Mockingjay Chapter 27 Quotes
Mockingjay Chapter 27 Quotes
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Quote 1
[…] what I need to survive is not Gale's fire, kindled with rage and hatred. I have plenty of fire myself. What I need is the dandelion in the spring. The bright yellow that means rebirth instead of destruction. The promise that life can go on, no matter how bad our losses. That it can be good again. And only Peeta can give me that. (27.62)
When Katniss finally chooses between Gale and Peeta, she chooses Peeta. In doing so, she chooses peace instead of revenge, nurturing instead of ruining, and "rebirth instead of destruction." Gale would feed her need for revenge and perhaps for power. Peeta helps her to be free of that, and that's part of why she loves him so much.
Quote 2
What's amazing is how clearly I remember them. The tunes, the lyrics. My voice, at first rough and breaking on the high notes, warms up into something splendid. A voice that would make the mockingjays fall silent and then tumble over themselves to join in. (27.13)
Katniss recognizes the beauty and power of her own voice, and it's one of the only things that keep her going during her depression and imprisonment. It's a glimpse of what she could have been outside the games and war; instead of being a Mockingjay, she could have sung in another way. But she never really got the chance, and now she's not sure if there's anyone around to hear her.