Readers are positioned to like the novel ‘Divergent’ by Veronica Roth more than ‘Counting by 7’s’by Holly Goldberg Sloan. Willow Chance and Tris Prior must overcome different problems, obstacles and fears throughout the book. The theme that has been chosen for the novel ‘Counting by 7’s’ is “loss”, when Willow Chance finds out her parents have died in a car accident when she got home from school. The theme that has been chosen in the novel ‘Divergent’ is “discovery” when Tris Prior finds out she is Divergent. The characters reaction to the theme of the novel ‘Counting by 7’s was that the characters were shocked and sad for Willow because she has lost her parents and she had no other family, but Willow knew she had to take matter in her own hands, this leads up to the quote on the front cover of the book ‘If you’re lost, you may need to swim against the tide’. The characters reaction to the theme in ‘Divergent’ was that only Tris and Tori knew that she was Divergent and they had to keep it a secret “I feel like someone breathed new air into my lungs. I am not Abnegation. I am not Dauntless. I am Divergent.” [pg 442]. …show more content…
The obstacles Willow Chance had to face was trying to find a new home but that was easily covered because her friend wanted Willow to come live with her family, which did happen, the author described Willow as not herself anymore “I want to turn off the sun and live in darkness.” [pg 131].
The obstacles that Tris had to face when she joined Dauntless was that she could not let anyone know that she was Divergent otherwise she would get killed, but Four (Tobias) finds out that she is Divergent, but he would do anything to protect and he wouldn’t tell anyone “Becoming fearless isn't the point. That's impossible. It's learning how to control your fear, and how to be free from it, that's the point” [pg
239]. The writers style for the novel ‘Counting by 7’s’ is very easily understood and very well described, which is also the same with ‘Divergent’, Divergent has a lot of Scientific violence and has a little bit of a love story going in throughout the book, whereas ‘Counting by 7’s’ is more about life related concepts, which some people have to deal with in their lives, Holly Goldberg Sloan is referring to how children might feel. This quote from ‘Divergent’ “We believe in ordinary acts of bravery, in the courage that drives one person to stand up for another” [pg 206] and this quote from ‘Counting by 7’s’ “I'm not brave; it's just that all other choices have been thrown out the window” [pg 340] are both having the similarities of bravery but the difference of meaning different thing, the quote from ‘Divergent is describing to never give up and stand up for what you believe in; whereas ‘Counting by 7’s’ is describing that she has no other choice but to give up. Readers are positioned to like the novel ‘Divergent’ by Veronica Roth more than ‘Counting by 7’s’by Holly Goldberg Sloan. ‘Divergent is more of an enjoyable book and anyone who loves reading or who doesn’t would either way enjoy the book, ‘Counting by 7’s’ is still a good book but would love ‘Divergent’ better than ‘Counting by 7’s’.
I predict that Tris will discover that Four is also a Divergent, and they will start a rebellion together at the end of this book and beginning of the next one. I think that Four is a Divergent because of how he knew quite quickly that Tris was a Divergent. He didn’t have to scrutinize her he discovered it with ease. If he is not Divergent, then he must have known someone who was. “ ‘What?’ I demand. ‘You’re Divergent,’ he replies. I stare at him, fear pulsing through me like
Sasha Dawn’s Oblivion is about Calliope Knowles a 16 year old girl who has a compulsion to write which is also known as graphomania. Calliope’s compulsion to write was brought on by the disappearance of her father the reverend of the Holy Promise church, and a young girl from the church Hannah Ryne’s, as it gets closer to the anniversary of the disappearance Calliope starts to write and remember more of the night. This book is enjoyable because it doesn’t just focus on Calliope’s urges to write it also looks into her past before the night she was found in an abandoned apartment writing “I killed him” on the walls, the book also goes into detail about her foster family and her relationship with her friends.
Tris changes from being unsure and weak to a strong, brave, and determined in the book, Divergent. In the beginning of the story, Tris thinks she is not selfless enough to be in Abnegation. She is even more confused as her aptitude test determines she is divergent, a person who has more than one personality type who is suited for more than one faction. As she transfers to Dauntless, Tris realizes that she is at a disadvantage in Stage One, which involved physical activity. She is short and scrawny, and she doesn’t excel in an of the exercises alongside losing the fights. This threatens her chance of passing initiation. As a result of this sudden change, Tris misses her caring family. However, Tris doesn’t mourn and drown in self-pity. Instead,
Retrospect is used to create the major theme of the story. The novel Counting By 7s written by Holly Goldberg Sloan is about a young girl who was having a time fitting into a new school, but to make matters worse, she unexpectedly loses everything, even her parents. After that, she learns to live independently and finds help along the way.
