Mockingjay
Fictional hybrid bird
A mockingjay is a fictional bird from Suzanne Collins's *Hunger Games* trilogy—a hybrid of mockingbirds and genetically engineered jabberjays that can mimic both birdsong and human melodies.
In the novels, the mockingjay becomes a symbol of rebellion against an oppressive government.
The term has entered broader usage as shorthand for an unlikely symbol of resistance: She became the mockingjay of the protest movement.
Defiance of established power
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
hope · freedom · Katniss · propaganda · rallying cry · pin · banner · anthem
- trilogyThree linked creative works
- GaleGiven name or surname
- District 12Numbered administrative zone
- young adultPerson just past adolescence
Katniss Everdeen · dystopia · finale · arena · victor · Primrose · epilogue · war
rebellion
Defiance of established power
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
uprising · hope · freedom · Katniss · propaganda · rallying cry · pin · banner · anthem · solidarity
Suzanne Collins
- trilogyThree linked creative works
- GaleGiven name or surname
- District 12Numbered administrative zone
Katniss Everdeen · young adult · dystopia · finale · arena · victor · Primrose · epilogue · war · propaganda
mutation
Permanent DNA alteration
- CapitolLegislative assembly building
- Hunger GamesSurvival contest for starving districts
- songbirdMelodious perching avian
mimicry · melody · whistling · arena · genetically engineered · hybrid · jay · Rue · signal · warning
- Hunger GamesKatniss, Capitol, tributes, reaping, arena
- Literary SequelsChamber of Secrets, Prisoner of Azkaban, Goblet of Fire, Order of the Phoenix, Half-Blood Prince
- Fictional RebelsKatniss Everdeen, Neo, V, Spartacus, Robin Hood
- coming-of-agecoming-of-age, bildungsroman, growing up, maturation, youth
- nicknamesnickname, pet name, alias, handle, moniker
- symbolssymbols, runes, symbol, asterisks, national symbol
MockingjayCapitol
Legislative assembly building
oppression · tyranny · subjugation · compliance · servitude
MockingjayBig Brother
Totalitarian surveillance authority
Sauron · Voldemort · submission · silence · totalitarian regime
mock, mocking, mockery, mocked, mocker, mocks, mockingly, blue jay, mockingbird