Blog Post #6: Mockingjay- How does the text make you think about justice in the world?

In Mockingjay, by Suzanne Collins, Justice is one of the big themes in the book. The rebels are wanting justice in the book. They want everyone to be treated fairly and equally. They don't want the Capitol to have all the power, so they can do whatever they want.

So far in the book, justice is not served. If justice was to be served, The Capitol will to have a "fair" government, where the Capitol's power is limited, and so are the citizens', so they are both equal. In the book, the power in the society of Panem, isn't like the organized, fair government we have today. In Panem, the Capitol has all the power and can do anything they want to the citizens, at least until the citizens rebeled. And in my opinion, justice needs to be served, because it is "fair" to the citizens, that the Capitol gets to make all the decisions, and that they can have something as cruel as The Hunger Games, where people are getting killed for no reason!!! They should be trying to save humanity instead of getting rid of it! There is only one continent in Panem, and The Capitol is practically endangering the human species!

I don't think anyone, or any side, in the book represents justice. The rebel side, is wanting justice, but The Capitol is resisting it. There is not really anyone who is representing it, there is no one that is sort of the "peacemaker" in the book. Most readers will probably think Katniss represents justice because she is the main character in the book, but she doesn't really see eye to eye. She doesn't think The Capitol is ever right in this situation. One moment when Collins really tricks you into thinking that Katniss is the peacemaker, is when the guy from the Nut, is holding a gun to her head and she says he has every right to kill her. But the reason why she isn't the peacemaker is because she was looking through the eyes of a citizen of Panem, even though that citizen is from a district that kisses up to The Capitol, it is still an innocent soul. That moment really makes you think about the plot.

The Capitol blocks justice. They don't want justice because they want power. Power is the thing that motivates them. The Capitol craves power, I think they are savages. Power has taken over their minds, and now people in The Capitol, for example, President Snow, have courpted minds, and will stop at nothing to get power. But the question in this situation, is why do they want this power? Personally, I think The Capitol abuses their power and responsibles, they feel like since they are on the top, they can do anything, but they can't because there are always boundaries. They don't treat all their citizens fairly, and they don't really protect them. They force them to kill each other once a year, and they watch it on television like it is a Olympic Game! But I think the people in The Capitol want power, just because it is power. If you have it, you have a huge honor. If you have power over someone or something, you seem like you are the strongest, you feel honored and respected when you have power.

If rebellions like this were to happen in the real world, both sides would somehow find a compromise, or one side would win and the other side would just have to go on with the rest of the world. I think this would happen because it has happened in the past with wars. For example, The Revolutionary War. The rebels (Americans) won, because of the battles, and how people worked together. The French worked with the Americans. But what really ended it was the Treaty of Paris in 1783, the Britians and American made a compromise, and split the land in America equally, and that Americans can be their own nation.