First of all, in order to have an interesting story you will have to have a tone of voice that contributes equally to the meaning of the story. According to Divergent, “I want to be brave, and selfless, and smart, and kind, and honest.” This quotes supports the idea that Tris can in fact fit into all factions and therefore is divergent. Tris, faces with this conflict of being divergent since it is looked down upon. But, even though she faces this serious situation, she has a strong and powerful mindset throughout the journey.
After hearing a brief description of the story you might think that there aren’t many good things about they story. However, this is false, there are many good things in this book that makes it a good read. First being that it is a very intriguing book. This is good for teenage readers because often times they don’t willingly want to read, and this story will force the teenage or any reader to continue the book and continue reading the series. Secondly, this is a “good” book because it has a good balance of violence. This is a good thing because it provides readers with an exciting read. We hear and even see violence in our everyday life and I believe that it is something teenagers should be exposed to. This book gives children an insig...
The Illegal, and Some Great Thing by Lawrence Hill both contain several important themes. To explain, The Illegal features the main character’s loss of innocence, and the racism towards people because of their country of origin, and ethnic background. Next, Some Great Thing includes the themes of racism and prejudice towards not only the protagonist, but also to French Canadians because of the colour of their skin, or the language they speak, and the courage of characters to stand up for what they believe is right.
...ies or extracurricular activities, the kind of competition that Lia and Cassie undertook was something I could relate to, though it may not be as extreme. Furthermore, I liked how the author didn’t show or tell in this book. She used the strikethrough feature to allow the readers to infer both the outer and inner meaning that the characters may represent. For example, to introduce Emma, Lia’s stepsister, the author stated “My stepsister, Emma…” (Anderson 3). This feature was very distinctive to the author’s style, something I have never seen before.
In Chapters six and seven of Shared Beginnings, Divergent Lives by John Laub and Robert Sampson, the lives of numerous men are shared and analyzed. The authors use life history interviews as well as crime history to help explain their theory. They interviewed these men various times throughout their lives, from a very young age up until age seventy. In Chapter six, Laub and Sampson mention the lives of a few men who have turned to desistance, or stopping, in committing crime. There were two subgroups, “nonviolent desisters” and “violent desisters”. These men had tough upbringings, living in deteriorated homes in Boston. Their parents were not supportive and showed little interest in parenting. Throughout the chapter, the men mentioned various turning points that occurred in their lives in which turned them to becoming desistant to crime. The Glueck’s analyzed and interviewed three men. Leon, Henry, and Bruno were the men. Leon’s turning point for his desistance was his marriage. Henry’s turning point stemmed from his decision to enlist in the Marine Corps when he was eighteen. And for Bruno, he said that his turning point was attending The Lyman School for Boys. While the men stressed one specific turning point for them, all three mentioned how all three factors (marriage, the military, as
In the book, Before I Fall, the readers experience life seven times through a teenage girl with hope of surviving. The main character, Sam Kingston whose life was ephemeral, dies in a car accident and is thrown into disarray. However, she lives that day over and over again seven times; all with different endings. Through her repeated days in Before I Fall, readers will come to know that Sam Kingston is hopeful, determined, loyal, and caring.
In the story “Recitatif” author Toni Morrison, published in 1983, tells a story of two young girls, Twyla and Roberta, with two different ethnicities, who grow up in an orphanage together. Due to the fact that the story is narrated by Twyla, it seems natural for us the readers to associate with this touching story, as many of us have encounter racial discrimination back in the 1980s, making it clear that Morrison states the two girls grow up to always remember each based on the similarities and the childhood they both encounter together, come from different ethnic backgrounds, and as the story reveals, destiny is determined to bring the girls’ path together.
... believe that Divergent shows students the deeper meaning of symbols in a book the student actually likes to read. In contrast, numerous people want to discontinue the book because it is a movie, and it contains religious messages; these two things can be taught around by creative teaching in District 200. The students’ education should be the first priority, and one can believe this book will further the students’ knowledge.
I believe this book show the true struggle with family, life, and society. Divergent reveals that life holds its ups and downs and that anything can bring out the ugly in someone’s life. Having to choose between one way of living and another is something everyone goes through and it can be hard. Even if one made the wrong choice, they have to live with it for the rest of their lives. Divergent shows that anyone can be scared of even the littlest things and those things can tear someone apart. If made my fair share of terrible choices but I choose not to let them get in my way of making my life right. I have fears that I don’t know why I have, but I have them and they can’t effect me and what I want to do.
Flannery O’Connor’s “Everything That Rises Must Converge” is a short story that centers around the irony created through the twisted and volatile relationship between a young man, Julian, and his mother. The story deals with an intense element of hypocrisy and conceit within this relationship, and uses the tension to explore conflicting social perspectives. The point of view in a story is the vantage point from which a writer tells that story. O’Connor employs a specific point of view throughout the story to better convey its central idea to the reader and the purpose of this paper will be to explore that notion.
In this book review I represent and analyze the three themes I found the most significant in the novel.