Book Review: Insergent
By: Emmoni Preciado Written by: Veronica Roth
Run-Down
Sixteen-year-old Tris lives in a society that has been divided into factions in order to extinguish undesirable human traits that lead to a world at war. Each faction is guided by one virtue: Amity values peace, Erudite values intelligence, Candor values truth, Abnegation values selflessness, and Dauntless values courage. But on the day of Tris' initiation into Dauntless, a coup leads to the very thing the establishment of the factions tried to prevent, and the factions find themselves on the brink of war with one another. Now, with Erudite trying to seize control, each faction is splintering into loyalists and traitors, and it's hard to know which is which. Tris must decide where her loyalties lie while grappling with unrelenting guilt and grief--emotions that affect both her choices and her relationships. With her Divergence fully exposed, Tris is not sure if she is more helpful or harmful to those she love
Favorite Quote
“Cruelty does not make a person dishonest, the same way bravery does not make a person kind.” This is my favorite quote because it is so wise and it is some good advice. I also like it because it kind of tells you the truth about people, and that just because they are one thing doesn't mean that they are mean.
Connection
Text to Media: I can connect Tris to Katniss Everdeen because they both don't play by the rules. They don't care what others think, and they will do anything to protect the people they love. They also both have siblings that they risk there lives for.. Katniss has her sister that she volunteers for, and Tris volunteers to die so that her brother can stay alive.
Theme of Book
I think the theme of the book is to Never Give Up. I believe this because even though Tris stopped Jennie once Jennie doesn't give up, so neither does Tris. She keep trying and eventually kills Jennie and releases the a video. And finds our that there is a whole different world outside the gates. Just because she never gave up.
About the Author
Veronica Roth
Veronica Roth is an American novelist and writer of an award winning series divergent series. She is now the age 27, and was born on August 19, 1988 in New York City, NY. But she was brought up in Barrington, Illinois. She is the youngest of three children. Her parents divorced when she was five years old, and her mother has since remarried to Frank Ross, a financial consultant for landscaping companies. Her brother and sister live in the Chicago area.After attending a year of college at Carleton College, she transferred to Northwestern University for its creative writing program. She married photographer Nelson Fitch in 2011. They reside in the Chicago area.