Divergent
Jami, Alyssa, Kavita
Summary
community which is divided into five major factions. First being the
Abnegation which are the selfless, the Erudite which are
intelligent, the candor which are honest, the amity which are the
peacefully happy, and lastly dauntless which are the most bravest of
them all. In this separated society a rule stands which is that at the
age of 16, are born initiates are tested for the biggest decision of
their lives. This decision being them sticking to their born faction
or changing their faction forever. Beatrice Prior (main character) is
situated in this complicated decision of choosing weather staying in
an undesired faction with her family, of choose a new path and leave
her close ones. On the day of the ceremony she has chosen to be one of
the.....brave initiates. As she has joined dauntless, she faces a new
battle. Her life lies at the edge as her unknown abilities and
peculiar results get the best of her.
Characters
Beatrice/ Tris: she is the main character who transferred from Abnegation to Dauntless. She is Divergent.
Mother: she is the mother of Beatrice.Father: he is the father of Beatrice. Works in the government.
Caleb: Beatrice's brother. He transferred from Abnegation to Erudite.
Four: one of the Dauntless leaders
Eric: the head dauntless leader.
Edward: dauntless initiate. He got stabbed in the eye.
Peter: dauntless initiate. Friends with Molly and Drew.
Will: Dauntless initiate
Molly: Dauntless initiate.
Al: Weak Dauntless initiate.
Myra: Weak Dauntless initiate.
Uriah: Dauntless-born initiate.
Zeke: Uriah's older brother.
Marcus: works in the government as a councilman.
Conflict
Tris is very conflicted with herself in the beginning of the book. She catches herself saying, doing, and thinking things that a true Abnegation would never do. She tries to justify herself being there, but she knows deep in her heart she doesn't belong. So on Choosing Day, she leaves her family and friends to join a completely foreign faction.
Man vs man
The Erudite have never been known to get along with Abnegation, they harbor a deep dislike for them because they hold power over all the rest of the factions. The reason they don't like The Abnegation having power is because their beliefs are so different from theirs. The Eerudite value knowledge over kindness and equality, which is what The Abnegation value.
Figurative Language
This is an onomatopoeia because this is an imitation of sound.
"And then our mother would boil you alive."
This is a hyperbole because it is an exaggeration.
"But I also feel everything, every vein in every fiber, every bone and every nerve."
This is an anaphora because of the repetition of the word 'every'.
Symbols
Main Symbols
Beatrice (Tris) leaving her faction and family to follow a strong desire withinis a symbol of bravery. And that is the main characteristic that the Dauntless look at as honorable
Her relationship with her mother is a symbol of strong family ties. She is willing to love and protect her daughter despite her daughter leaving her for a new dangerous faction.
Seeing as how Beatrice is very weak and enters the toughest faction and succeeding is a symbol of human perseverance and the desire to succeed. She turns into a strong, tough, and capable young woman, which is a drastic change from who she was in the beginning of the initiation.
Themes
Choice
The book Divergent is real hard hitting novel with much emotion andconflict throughout. The main theme expressed in this book
is......choice. Everyone is or has been placed in their biggest
decision at the age of 16. The face the Aptitude test that may change
their lives forever as they become the brave the honest, the kind, the
intelligent, or the selfless. As an example, the main character
Beatrice Prior (Tris) is confined in a decision when she has chosen to
become a part of the dauntless. Straight from selfless to brave she
took a big leap through her life. Everyone has chosen where they
belong and what they have become.....it their choice which decides
their destiny.
Fear-
Another theme that is shown in this book includes fear. Fear lurks
everywhere in this future time of Chicago. No one is fearless, and
there are many fears that are tested. Many are in fear of entering a
new faction, of standing alone. Joining the faction of dauntless was
great fear for Tris. From the start it has been fright on fright for
her and the other faction transfers. As dauntless they face physical
fights of terror and mental battles of fear to test their bravery.
Death is always on the line and survivors are extremely lucky for a
second chance.
Self confidence-
Self confidence is also brought out and very well shown within this
novel. Tris as a Divergent faces many problems. With her head held
high, and a tough instinct she faces all conflicts thrown to her. She
show all part of divergence; selflessness in standing up for al,
intelligence in knowing to climb the Ferris wheel to capture the other
team, and mainly bravery in all she has done. She doesn't let her
fears shut her down, and battles them with her will.