Divergent Setting

It is a third person omniscient narrator, which gives the reader an opportunity to gain insight into the minds, thoughts and perceptions of Munda and the white men. This allows the reader to empathise with the characters. The narrator is implicit, as he/she does not participate in the story. The events are seen from both the black and the white people’s points of view, which clarifies the reasons behind the hostile relationship between these two population groups. In this way, the reader becomes acquainted with both sides of the story. The narrator’s own attitude to the events and to the characters is not shown, but the sympathy lies with Munda and the

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

He, obviously, is the narrator, and the person whom we see the story through. He gives us his opinions on the matters at hand, and we see the book through his viewpoint. The traits described above allow him to be such a great narrator, for he can get people to confide in him, and relay this information to the reader.

As I read this short story in the beginning, the gist of what I have captured the narrator writing is whether the man with a strange habit does really exist or not. Or, if he did exist who was the man that was hitting the narrator in the story on the head without stopping. It sticks in my mind wondering who the strange man was to the narrator. Somehow, despite the agony of trying to understand the motive underlies the story; I was at first wondering what was the strange man had gone through

(2) The narrator knows does not know very much about what is happening because in the story it states in paragraph one sentence one " It looked like a good thing: but wait till i tell you". When i read this I realized that the narrator could

The author reveals the character/narrator by using indirect characterization. In the story, the character is describing his actions and thoughts, telling what type of person he is in the process. For example, in the story, the character says “In the enthusiasm of my confidence…”(Line 17). This is revealing that the character can be prideful and that it could cloud his judgment. But, simultaneously,the

In the story, "The Last Rung on the Ladder", Stephen King does a great job of showing how the setting impacts the characters, and how the setting affects the climax.

• Are the characters influenced by their setting? How might they behave if they were in a different setting?

At the beginning of the story, the narrator provides a brief description of himself that allows readers to reflect upon his character and morality. He introduces himself as someone who believes that

Introduction: John’s domination over the Narrator is evident from the beginning of the short story. The Narrator remains unknown and takes the identity of John’s wife not an individual human being. This identity, further explored, becomes her personality because she obeys John’s every command.

Lastly, he was mental when he killed the old man. We know the narrator's tone in the story because he expresses it in the beginning. By the narrator reveals his emotions throughout the story, that helps the reader understand the story so much

This is no exception in the book Divergent. The society in Divergent split into five distinct factions known as Candor, Abnegation, Dauntless, Amity, and Erudite. From this information, one can infer the worldview depicted in this novel is that one choice defines who a person is forever. This worldview is seen all throughout the book, due to the author’s focus on choice. The characters are forced to choose which faction they wish to reside in, thus possibly leaving all that they previously had known and grown accustomed to. This reality is brutally true for Beatrice Prior as she is forced to come to grips with making this type of decision. Upon making her ultimate decision to join Dauntless she states, “This is what I chose. This is it.” Numerous other decisions are put in front of Beatrice Prior throughout the plot, therefore proving the worldview in Divergent to be rooted in decisions and choices. These choices, in turn, have a long-term effect on someone’s life. The worldview in any novel is brought to life by the author. Taking a look at the author of Divergent, known as Veronica Roth, one immediately comes to the conclusion that she is a believer and follower of Jesus Christ. She freely professes her faith and love for the Lord; therefore, one can see the intricate parallels from Divergent to the Scriptures. For example, the concept of one choice defining the rest of a person’s life or destiny is similar to the monumental choice made in the Garden of Eden, which

The setting throughout the book takes place in 1962 in the United States of America… or what used to be the U.S. In the books timeline, the assassination attempt against FDR was successful, as the book states, “One of those two Zippo lighters was in Franklin D. Roosevelt's pocket when he was assassinated”(Dick 35). This leads to the Allies losing to the Axis powers. Germany takes most of the east(Kansas city and East), and Japan takes the rocky mountain states and the west coast. Inbetween there is a small stri[ of nuetral territory, a sorta no man's land. Other drastically changed areas include japan colonizing south america, Germany literally purging(mass genocide) the blacks from africa, and even the nazis to having colonized the Moon! Japan focuses on trade and business while Germany focuses on killing anyone who they view as infidel, and military and mechanical

This story is open and likes to point out other important people that exist just to remind the reader that they still have importance, even after stories of their own. This includes many classic characters you might already know like Hercules, Hera, Chiron the Centaur, Orpheus, Ephemus, etc. (Greek Gods). If you haven’t read about any of these characters before this just encourages you to read more.

The narrator who is an unnamed boy who meets a young girl who he is interested in. The unnamed boy had always wanted to talk to this girl. During the story, he does talk to the girl and they have planned rendezvous at a Dublin bazaar. The narrator is a character driven by his dreams and ambitions, and as he experiences his epiphany at the end of the novel, and a new perspective on life. He is determined to speak to Mangan’s sister, however, he does not know how to gather his courage to talk to her. Once he does talk to Mangan’s sister all of his thoughts are centered around her to the point that he doesn't listen in school anymore. At the end of the story when the narrator arrives at the bazaar, we as the audience realize there is something