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- Katniss realizes that the rebel forces, not the Capitol, dropped the bombs, and she listens as Snow credits Coin with the move.
The symbol of the Mockingjay emerges as Katniss agrees to be a figurehead in the rebellion, but it is ironically undercut by her lack of control. While the Mockingjay is a figure to rally around, Katniss is treated as a soldier with a role to fill.
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Katniss is first presented in Mockingjay as a broken, dispirited seventeen-year-old whose home district has been bombed. She reminisces about the people she has lost, most precious of whom is her father. Katniss feels helpless in her circumstances yet refuses to remain stagnant.
Ultimately, Katniss rejects the Mockingjay role that the rebels have designed for her, and she kills Coin and retreats from the public sphere for good. In this way, she turns her back on the cycle of violence, bloodshed, and revenge celebrated by Coin and the other rebels.
The final shot of the war — shooting Snow — is granted to Katniss, a gesture that indicates she will continue to serve as the face of the rebellion. Executing Snow will complete her mission, but as Katniss casts her vote for the last Hunger Games, she understands that people will not change.
Quick answer: Katniss Everdeen changes in many ways throughout the book, because she has to deal with so much pain and agony. She feels that it is her responsibility to be a symbol of hope for...
Fulvia shows Katniss a sketch of her Mockingjay uniform, which Cinna designed in secret before he died. Katniss realizes that both Cinna and Gale have had faith in her as the Mockingjay for much longer than she has believed in herself.
Coin explains to Katniss that the rebels have hijacked the Capitol’s TV networks and are broadcasting footage of Katniss’s heroism. Coin shows Katniss the footage, and Katniss is amazed to see herself, speaking bravely in the District 8 hospital.
