Finally, Cinna gives Katniss the mockingjay pin that she's forgotten, reminding her of home. The reappearance of this pin recalls Peeta's desire to let those in the Capitol know they don't own him and stands as an image of hope and a sense of identity for Katniss in the Games.
The pin depicts a bird that Katniss comes to recognize as a mockingjay, a species of bird that resulted from a failed Capitol project. The pin, then, is a reminder of the Capitol's failure, of the possibility of the Capitol's failure, and thus hints at the possibility of rebellion.
Cinna tells her that if he could bet, his money would be on her. Then Katniss is enclosed in a glass cylinder that begins to rise, and for a minute, her eyes are dazzled by the sunlight—before she hears the announcer's voice signaling the start of the Games.
For instance, the pin signals to Rue that she can trust Katniss. It also delivers a message to the Capitol, a reminder of how their own weapons can be manipulated and used against them, the Hunger Games included. The mockingjays will carry messages between Rue and Katniss, too, and help them with their plan.
Plutarch reminds Katniss that people look to her, so she tries to stay calm. Just as Katniss realizes that Prim isn't down with everyone, Gale brings her and the cat into the safety of the bunker. As the missiles begin to fall, Coin expresses gratitude for Peeta's warning.
Katniss was hoping for water, and she knows she won't last long without it. There was a lake by the Cornucopia, and she's worried it may be the only water source in the arena since it's sure to be guarded by Career Tributes.
Katniss fluctuates between feeling used and feeling helped and decides that, in the end, Peeta has helped her and now she owes him for his help and for hurting him the day before the Games. On the rooftop, Peeta brings up the recurring theme of identity.
The mockingjay, we learn, came about as a result of a failed project by the Capitol to spy on the rebellious districts, and since then the bird has served as a reminder of this failure and the districts' recalcitrance—Katniss describes them as “something of a slap in the face to the Capitol.” The mockingjay pin Madge ...
How does the Mockingjay pin appear in The Hunger Games?
What: In the book, Katniss receives her iconic mockingjay pin from schoolmate Madge Undersee. (The pin originally belonged to Madge's aunt, who died in an earlier Hunger Games.) In the movie, Madge is nowhere to be seen, and Katniss receives the pin from one of the black marketeers in the Hob.
Their relationship was all friends. They trusted each other, but that doesn't mean they had romantic feelings for each other. Plus, Cinna's too old for Katniss.
President Snow sees her as an enemy since her combination of popularity and low-level defiance constitutes a threat to his power. He dreams up The Quarter Quell as a way of getting rid of her and murders Cinna in front of her as a way of rattling her just before she's tossed into the arena.
The realization that Cinna was actually a rebel the whole time and that he wanted for her to be the Mockingjay gives Katniss an additional edge to support the rebellion. This knowledge was kept from Katniss at Cinna's request until she agreed to be the Mockingjay as he wanted her to autonomously make her decision.
Page 38 Peeta's father visits Katniss and says, “I'll keep an eye on the little girl. Make sure she's eating.” has been lifted off her shoulder. But I was wondering why he was being nice to the person that is soon going to try and kill his son.
However, they began mating with female mockingbirds creating the mockingjay — a bird that should never have existed, that can imitate melodies perfectly, that emerged as a symbol of hope and survival. And yet, the mockingjay alone, while a huge symbol, was not enough to inspire action toward change.
Snow can't stand to see a young woman betray a young man's affection—his view of what happened 65 years ago. And so he takes out his old, festering wound on Katniss.
Katniss ultimately chose Peeta because he understood her trauma and she didn't want to lose him, proving her love for him. The debate between Peeta and Gale continues among fans.
In the story, the dandelion becomes a symbol of hope for Katniss, and evidence of her resourcefulness and expert foraging. When she sees the field of dandelions, she gains confidence in her ability to feed her family.
For the people in the districts, the mockingjay has begun to take on another meaning. Katniss wore a mockingjay pin throughout the Hunger Games and used the birds to communicate with Rue. Consequently, the mockingjay has come to be associated with her.
In the 74th Hunger Games, Clove was the only Career tribute who came close to killing Katniss twice — at the Bloodbath and at the Feast, and certainly seemed to have a deep hatred for her, perhaps because Katniss received a higher score than her.
Prim returned the pin to Katniss after the reaping because she felt Katniss needed it more. Additionally, the concept of a tribute token was seemingly eliminated from this film; Cinna appeared to sneak in the mockingjay pin, pinning it to the inside of Katniss's jacket to hide it and holding a finger to his lips.
What does Cinna tell Katniss to do during the interview?
Before the interview, after Katniss is dressed in a beautiful gown and is again "the girl on fire," Cinna tells her that she should try to be herself and pretend that she's answering questions asked directly by him, a friend.
He jokes with her, whispering that it's okay to kiss him since they're madly in love, but once Katniss begins to clean him in the stream, she can see how weak he is.
