Finding Myself in Veronica Roth's Divergent Series

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Every person knows of someone who has been uprooted from their hometown and moved somewhere else. I was moved from my home and if I had the choice I would have went anywhere else then there. What if you had the choice to stay or go. One drop of blood and you could seal your fate. Veronica Roth has the power to pull you in and trap your mind in her Divergent series. Her main characters Tris Prior and Tobias Eaton, Four to his friends, develope in the book they show familiar characteristic to my life and decisions I 've made or would make. In the book I am reading by Roth, Allegiant, the third installment in the series, it’s riveting and sucks you in for hours at a time. Tris and Four along with Cristina , Peter and Caleb among others have just …show more content…

Four explains to Tris that he 's never had love in his life,from his father who beat him or his mom who “died” when he was younger or in dauntless when he transferred factions at 16, he was alone, he was small and scared until he realized he could fight and become a major factor in the dauntless community,not just a stiff from abnegation. When he first saw Tris he saw a little of himself, a small brittle stiff who would have to work harder than anyone else to stay alive. He imprinted himself on her as a trainer and protected her as much as he could until he fell in love with her. Their love is true. Four takes Tris from her room so they can finally see each other, Evelyn, Fours mother, doesn 't approve of them being together so they must sneak around to see one another.
“ I breathe against the side of her neck, unable to move, finally we kiss, and it is a relief, she sighs, and I feel a wicked smile creep across my face.” (Roth,68)
Four is so in love that he would risk any hardship to be loved by Tris, He sacrifices his relationship with his mother to be with his soul mate. They prove to everyone that no matter what happens as long as you have someone you love you can get through

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