Who are you fighting for, Katniss?

In the book, "Mockingjay", by Suzanne Collins, it seems as though Katniss is able to cooperate with the rebels (Who she was taken 'capture' of not to long ago) rather than being able to cooperate with the capital (Who had more experience with her). I believe that is because she was born to be a rebel from the beginning, not follow the rules. It comes natural to Katniss, especially when innocent people are brought into 'her' mess. Katniss, the natural born rebel, will try her best at succeeding the position of the rebels mockingjay. Not for only for her friends, not only for her family, but the innocent people dragged into this nonsense as well. Its her duty to protect those who are not guilty. She is the mockingjay, it is her.

I believe Suzanne Collins wants me to understand that Katniss isn't becoming the mockingjay because she is forced to anymore, no. Katniss must become the mockinjay because it is her own will to save all the people she might put an end to. She wants me to realize that she can't back down now, not when she has added fuel to the fire. It was as if she was chosen to fight against the rebels all along. Suzanne Collins wants me to know that now its Katniss's choice to make her own decisions, whether they are for a good cause, or bad.

I think this whole time she was on the rebels side. Almost every move she made proved my theory correct. All this time, she wanted all the people of all districts to stop their hunger and put an end to the capital, which also caused it. She couldn't stand by and watch her people suffer, she had to stand up and fight. Katniss did not fight for her own district, family or friends, but all the innocent people that suffered as a whole by the capital.

Mockingbird

Caitlin is a 10 year old girl that has Asperger's syndrome*, and who normally does not understand things without the help of her older brother Devon, but that all changes when their is a shooting that takes place in his school, and sadly, he doesn't make it out alive. Now Caitlin has to figure things out with only the help of her textbooks and dictionaries, unless she opens up and decides to converse with her school counselor Mrs. Brook or her father, maybe even the kids lurking around the school playground.

I foresee that the protagonist (Caitlin) will open up to her guidance counselor and her father in order to understand things that Devon helped her understand. It may be a difficult task , but unless they do not try to help her constantly, their won't be any progress in helping Caitlin open up to her own kind.

           “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, Nothing is going to get better. It's not.” 
                                                                       ― Dr. Seuss, The Lorax


I also foresee that Caitlin will soon figure out how to deal with emotions and how to understand them. Even though it may be hard understanding things when you have Asperger's syndrome, you can only learn by trying hard and studying what you know countless times, such as how emotions function or what they are and how they work. Only then will she understand that she can interact with other kids her age if she knows how to  use her emotions and how others use them around her.

The scene that stood out to me the most in this book was Chapter 11: The day Our Life Fell Apart. This chapter explains what happened to not only Devon, but the reactions to his father and Caitlin also. This scene stood out to me the most, because I not only understood the pain that both Caitlin and her father, I felt it too. I also believe that this scene connects to the world because their are many families who lost a loved one that could not be saved. I have never experienced such, only people who were part of the family that I wasn't well acquainted with.

     All in all, I understand the pain Caitlin feels, even though she doesn't project her emotions at all.


* Asperger's syndrome: autism spectrum disorder, or ASD. Having trouble with social interaction and intense obsession of interest and activities. Usually the child has a higher than average intellectual ability.