Katniss Everdeen killed President Alma Coin at the end of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 for a combination of reasons, primarily because she came to see Coin as a leader who would be just as, if not more, tyrannical than President Snow, and because she believed Coin was responsible for the bombing that killed her sister, Prim.
- Katniss recognized that Coin’s hunger for power and willingness to sacrifice lives for her own gain mirrored President Snow’s actions.
- Coin’s proposal to hold a final Hunger Games involving children from the Capitol was a major turning point for Katniss, signaling that Coin was no different from Snow in her willingness to inflict pain and perpetuate cycles of violence.
- Katniss learned from an imprisoned President Snow that Coin had orchestrated the bombing that killed Prim and many other innocent people, [according to MSN].
- Katniss had worked tirelessly to protect Prim throughout the series, and Coin’s actions represented a betrayal of Katniss’s deepest desires and values.
In essence, Katniss chose to kill Coin to break the cycle of oppression and to prevent the rise of a new tyrannical regime that would be no better than the one they had just overthrown. She saw Coin’s death as a necessary step towards a more just and peaceful Panem.
Did Coin purposefully kill Prim?
Katniss speculates that Coin deliberately sent Prim to die in the Capitol bombing in order to fully gain her trust, but it’s never outright confirmed or denied.
Why was Coin worse than Snow?
Thanks for asking. The difference between Coin and Snow is that Coin hasn’t had the opportunities her rival had to be abusive and cause catastrophic harm. This is clear in how easily she gives in to Katniss’s demands. If it was really a matter of safety, Coin would not have granted permission to them to go hunting.