The new book takes place more than 60 years before the events of the original “Hunger Games,” long before Katniss Everdeen was in the picture.
Suzanne Collins’ new book was released a decade after her successful YA book series was thought to have ended. It takes place more than 60 years before the events of the original “Hunger Games,” long before Katniss Everdeen was in the picture. It tells the story of would-be villain Coriolanus Snow when he was a poor teenager figuring out how to navigate a classist society, before he would go on to become the tyrannical president of police state Panem.
All of that might sound vaguely familiar, but there’s a good chance it’s been years since you last read or watched anything about Collins' dystopian franchise. In that case, here are a few things you should know before launching into the 500-plus-page “Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.”In Panem, peacekeepers are the people who patrol the districts. On the surface, they're tasked with maintaining order, but more often than that they are trying to discourage rebellion against the Capitol.
In the “Mockingjay” book, the song has even more significance as something Katniss remembers her dad singing, a tune that Peeta also recalls. It becomes very important in “Songbirds and Snakes.”In case you forgot: In Panem, a mockingjay is a bird that mimics melodies and goes on to be the symbol of the rebellion. Katniss becomes the embodiment in “The Mockingjay” and, in “Catching Fire,” memorably shows off a wedding dress that turns into a black-winged mockingjay costume.
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