The Mockingjay is the symbol of rebellion. It represents freedom and the rebellion taking flight. It is chosen because of the Mockingjay pin Madge gave Katniss to wear in the arena. The Mockingjay also was a sign of something the Capital failed with.
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The mockingjay was an unintended consequence of Capitol "mutts" - a cross breed between a naturally occurring bird and a genetically engineered bird from the Capitol known as the jabberjay. It was never meant to exist, and thus became a symbol of rebellion throughout the series. However, in the first book/movie, the mockingjay as a symbol of rebellion had not been established - that occurred in the second book/movie. In the first book/movie, it was simply a gift to Katniss.
It is a mockingjay pin with the hunger games written on top you'll know what a mockingjay is when you start reading
A mockingjay, a mixture of two mutant birds made by the capitol.
Spoiler Alert: Katniss resembles the mockingjay which leads a war between the districts and the capitol in the third book. The mockingjay is also on the pin that Madge gave Katniss. (this is how she was called the mockingjay in the first place)
In the hunger games what is true about a bird called jabberjay
if you look at the cover of each book, you will notice that the pin gradually turns into a mockingjay. this symbolizes that katniss went from wearing the mocking jay pin to actually being the mockingjay. so in answer to your question, the symbol represents the pin in transformation to the bird. (why is this explanation so long?)