We are almost at the end! Today we will
be discussing Chapter 26: The Mockingjay Deal. In the aftermath of
Katniss' confusion about who was really behind the bomb, she reverts
heavily to her District 13 habits. She is far worse now than ever,
and the notion that the rebels are behind the worst act of all is
likely sending Katniss into insanity. It'll be interesting to see if
they include Haymitch's MEGA HARSH quip when Katniss tries to confide
in him. “More boy trouble?”
To me, the aftermath of everything is
the most interesting and important part of Mockingjay. Suzanne
Collins' whole point of writing this series was to illustrate the
destruction and reality of war. The aftermath of war is lack of
closure, consequences, war tribunals, and finally-- recovery. There's
a ton happening all at once at this point in the story: Katniss
grieving and trying hold on to sanity, finding out the rebels were
probably the guilty party, slipping further into insanity, prepping
for Snow's execution, and all of a sudden having to make a what will
be an earth-shattering decision. A final Hunger Games.
Five years ago, we started on tumblr
(we were fuckyeahdistrict12 haha) and The Hunger Games community was
pretty small. All we really had to go on was fan art and book
discussion. The topic we talked about the most by far was The
Mockingjay Deal. It's quite a shocker to see that Katniss voted
yes... for Prim, and although most everyone has a similar theory,
many young readers often asked why she said yes. Katniss knows for
sure at that moment who was behind the parachutes, what kind of
leader Coin is, and that “nothing has changed.” It's the last
thing Katniss needs to hear to make her final decision. Besides,
Katniss isn't planning on being around much longer anyway. Gotta
admit, this whole section is what I'm most anxious to see. Will we
get to see a trial? How will the Mockingjay Deal scene happen? We're
almost a week away from finding out!
