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Divergent By Veronica Roth Essay

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What would you do if when you turned 16 you had the choice to either leave your family for a whole new set of beliefs or stay? Veronica Roth is the author of Divergent. The main character is Beatrice but she goes by Tris. She is brave and very smart. She is kind and care about the people around her. She also thinks of herself. In the beginning of the story she is kind of shy but by the end, she is more confident. The conflict Tris faces in the story is that she turns 16 and have a chance to change her faction. She leaves abnegation which is known for selflessness and joins Dauntless who are known for bravery. When she get there she has to get through initiation and she can get cut and be factionless. So she has to do well in getting a high rank so she doesn't get cut. When she arrives the some of the people around her really want to become Dauntless and are aggressive. Also, her instructors are harsh and the activities they do are hard. Another problem tris faces is that when she took her aptitude test that tells you what faction you should be she got divergent.divergent is a dangerous faction to get .when she gets to the Dauntless and she is in round two they test her and they start to catch on because when you are divergent some of the serums they use on you don't work.This makes it harder for Tris to make it through initiation. …show more content…

If she becomes factionless no one will take her in and she will live on the streets in poverty. Tris love Dauntless and does not want to get cut and have to leave. Tris meets a guy there named four and she also wants to be with him so she can't leave.she wants to not be factionless and also, she wants to stay with the boy she meets is her motivation. She is also motivated by her family and her love for them and the guy, she

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