Veronica Roth

Divergent

Roth Veronica. (2011). Divergent. New York, Katherine Tegen books, www.Divergent.org, 500pp. (First edition). ISBN 978-0-06-202402-2. US$17.00.

Divergent is the first dystopian novel of Veronica Roth, published by Katherine Tegen Books in 2011. It is first of the Divergent trilogy, followed by Insurgent and Allegiant. This speculative fiction book can be compared to other young adult books such as “The hunger games” and “The maze runner” because of its similar motif and targeted audience, the structural and stylistic pattern of divergent also follows the pattern of the respective books. Divergent has found itself the first place on my list of my favorite books. In fact, I read all 500 pages of divergent in just two nights, it’s that addictive. “Becoming fearless isn’t the point. That’s impossible. It is learning how to control your fear and how to be free from it, that’s the point.” (Divergent, P.239)

On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen year-olds must choose a faction based on their personalities and virtues to which they must devote the rest of their life. The watchword “Faction before blood” is drilled into the heads of all faction children and citizens are meant to stay devoted to their respective factions above all else, even above their family. The main character, Beatrice (Tris), is a stout sixteen year old girl who also faces two options: remain with the family in the faction, in which she grew up, Abnegation, or be solipsistic and move to another faction and start a new life, so she makes a choice that surprises