Divergent Critical Analysis

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SETTING
Throughout the whole book, all major events take place in a futuristic, dystopian Chicago. It takes place many years in the future, all though not specified, Tris believes it is around the year 2250, and the whole world has changed. The whole city is divided into five different factions, the Abnegation, Erudite, Dauntless, Amity, and the Candor. There is also another section for the factionless but they are considered scum and not a part of society. Beatrice, “Tris”, the main character in the story lives most of her life in the Abnegation faction, located on the far outskirts of the city. After she chooses to be a Dauntless at her 16th ceremony, she moves to the other side of the city, where their underground faction is located. Towards the end of the story, a lot of drama unfolds in the Abnegation faction where the government is located, since Tris is saving the town and trying to destroy them.
PLOT
The first major event in the book would be the amplitude test held at school. It’s a virtual reality where you face several challenges and choose solutions to solve it. Your reactions and solutions are measured to tell you which faction is best for you. This is important because she discovers that she is divergent, the test results show that she is Abnegation, Dauntless, and Erudite. This is extremely dangerous and the lady giving her test, Tori, tells her to go home and decide while telling no one about her divergence or she could get killed. The next big event is the Choosing Ceremony where every sixteen year old gets to choose which faction they want. Tris has a hard time deciding between being a Dauntless or Abnegation but quickly spills her blood into the Dauntless bowl, pledging to them. Beatrice’s name change to Tri...

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...ow hard she tries, but its okay because she loves who she is and has amazing family and friends who support her. The quotes “I am proud. It will get me into trouble someday, but today it makes me brave,”(Pg66) really shows her self-awareness and her will to keep going through it all.
PERSONAL RELEVANCE
I personally loved this book and have read the other two sequels. It’s a mysterious book that holds my attention very well. The theme fits so well in with high school life since high school is all about self-discovery, acceptance, and finding where you fit in and whom you belong with. I can relate with the book well since I believe I am like Tris in some ways. I know that no matter how hard I try I will never fully fit in with everyone much like Tris because I am friends with everyone. My personality is a mixture of everything, not just one defining characteristic.

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