

4804316712 — 2018-05-13 23:16:20 UTC

Are you, are you
Coming to the tree
They strung up a man
They say who murdered three
Strange things did happen here
No stranger would it be
If we met at midnight
In the hanging tree

Are you, are you
Coming to the tree
Where dead man called out
For his love to flee
Strange things did happen here
No stranger would it be
If we met at midnight
In the hanging tree

Are you, are you
Coming to the tree
Where I told you to run
So we'd both be free
Strange things did happen here
No stranger would it be
If we met at midnight
In the hanging tree

Are you, are you
Coming to the tree
Wear a necklace of hope
Side by side with me
Strange things did happen here
No stranger would it be
If we met at midnight
In the hanging tree

Are you, are you
Coming to the tree
Where I told you to run
So we'd both be free
Strange things did happen here
No stranger would it be
If we met at midnight
In the hanging tree

Are you, are you
Coming to the tree
Where they strung up a man
They say who murdered three
Strange things did happen here
No stranger would it be
If we met at midnight
In the hanging tree

Are you, are you
Coming to the tree
Where dead man called out
For his love to flee
Strange things did happen here
No stranger would it be
If we met at midnight
In the hanging tree

This is the song "The Hanging Tree," which was featured in the book and the movie. At different points of the song, I have pointed out each of the song.

"T" is for Top

4804316712 — 2018-05-13 23:16:48 UTC

Top three songs for a Katniss:
1. Heavy by Linking Park ft. Kiiara (https://youtu.be/nJKJyKs53Js)
- I picked this song because Katniss questions what she is doing and this song just really questions everything.
2. Sign of the Times by Harry Styles (https://youtu.be/fc1xsOr9Zek)
- I picked this song because it is a song about warning people what is to come, even though they might not know it yet. Katniss needs to be warned, so I put this in her playlist because it's a sad song and Katniss is a sad person.
3. Too Good at Goodbyes by Sam Smith (https://youtu.be/6-lostV6sk8)
- I picked this song because it is another sad song and Katniss had to say goodbye to a lot of people in this book, so I think it relates to her.

"U" is for Undercover Mission

4804316712 — 2018-05-13 23:25:55 UTC

Ten Fun Facts about Suzanne Collins:
1. She was born in Connecticut.
2. In 1962.
3. Her family moved several times when she was young.
4. She is the daughter of a person in the United States Air Force.
5. Before writing books, Collins was a children's television show writer.
6. She became the top selling author in Kindle history.
7. She has two children.
8. She graduated from Indiana University with a degree in Theatre.
9. She went onto the New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in the MFA-Dramatic Writing Program.
10. Her husband is Charles Pryor.

Something that may have steered her to write this book is her two children, husband, childhood, or her degrees.

"V" is for Visiting

4804316712 — 2018-05-13 23:26:16 UTC

Caesar Flickerman is my favorite character, throughout all of the books.

1. What causes your eternal happiness?
-In most scenes Caeser is happy.
2. What color will your hair be next?
-Caesar's hair is always a different color.
3. What made in the star-crossed lovers from District 12?
-He has never doubted them, unless told to by his boss, President Snow, who could kill him with the snap of his fingers.
4. What were they doing to Peeta?
-I have always wondered why he was getting so thin and always looked beat up.
5. Why believe President Snow?
-I have always believed that President Snow was a man who deserved everything that was coming for him, so I wondered why the people who stuck by him did exactly that.

"W" is for Write

4804316712 — 2018-05-13 23:30:24 UTC

Katniss
would do
anything for Peeta.

"X" is for Xenophobia

4804316712 — 2018-05-13 23:30:36 UTC

A character that I believe has Xenophobia is President Snow. I believe this because when the foreigners, or the people from District 13 come in he hides and tries to let other people deal with them, until Katniss comes in the picture and kills him.

"Y" is for You

4804316712 — 2018-05-13 23:31:03 UTC

Favorite moment from all of the books:
When Katniss and Peeta are about to eat the berries and the original gamemaker saves them.

"Z" is for Zinger

4804316712 — 2018-05-13 23:31:09 UTC

A zinger in this book is literally almost anything Haymitch says. Haymitch has such a good sense of humor. It is hilarious. Like this one: "I'm trying to figure out what to do with you," he says. "How we're going to present you. Are you going to be charming? Aloof? Fierce? So far, you're shining like a star. You volunteered to save your sister. Cinna made you look unforgettable. You've got the top training score. People are intrigued, but no one knows who you are. The impression you make tomorrow will decide exactly what I can get you in terms of sponsors," says Haymitch (Collins 14).