Book Response: Divergent by Veronica Roth

           

          Divergent by Veronica Roth is an amazing book about a 16 year old girl named Beatrice Prior (Tris). In the book, there are 5 factions that each has a quality they represent. The factions are Abnegation, Erudite, Candor, Dauntless and Amity. Abnegation are the selfless people, Erudite are the intelligent ones, Candor the truthful ones, Dauntless the brave people and the Amity people are the kind and generous. Tris was raised by an Abnegation family but admired the courage of the Dauntless people. In her world, when a child turns 16 years old they take an aptitude test to determine their faction. However in Tris's aptitude test the result is Divergent meaning she has qualities of more than one faction. Being Divergent is very dangerous and if anyone found out it could result in death. 

          Throughout the book, Tris hides the fact that she is Divergent and also at the same time trains hard to become a member of Dauntless. In the book, Tris meets Four and they both fall in love. However by the end, more problems starts to occur such as the war between the Abnegation people and the Erudite. The Erudite starts killing innocent Abnegation people with weapons and help from the Dauntless and their manipulated armies. With all these problems to handle, Tris faces them one by one and proves that she's dauntless.

          One of Tris's goal in the Dauntless faction is to become a member. To become a member of the Dauntless, Tris goes through many obstacles on her way but at the same time she loves being Dauntless. She loves the freedom of the Dauntless ones. The Dauntless ones has to do a lot of dangerous stuff like jumping off the train, a building and even fighting each other until one knocks the other unconscious. Tris completes all of this. She even faces her worst fears. At the same time she has fun doing dauntless things. All of this point to the fact that Tris is very strong, brave and courageous. 

          In conclusion, throughout the book, Tris not only proves that she is dauntless but also that she is indeed divergent. She faces so many problems and on the way she loses many of her loved ones. It's all up to her. This book made me realize that everyone has their own qualities that most describes them but sometimes there are some special people that has a lot of qualities at the same time that stands out. Even those should be treated equal. By reading about Tris's bravery and courage, I feel more motivated to be dauntless. All in all, Divergent is a fantastic book and I highly recommend this book.