Divergent

Despite Roth’s commentary on social stratification, Divergent feels less like a dystopian allegory and more like teenage angst with a bit of romance and lots of violence thrown in. There is little reference to social or political strife (Erudite seems to want control simply for the sake of being in power, not because of misgovernment by Abnegation), and no real exposition to show how greatly the dystopian society of the future is different than the society of today. The novel neglects to explore the causes of the Great War (an important factor to the birth of a factionalized society) and fails to plausibly convey how such a political and social system could exist 100 years without confrontation and uprising. Why would each faction cede power to one other faction (effectively silencing their own voices) rather than opt for a government run by a council of equal number of

Divergent is a dystopian novel that takes place in a futuristic Chicago. The setting also looks like a perfect Utopia, but as you go on reading you find out that it has a lot of problems. In the novel there was a war that was caused by differences in people's ideologies. The war caused Chicago to be divided into five factions. Each faction has a virtue which they value and cultivate. The five factions are Abnegation, Amity, Candor, Dauntless, and Erudite. The Abnegation faction values selflessness, the Amity peace, the Candor honesty, the Dauntless bravery, and the Erudite intelligence. Throughout the novel the main character is Tris which was born in Abnegation and chose to go to the Dauntless faction. Chicago in the novel is governed by a group of people from

Abnegation has very strict rules that ban anything that makes one selfish. Tris has a rare condition called Divergent; which means she can belong in more than one faction. The government think that it is dangerous, so they try to kill anyone who has it. Tris has to hide it, so even though being curious is selfish; she secretly asks different sources for help, some of which question her curiosity, “Never net a curious Abnegation before” (Roth 12). By doing this, she feels that she has improved her understanding of it, and can conceal it. Dauntless are known for being tough, so in initiation they are taught to fight. Tris is not strong, so she gets knocked out very fast during her fight. While in the hospital she is told that she is not aloud continue training, and that she will have to leave. She felt discouraged because she did not risk everything just to quit now. Tris was not going to take no for an answer, so even though she was in extreme pain, she continued initiation. The last occasion that Tris remains undeterred is when she goes zip lining. To take their minds off of initiation, everyone decides to go zip lining. No one wants Tris to go because they think that she does not fit in, but she stands up for herself and reluctantly, they let her go. She was petrified, because if she backed down, she would be made fun of; but she went down the zip line and proved herself as an equal. It is tough to always remain undeterred, especially when you have to go through it alone; but because Tris persevered she is able to stay

Each chapter has a different theme to teach the reader. Every chapter ends with a paragraph stating the lesson of the chapter. Although there were so many lessons, there was a few that stood out to me and were repeated a few times. One of the major themes of the book is that even if you are faced with a setback in life, whether it is an injury, grades, or a life or death situation, you have to fight through it and always think positively. If you think positively, take your time, and not rush the situation, you will eventually get through it. Another theme is that if you want to be the best at something, it takes hard work and dedication. When you want to be good at something you can just all of a sudden be good at it, you have to set goals and work for it. You have to set one goal, reach that, and make another goal to reach. Eventually, with dedication, you will make it to where you want to

I think the author is trying to say in the book is don't be scared of most things. the stories mostly courage. you're in the Civil War and you are helping the North fight the South and you almost get killed in the battle so I think this book is about courage because I would probably be scared to death. is mostly showing me that you have to be brave and what you do in all things the problem in the story

20. Reflect on the self-assessment you just completed. In what area (awareness, understanding, skills, commitment) do you need the most improvement? What is one specific thing you can do now to improve? Page 227

Divergence gives people the ability to control your mind control tests making it hard for people to be able to read you. And in this book the government doesn’t exactly like not having the power. So they were out to kill all divergent people.to stay alive at the day of choosing a different factions or your same faction Tris chose dauntless. The dauntless faction is basically the brave they also are the cities protection and law. In dauntless training you had to accomplish certain things in order to be a dauntless member.

This is one of the first paragraphs in the book. It really gives a clear message to what this story is really going to entail. For example, the grief Tris will have to accommodate to for killing her friend Will. How she and Tobias are now fugitives and must never stay in one place for too long. Lastly, how Tobias and her relationship forms and grows.

main character in the novel, has a choice to make, she starts to rebel against the rules of society

Tris is the main character and narrator of the story. She is a strong-willed sixteen year old who despises being seen as an incapable person. She is born into the Abnegation faction, but she eventually transfers into the Dauntless faction. During initiation, Tris learns she is not selfish and that there are people she would die for. She has to be cautious about what she does and hide the fact that she is divergent.

Although as foreshadowed in the film, this is to come at a price, when the formation of marching workers make their way to and from these machines in synchronised movement portraying the issues of slavery and the loss of individual freedom and identity. Similarly, author Veronica Roth effectively portrays an ideal dystopian society through her novel Divergent. The dichotomy of societal classes can also be seen in this novel. The futuristic city of Chicago is built on a strict totalitarianism society, classifying its citizens by predetermined individualities –

Welcome to the miniature world of Divergent. This is a smaller scale replica of the world of Divergent, insurgent, and allegiant (except the wall because time restraints). In this replica, I have recreated each of the factions, as well as the hub and a factionless area. The first thing I built was the Sears Tower, the hub in the Divergent world. This is where the children of the factions go to school. In the real world we can relate this to any other public school. This building is where the choosing ceremony took place and where Tris made the difficult decision of choosing between Dauntless and Abnegation. The hub was built to show how the faction system gets new recruits into each faction. Abnegation was the faction that worked in the government

Tris was forced to live in a dystopian society without knowing it. She grew up in Abnegation, (one of the five factions). Tris thought that all there was in life was being selfless, but there is more. Tris was tested to see what faction suits her. She had no idea what she would be. Little did she know that she was Divergent. Tris was a mix of three contrasting factions. Being Divergent is more divers than everyone else it can be dangerous but can it also be helpful? When some people read Divergent they think that it is about bravery or being selfless. I think it's about something different. In Divergent Veronica Roth displays that the book is not just about bravery. It's about being different and how being different can help you fit in.

1. The setting in the novel Divergent is paramount because there in a city divided by 5 factions and the faction-less. This novel most likely takes place in the far in the future, after a war, which caused the city to be divided into five parts/factions. We also know this has to be in the future because of the technology the people are using. The fear landscape and the training compounds.

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