Veronica Roth's Divergent

The storyline of Divergent takes place in Chicago, Illinois. Beatrice Prior was born into the faction Abnegation. The factions are groups of people who are categorized by mental abilities. Abnegation are people who are selfless, they also run the government. When 16 year old come of age, they are put through tests to see what faction they belong in. Beatrice finally comes of age. Before the choosing ceremony, she needs to take tests determining her faction. After the test, the supervisor tells her to say she is sick, and that she is divergent. Divergent is the label the government calls outcasts. They cannot be controlled and they are considered all the factions. If you are labelled a divergent, you will be killed. Ever since Beatrice was a child she always admired the Dauntless. The Dauntless are the fierce, strong faction. During the choosing ceremony, she of course chooses Dauntless. Before she is considered a member she has to go through initiation. When entering a new faction, dauntless especially, you can change who you used to be and be who you want to be. Beatrice chooses to change her name to Tris. During her training she ends up falling for a leader named Four. Tris finds out the the both of them are from Abnegation and that they are divergent. Once the new

This is my favorite scene because the three of them realize how much Tris has grown. They had always recognized her as being a shy, selfless, nervous girl who would never jump off of a train. When she jumps off the train and sees the surprise in her family’s eyes she even realizes how much more daring she has gotten. I also love this scene because it is emoting to girl all over. Being called girl, such as “you fight like a girl” is an insult. But when Tris jumps off and all the guys on the train are scared, it proves girls are just as strong as men, and can be