A Brief Summary Of Four By Veronica Roth

How would you deal with living in a community in isolation, feeling lost with those around you, and having your whole life changed with one drop of blood? FOUR by Veronica Roth displays all this with a story of a young man named Tobias Eaton. This book demonstrates the drama and strategy which keeps readers involved. From being placed in one environment from birth and choosing something precisely different, readers can see what Tobias had to go through. The main elements of this book are conflict, style, and mood.

Judith Kay Russell, Middle Tennessee State University, writes about symbolism between the three women in Trifles, by Susan Glaspell—Mrs. Wright, Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters and the three women of the Mythical Fates—Lachesis, Clotho and Atropos. Russell’s comparison between the two stories are pretty impressive. Russell compares Mrs. Peters to Lachesis—disposer of lots—because “she moves to hide the bird and thus denies the men;” (89) therefore, choosing to pull the string from the string of life and chooses in Mrs. Wrights favor. Russell compares Mrs. Hale to Clotho—the Spinner—because she “spins the thread of life” (88) which was indicated by her idea that Mrs. Wright was not completely guilty, because Mr. Wright was a “harsh man.” (Glaspell)

Survivance is a term that is used in Native American studies and it includes two important terms: “survival” and “resistance”. Survivance refers to an active sense of presence and in native stories, natural reason, active traditions, customs, narrative resistance, and clearly observable in personal attributes, such as humor, spirit, cast of mind, and moral courage (Vizenor). It allows them to transform their experiences of historical trauma into courage, forgiveness, and healing through political activism and cultural revitalization (sfsu).Vizenor defines this term in opposition to “victimry” and it is more than just survival for the Native Americans, but as self-reliant perseverance through all the hardships that had presented themselves such as the forced assimilation into the “white” community and culture. Instead of losing their roots, the Native Americans were able to hold on to their historical culture and traditions and were so much more than mere survival.

The article written by Sarah Maslin Nir and William K. Rashbaum in the New York Times, talks about a bomber who tried to detonate a bomb in one of Manhattan’s busiest subways. The bomb did go off but not fully and Akayed Ullah, 27, who was identified by a policeman, was the only was who was badly injured.

The essay, “No Sympathy for the Devil”, written by Heather Havrilesky, is about the concept of antiheroes, and how much of an impact they have made on modern media and the characters hollywood choose to create. For many years, most of the TV and movies made had a cookie cutter, almost perfect hero(s). But as of late, the entertainment industry has come to the realization that people with pros and vices, are much easier for the audience to relate to. Heather’s goal is to dive further into these antihero characters, and unravel what exactly makes them so relatable. In the process of explaining to us all of these different, complex characters, Havrilesky seems to get lost in her topic from time to time. However, the evidence she uses to back all of her claims is both plentiful, and very strong. The overall tone of the essay is not excessively opinionated, yet she does not sound

“Eugenie is 20 but is shy like a much younger girl—she giggles when you ask whether she wants to get married. Maybe it’s because she’s the youngest of nine children and lives at home in North Kivu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, with her parents.” In Lauren Wolfe’s interview with Eugenie about her experience with violence in Congo, she says that:

Thanks to my lack of interest in reading, sitting down are reading a full story has become a difficult task. The stories that captivate my attention and hook me in have to be full of action, mythical creatures, and relatable characters. Rick Riordan’s book “Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief” really hooked me in as there was a lot of description and he was able to bring Greek Mythology to the modern world. For example, Percy Jackson, the main character in the novel, goes on and adventure with his friends into the underworld to meet Hades, a Greek God. As I was reading I was able to picture his journey and the setting around him. Riordan also made sure that there were lessons to be learned in the adventures Percy Jackson was going through and he implemented these lessons by using symbolism. I ended up reading the whole book in a week. Not only did I read that whole book, but I continued to read the rest of the six-book series. In addition, I also enjoyed reading “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins because I like reading about the struggle and conflict the Katniss Everdeen, the main character, had to go through, and how she was able to solve said struggle. Katniss had to become an adult early in her life because she had to take care of her sister and she had to lead the people that lived in her district. In a way, “The Hunger Games” was kind of like a coming of age novel, which is another reason I enjoyed the book. I was able to relate to the basic

EverLost, by Neal Shusterman, the characters in this book compared to the divergent factions is quite intriguing. Megan, Micheal, and Allie are all different factions. Megan and Micheal are brother and sister but far from the same(not including that Micheal is a disgusting monster). Each character has a different faction because of their tone, actions, and personalities. Megan.

The quest consists of five things: (a) a quester, (b) a place to go, (c) a stated reason to go there, (d) challenges and trials en route, and (d) a real reason to go there. In Veronica Roth’s Divergent, Beatrice “Tris” Prior’s post-apocalyptic homeland of Chicago, the society is broken up into five factions: Abnegation (the selfless), Erudite (the intelligent), Dauntless (the brave), Candor (the honest), and Amity (the peaceful). Every year on an arranged date, all sixteen year olds must choose the faction they will serve in for the rest of their lives. The Prior family is well known in the Abnegation faction, let alone the society. The last thing she wants to do is leave her family, but she also wants to follow who she really is. Before the date, the teens are given a psychological test to help them with their decision.

Divergent is the acclaimed first book in the Divergent Trilogy. It focuses on our heroine, Beatrice “Tris” Prior, and the unique dystopian universe in which she resides, where the city is divided into five groups, or factions, based on the most defining trait in one’s personality. A simple psychological test that is supposed to prove where she belongs swiftly turns into the thing that could get her killed. Dystopian Chicago, years and years after humanity warred itself into near-extinction. The majority of the city’s population is divided into five factions:

Have you ever wondered how life would be like if society was divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue ? What if you were different and did not belong in any of the given factions? Then you are a lot like Tris. Tris Prior is the main character in the dystopian novel Divergent, by Veronica Roth. She lives in a world where she must hide her true uniqueness as a Divergent individual, otherwise she puts her life at risk. Tris's aptitude test result was inconclusive, she has the ability to manipulate simulations and throughout the book she shows characteristics from different factions which concludes that she is Divergent. Divergence is to be special in the sense that you

The Giver is a book written by Lois Lowry. In it, the protagonist, Jonas, lives in a community in which nobody knows what happened before the community was created except The Giver. As the readers we are asking question and this is one Is it okay to kill even if you don’t know what death is? Is it okay to kill even if you don’t know what death is?

Literature is language, fictional, true, aesthetic and even intertextual according to the Writing Essays about Literature by Kelly Griffith (Griffith 15). There are many distinct types of literatures in the world and they may be in very different. The four literatures we read this quarter are very different, they are in distinct styles, themes and intent. Among the four of them, I,Claudius by Kelly Griffith was the best The wide range and multiple well-developed themes and detailed depictions of different characters make this novel outstanding among the four.

Anne Bradstreet is among the most famous historical American female poets. Her seventeenth century works of writing came at a time when the society was male dominated and the role of women in the society was much more demeaned. Bradstreet is considered a feminist who advanced her feministic ideas through her writings.

Divergent by Veronica Roth is a book about choosing who you are. It deals with many different themes and messages throughout it that author is trying to convey the readers. The novel tells the story from the perspective of a sixteen-year-old girl protagonist Beatrice Prior (Tris). When the city residents turn sixteen, an elaborate ritual takes place where each resident must choose or select one of the five different factions to which they will devote the rest of their lives and which will define their