Katniss everdeen becomes the symbol of the rebellion after she shoots a force field into the arena of the quaterquell. She now lives with the rebels in district 13 after president snow destroyed the other districts except for district two. She agrees to become the mockingjay but her main focus is to save Peeta after he was captured by the capital in the quaterquell and is being "hijacked".
After the bombing of District 13, Katniss Everdeen finally accepts the request of President Alma Coin and her adviser Plutarch Heavensbee and becomes the symbol of the rebellion, the Mockingjay. However, President Snow in the Capitol broadcasts a message of Peeta Mellark live contradicting Katniss. She believes that his life is in danger and convinces President Coin to rescue Peeta and the others Victors. But she has a surprise with his reaction.