Mockingjay Reflection

                    As a huge fan of the Hunger Games, I have decided to finally finish the series that has made me so excited to keep on reading. Last year I have started reading Mockingjay but I wasn’t capable of finishing it because I checked it out the day before the last day of school. Since I am a reader which seeks for details thoroughly when it’s about a book that has hooked me so badly, I didn’t read fast enough to even pass ¾ of the book. Just lately, about a week ago, I went to the library to check out a book to read independently for English and in the corner of my eyes, I re-encountered Mockingjay. Last year I was assigned to read the Hunger Games which I assumed would be really boring because of the title. This also connects to the quote that probably a lot of people have heard, “never judge books by its cover” and it is so true. After reading the first chapter, I was already hooked tightly, incapable to set free from the bond. As soon as I came back home, I read the book nonstop except for some breaks, making me finish the book in around two days, filled with knowledge and details of the Hunger Games. In desperation to get hold of the next book, I head to the library to check out Catching Fire. Unfortunately, every single Catching Fire was checked out by other people that were fascinated by Hunger Games as well. This made me read the book in the last 2 weeks of school.

                What I like about Mockingjay is that it has made Katniss’ life so much harder, making the book more interesting. After the kidnap of Peeta, Katniss has begun to hate the Capitol so much that she is willing to start a rebellion to take the Capitol down. In the middle of the book, we reach a point where Peeta returns to the rebel’s possession but I like what Suzanne Collins. The writer, knowing that the re-encounter of these two characters will make the readers happy, decided to change the plot so that the Capitol injects Peeta with a poison from JabberJays, which changed his mind giving him desire to kill Katniss. This part of the book was so astonishing and unexpected that I literally took a moment from reading the book and congratulated Suzanne for doing this. Even though this gave me headaches because I wanted Peeta to notice that he was being controlled by poison, I really enjoyed it. Unfortunately, when I finished reading the book I got depressed, realizing that this was the last book of the series but happy that this book has made me happy. I am glad that Ms. Ludwig showed me this book and making me want to learn archery sooner or later.

                Enough about Mockingjay, The question of today’s blog is: Who is the best hero in The Avengers?   Leave your comments or queries on the comment question below and don’t forget to follow my blog. That’s all for today, my name is StevenSYM, until later, bye bye. 

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P.S. Well deserved Capitol!