One Choice Can Transform You
(Divergent)
By: Maxine P.
The book Divergent by Veronica Roth
was so good; I could not stop reading it! It’s about a girl who has to choose
where she belongs and goes through a process to fit in and prove her bravery(it’s
a lot better than that sentence just made it sound).
In more detail, it’s about a
community in the future where the people are divided into five factions
(Dauntless values courage, Abnegation values selflessness, Amity values peace, Erudite
values intelligence, Candor values the truth) and when you reach a certain age
you have to choose which one you will spend the rest of your life in. Most
people have one faction they are cut out for but very occasionally someone
comes along that can fit into multiple factions. That is called being
Divergent. If you are Divergent it is dangerous if the government finds out
because it means your brain is wired differently and that is bad. The main
character, Tris, is Divergent and chooses a daring life in Dauntless over a
quiet life in Abnegation with her family and goes through a somewhat violent
initiation. She faces many fears, such as zombie apocalypse (of a sort), public
humiliation, and jumping off a building on a vertical zipline, and she struggles
to overcome those fears. Then her life falls apart with a war between factions
but I really do not want to give away the ending.
The book combines adventure,
romance and dystopian fiction all in exquisite detail. It is the first in a
trilogy but I have not read the others yet. It is one of the best books I have
ever read and I highly recommend it. I think it is best for fifth grade and up,
there is violence and it doesn’t seem like the best interest level for little
kids. It is available at the Seabury middle school if you are interested in
reading it. May your pages forever turn in happiness.
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