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Mockingjay
Mockingjay is a 2010 dystopian young adult fiction novel by American author Suzanne Collins. It is chronologically the last installment of The Hunger Games series, following 2008's The Hunger Games and 2009's Catching Fire. The book concludes the story of Katniss Everdeen, who agrees to unify the districts of Panem in a rebellion against the tyrannical Capitol.
The hardcover and audiobook editions of Mockingjay were published by Scholastic on August 24, 2010, six days after the ebook edition went on sale. The book sold 450,000 copies in the first week of release, exceeding the publisher's expectations. It received critical acclaim. The book has been adapted into a two-part movie, with the first part released on November 21, 2014, and the second part released on November 20, 2015.
Collins has said that the main inspiration for The Hunger Games series came from the classical account of Theseus and the Minotaur. In Greek mythology, as a punishment for the killing of King Minos's son Androgeos, Athens was forced to sacrifice seven youths and seven maidens to Crete, who were then put in the Labyrinth and killed by the Minotaur. After a while, Theseus, the son of the Athenian king, decided to put an end to the Minotaur and Minos's terror, so he volunteered to join the third group of victims, ultimately killing the Minotaur and leading his companions out of the monster's Labyrinth.
Collins has said that there are also many parallels between the Roman Empire and the fictional nation of Panem. She describes the Hunger Games as "an updated version of the Roman gladiator games, which entails a ruthless government forcing people to fight to the death as popular entertainment." Collins also explains that the name "Panem" came from the Latin phrase "Panem et Circenses", which means "Bread and Circuses" and refers to the strategy used by Roman emperors to appease the masses by providing them with food and entertainment (Juvenal, Satires, 10.81).
As with the previous books in the trilogy, Mockingjay contains 27 chapters, with nine chapters in each of the three parts. This structure, which Collins had previously used in her series The Underland Chronicles, came from Collins's playwriting background. This "three-act" structure is also apparent in the trilogy as a whole; Collins stated that she "knew from the beginning" that she was going to write a trilogy.
The cover and title information was revealed by Scholastic on February 11, 2010. The cover continues the previous books' theme on the symbol of peace. The novel's title comes from the hybrid birds of the same name that feature in the novels' storyline. As Publishers Weekly has stated, "the hybrid birds that are an important symbol—of hope and rebellion—throughout the books". Collins likens Katniss to a Mockingjay because both "should never have existed".
Following Catching Fire, Katniss Everdeen adjusts to life underground in District 13, headquarters of the rebellion in Panem. Her mother, her sister Primrose, her mentor Haymitch Abernathy, and her friend Gale Hawthorne are among refugees from District 12 now resettled in 13, as well as fellow former Hunger Games victors Finnick Odair and Beetee Latier. Katniss reluctantly agrees to be the "Mockingjay” – the symbol of the rebellion – for rebel propaganda, on the condition that District 13's President Alma Coin grants immunity to all surviving Hunger Games tributes, including Peeta Mellark and Finnick's lover Annie Cresta, who have been captured by the Capitol.
Struggling to perform convincingly in a studio, Katniss is sent to a rebel hospital in District 8 to film. When an air raid begins, she disobeys orders and joins in the fighting, giving an impassioned televised speech. The Capitol tortures Peeta to demoralize Katniss and televises interviews with him in which he is visibly deteriorating, but still manages to warn the rebels of an impending attack. A rescue team manages to extract Peeta along with Annie and fellow Quarter Quell tribute Johanna Mason, but on their first reunion Peeta attempts to strangle Katniss. The rebels discover that Peeta has been brainwashed through a method called “hijacking”, implanting false memories and torturing him to believe Katniss is evil and that their previous relationship was completely fake.
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Mockingjay
Mockingjay is a 2010 dystopian young adult fiction novel by American author Suzanne Collins. It is chronologically the last installment of The Hunger Games series, following 2008's The Hunger Games and 2009's Catching Fire. The book concludes the story of Katniss Everdeen, who agrees to unify the districts of Panem in a rebellion against the tyrannical Capitol.
The hardcover and audiobook editions of Mockingjay were published by Scholastic on August 24, 2010, six days after the ebook edition went on sale. The book sold 450,000 copies in the first week of release, exceeding the publisher's expectations. It received critical acclaim. The book has been adapted into a two-part movie, with the first part released on November 21, 2014, and the second part released on November 20, 2015.
Collins has said that the main inspiration for The Hunger Games series came from the classical account of Theseus and the Minotaur. In Greek mythology, as a punishment for the killing of King Minos's son Androgeos, Athens was forced to sacrifice seven youths and seven maidens to Crete, who were then put in the Labyrinth and killed by the Minotaur. After a while, Theseus, the son of the Athenian king, decided to put an end to the Minotaur and Minos's terror, so he volunteered to join the third group of victims, ultimately killing the Minotaur and leading his companions out of the monster's Labyrinth.
Collins has said that there are also many parallels between the Roman Empire and the fictional nation of Panem. She describes the Hunger Games as "an updated version of the Roman gladiator games, which entails a ruthless government forcing people to fight to the death as popular entertainment." Collins also explains that the name "Panem" came from the Latin phrase "Panem et Circenses", which means "Bread and Circuses" and refers to the strategy used by Roman emperors to appease the masses by providing them with food and entertainment (Juvenal, Satires, 10.81).
As with the previous books in the trilogy, Mockingjay contains 27 chapters, with nine chapters in each of the three parts. This structure, which Collins had previously used in her series The Underland Chronicles, came from Collins's playwriting background. This "three-act" structure is also apparent in the trilogy as a whole; Collins stated that she "knew from the beginning" that she was going to write a trilogy.
The cover and title information was revealed by Scholastic on February 11, 2010. The cover continues the previous books' theme on the symbol of peace. The novel's title comes from the hybrid birds of the same name that feature in the novels' storyline. As Publishers Weekly has stated, "the hybrid birds that are an important symbol—of hope and rebellion—throughout the books". Collins likens Katniss to a Mockingjay because both "should never have existed".
Following Catching Fire, Katniss Everdeen adjusts to life underground in District 13, headquarters of the rebellion in Panem. Her mother, her sister Primrose, her mentor Haymitch Abernathy, and her friend Gale Hawthorne are among refugees from District 12 now resettled in 13, as well as fellow former Hunger Games victors Finnick Odair and Beetee Latier. Katniss reluctantly agrees to be the "Mockingjay” – the symbol of the rebellion – for rebel propaganda, on the condition that District 13's President Alma Coin grants immunity to all surviving Hunger Games tributes, including Peeta Mellark and Finnick's lover Annie Cresta, who have been captured by the Capitol.
Struggling to perform convincingly in a studio, Katniss is sent to a rebel hospital in District 8 to film. When an air raid begins, she disobeys orders and joins in the fighting, giving an impassioned televised speech. The Capitol tortures Peeta to demoralize Katniss and televises interviews with him in which he is visibly deteriorating, but still manages to warn the rebels of an impending attack. A rescue team manages to extract Peeta along with Annie and fellow Quarter Quell tribute Johanna Mason, but on their first reunion Peeta attempts to strangle Katniss. The rebels discover that Peeta has been brainwashed through a method called “hijacking”, implanting false memories and torturing him to believe Katniss is evil and that their previous relationship was completely fake.