Antigone And Tris Compare And Contrast

I learned a lot of new information during this project. I learned that there are many protagonists that compare to the ones in the books we read. I chose to present on Antigone and Tris. Tris is the main character in a book series called Divergent. There are three books in this novel set. Antigone and Tris can be compared in many ways. Both of their societies are afraid of disobeying. This is shown throughout both novels that I presented on. Antigone’s society was afraid of Creon. They wanted to follow the God’s laws but Creon was threatening to kill them if they disobeyed. Tris’s society was afraid of divergent people, which was what Tris was. There are many other comparisons between the two characters. Another is that both of their families

suffered throughout the book. These comparisons show that Antigone and Tris are very much alike.
During my presentation, I wanted to convey that there are many differences and similarities in the two novels. Overall, I believe that there were more similarities than differences in the books. The characters were both outcasts in their societies, which was the main conflict in both of the novels. Both of the character’s societies put pressure on the characters to choose what they believed would be best for them. In Tris’s perspective, her society wanted her to choose a faction so she would not be divergent. In Antigone’s perspective, they wanted her to choose to not bury her brother because of the consequences that would follow her actions.
My presentation was displayed in an order that best fit how you would interpret the information. I first described the book Divergent, just incase someone had not read it before. I then described the two characters I was comparing. Then I described their societies and how it affected the two characters. In the end of my presentation, I compared the two characters and their societies. I believe that my presentation went well and played out how I wanted it to.