Insurgent By Veronica Roth: A Thematic Analysis

People become stronger by building up their self-confidence from, when they are faced with difficult times.

This quote by Tobias (Four) really shows the issues in their relationship. At this point Tris is trying to get answers without Tobias knowing. She has promised him that she will no longer make stupid decisions that could end up killing her. However, Tobias discovered her plan and refuses to let her go on alone. In assents he is putting his life on the line just like she is, to prove a point to her.

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

Machismo is the feeling of strong or aggressive masculine pride. There are many misconceptions to feminist philosophy. In the novel The Catcher in the Rye the main protagonist has different relationships with women and acts differently toward each woman based on how he feels about them. In this essay I will be discussing the different relationships Holden experiences with Phoebe, Jane, Sunny, and Sally and how J.D. Salinger shows only the horrible qualities each of these women posses.

In The Theory of Infantile Citizenship, Lauren Berlant classifies Washington DC as a domestic crossroads wherein the local meets the national. Berlant investigates in detail the secrete mechanism in which citizenship is created and multiplied in the intimate, and private, way but through the imagined public sphere. She addresses the question of how a person begins to understand the country they feel as though they belong to, and how one comes to comprehend themselves in relation to their country. This leads to the acknowledgement of the separation of how one perceives their nation, versus how it actually functions. In Philip Roth’s The Plot Against America, the novel illustrates how the left-liberal comprehension of fascism has changed

Dystopian society is a way that this author shows what the future will be like when one person takes charge of a small large group. The elements of dystopian society in Divergent by Veronica Roth are limitations, corporate control, and the factions. The limitations presented in this story include the walls in which the city of Chicago is surrounded by; no one is allowed outside the fence. Another limitation is the factions, which are groups that you are put into based on your personality. You are given a test and one chance to choose a new faction that best fits your wants and needs and if you fail to choose or succeed in a faction, you become factionless. Factionless means that you don’t belong anywhere are are viewed publicly as a disgrace. The last element addressed in this story is corporate control.

When authors write about World War II, most set their stories in Adolf Hitler’s Third Reich, but few would give a moment of thought to the atrocities perpetrated by the Imperial Japanese Army in East Asia and the Pacific region. However, Laura Hillenbrand has brought us this heavily neglected side of the tragedy. By following the vicissitudes of a USAAF lieutenant named Louis Zamperini in her bestseller “Unbroken”, she pays tribute to all ex-POWs and soldiers that lost their lives on the Asian battlefield.

“Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success” (Henry Ford). In the novel Southland by Nina Revoyr, due to the injustices and struggles that characters face, they are forced to come together in the face of adversity and times of conflict in order to achieve their vision of the American Dream. With Los Angeles set as the stage, we as readers are taken through a series of trials and tribulations during the 1940s to 1990s, which uncover the true characteristics of the city instead of the ideal city that was promised to those who migrated. Los Angeles was depicted as the city of Sunshine, and a new land of opportunity, and although you could find glimpses of the sunshine through the shadows, there was much more negativity than one expected.

Thomas Foster is an english professor from Michigan he his the author of How To Read literature like a professor. How To Read literature like a professor is a how to book. It guides readers to get better at reading non fiction books. Each chapter challenges its readers to look for different things in stories. The novel Insurgent written by Veronica Roth that has a few connections to How To Read literature like a professor. When reading Insurgent you `can Identify nice to eat with you, Or the bible and it all political.

The main character in the book Divergent is a girl named Beatrice. Beatrice is developed throughout the book by having to do things that push her out of her comfort zone. Beatrice was born in the faction of Abnegation, where everything is simple and alike. Abnegation values selflessness, but Beatrice doesn’t feel like she is selfless. She decides to change to the faction of Dauntless, who values courage. Beatrice has to do things like jump off trains, and fight people to show she is courageous. She decides to start going byTris, because Beatrice won’t fit in with the dauntless. When Beatrice makes the decision to be a dauntless she says “My fathers eyes burn into mine with a look of accusation’. This is because it was selfish of

One of her outstanding character traits was her recklessness. I think this is the most outstanding trait of hers because, without it she would not have taken risks that helped them win the war against Erudite. For example,near the end of the book Four told Tris not go to Erudite, and she did it anyway, because she was being reckless and it almost cost her her

In the first half of the historical nonfiction novel, Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand, Louie Zamperini endures many hardships in his life. These struggles make me feel sorry for him and the trouble he is in. As a child, he was unable to fit in, his peers considered him “a bad kid”. Louie would unfortunately steal things on the streets, and consistently get into fights with others, commonly for no reason at all. However, the positive side to his actions, was the speed and running ability he built up. I felt relieved when his brother encouraged his participation on the school track team. In a nutshell, Louie was a natural star. His large, skinny frame and long frame gave him ideal running characteristics. No longer was Louie a bad kid, he was a

Ingrid Greenburger was unquestionably faithful in the sense that she stayed true to her loved ones and her convictions. At the same time, she possessed an admirable kindliness. She went against Hitler’s rule to flee Germany so she could aid the Jewish without delay. Obviously, this aspect of her life deemed her as courageous because she assisted the French Resistance illegally. Her genuine personality was present throughout her entire life, and it shaped her into a faithful, considerate, and courageous person.

Fran Esquibal in “The Immigrant Daughter”, and the women in “loose change” go through different processes of liberation. They find liberation in different aspects of their lives like the education, relationships, and independence. Each one of them finds a different way to deal with their problems but the process that they go through to find liberation is different for them.

When Danilov learns of Tanya’s love for Vassily instead of him, his jealousy prompts him to send Vassily into evermore dangerous and desperate situations. However, the love between Tanya and Vassily grows ever stronger even as they are trapped under fire from Major Konig’s rifle and Vassily’s loyalty to his friend Danilov never wavers.