Divergent Epic Journey

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In My book Divergent they had an Epic journey. That epic journey also involved love. When Tris goes into her chosen society trials she goes through alot. She has to train harshly and go different places throughout the trials. For example she had to jump into a train and take this train around. She also had to jump off a building. While doing this she meets her love interest. They both are going through an adventure throughout the journeys they take in this book. The author was trying to show some of life's challenges in Tris’s life. When she was training for her new life, she made both new friends and new enemies. Her life was very complicated. Tris had an epic journey because she had an amazing experience with her life during this time.

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