Nightmarek

'Call of Duty: Black Ops' released 16 years ago today

Where exactly did Coin mess up? Recently re read mockingjay and a small question has been gnawing at me. Why did Coin kill prim? First of all, Prim’s death is supposed to represent the symbolic effect of war. How it’s random, unforgiving and inconsiderate. Prim’s death makes us realise that we cannot hold anyone responsible for being the way they are and doing what they do, since they all have their own circumstances and motivations. Katniss killing the random capitol citizen, Coin killing prim, etc. they all thought they were doing what was necessary. But my question is why kill Prim at all? Yes, Prim’s death makes sense from a narrative standpoint, but from Coin’s perspective what could have made her thought that it was the right decision? Clearly, she wanted to radicalise Katniss and have control over her. But if the aim is to control Katniss, then having Prim be alive would obviously be more beneficial. If she though that watching Prim die would warm Katniss up to the idea of another hunger games, then she was too stupid to not realise the kind of person Katniss was, Haymitch and Plutarch made it very obvious the kind of person she was. What could be her reasoning to send Prim off to die?