Furthermore, Katniss’s obsession with President Snow is shown through her behavior during the initial stages of the rebel occupation of the Capital. One of the first thing Katniss does is prepare herself to assassinate Snow by searching for a white rose, the symbol of his authority. After being told she cannot enter Snow’s greenhouse, Katniss states “I just stand there patiently waiting for them [the rebel guards] to lower their guns, for them to understand, without my telling them that behind those doors is something I need. Just a rose. A single Bloom. To place in Snow’s lapel before I shoot him” (Collins 354). Here we can see that not only is Katniss obsessed with Snow, but his death is set up to be a climactic moment of the text. As the
