Mockingjay (Symbolism)

     I just finished reading Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins, and I have to say it was amazing. Just the way that she made everything so detailed within it's purpose and importance, made everything stand out so well.  There were great turns and surprises and I would definitely recommend this to anybody, adding along with the first two books. The thing that really stood out to me was the symbolism in this book, the artwork and the words went along together so well, and the whole symbol of the Mockingjay made so much sense with the story.
     I couldn't help but notice that on the cover of each book is a mocking jay pin. But, on the first book is a picture of the pin, and on the pin the mockingjay is sort of laying on this circle that it's attached to by the pin. This circle I feel sort of represents the limitation of the power of the mockingjay in the first book, The Hunger Games. Katniss is only a tribute wearing a pin. The mockingjay still symbolizes power, but not for Katniss, only for the district. It's a silent threat to the Capitol, showing nothing to threatening, but still up showing their power. It really does grasp how Katniss must be feeling throughout the first book. She secretly hates the Capitol, but she knows how much trouble she could get in for sharing her hatred directly, so the mockingjay is like a silent symbol of her hate. Trapped onto this circle keeping it sound on the pin, there's no escape and many limitations.
     But, then on the cover of the second book, the picture of the Mocking jay is more clear. Before, it was just a gold pin, but now it has more detail, which I see symbolizes the meaning of the mockingjay. It shows that it's there and it's real and you can see it's getting ready to fly. It is no longer stuck to a bow anymore, which shows how Katniss is now more than just a girl who can shoot a bow. Also, it's lit up inside the bow, which is a great way of showing how the mockingjay is way more importantin this book and how it's growing to mean more to the characters.
     Eventually, by the time of the third book cover, the mockingjay is flying. Which is a great representation of the meaning of the mockingjay in the third book. This is the book of the rebellion, the book of where the mocking is the hope to all the districts that they could actually win against the Capitol. Katniss, in the third book, is the mockingjay, and with the rebellion, she's taking all of her anger against the capitol and she's showing it, she isn't afraid to hide. She's flying. Nobody can try to hold her down onto the circle anymore because if you notice, in the background, there is no circle anymore, its all broken into bits. It's also a great symbol of the rebellion because in the first rebellion, the one that caused the Hunger Games, the mockingjay was used as a weapon, and now in this rebellion, the mockingjay is used as a symbol of hope.