Katniss is many things: the hunter, the hunted, a friend, a lover, a sister and daughter, a Panem celebrity, and the Mockingjay. But in trying to be so many things to so many people, she loses sigh...

Without WordsSince Book 1, we've know that Peeta is good at public speaking, in contrast to Katniss…who is not. At all. Mockingjay reminds us of Peeta's talent, but with a dark spin: Peeta seemed...

Gale + KatnissLike Katniss, Gale is a hunter. He's most comfortable when he's out looking for game. He and Katniss have a history together. Before the Games, before the Quell, before it all starte...

President Coin is one of the few characters given a lengthy physical description in this book: She's fifty or so, with gray hair that falls in an unbroken sheet to her shoulders. […] Her eyes are...

Haymitch is a drunkard, a friend, a mentor, and a victor. He's still really good at strategizing but he's no longer good at going out into the field. For most of his time in District 13, he's force...

Like Peeta, Finnick first appears in this book as a shadow of his former self. He's mentally deranged and tortured by the idea that the Capitol might be hurting his captured lover, Annie. It's not...

Beetee, a wounded victor from the Quarter Quell, is a whiz with technology and weapons. The rebels rely on him almost as much as they do on Katniss. Katniss is be the face of the rebellion, but Bee...

Boggs is one of the few people Katniss comes to trust in District 13. He seems to be on her side more often than not. When she, Gale, and Beetee, among others, are debating inhumane and humane war...

Jackson is the second-in-command of Squad 451. She's supposed to take over if anything happens to Boggs. It's debatable, originally, whether she trusts Katniss or not. By the end of the book, we se...

The remaining team members of Squad 451 who, one-by-one, sacrifice themselves for Katniss's cause. Their deaths are senseless and painful, particularly because they often come soon after we've lear...

Paylor belongs to District 8 and has considerable military power. Katniss thinks of her as a solid person. Paylor is dependable and valued by the rebels, who give her squad the responsibility of gu...