Allegiant Personality-Tris

In the book Allegiant by Veronica Roth Tris' personality shows the most through when she takes action for something she cares about or wants. For an example when the divergents were trying to escape the city to the unknown area that they were told to go help revive the rest of the world. "I looked back down at Tori, and her eyes are closed, her body still. Pointing my flashlight at the ground, I sprint away from the women I just shot. My legs ache and my lungs burn. I don't know where I'm going, if I'm running into danger or away from it, but I keep running as long as I can." (Roth 93) This scene in the book is right after Tris finds out that Tori one of her friends is dead. 

Even though Tris is devastated she realizes that if she wants to save the others she loves she will have to leave her behind. Also she desperately wants and needs to get out of the city so no matter how much pain she is in she will keep on running. Also the fact that she doesn't know if she is even running towards danger or from shows how persistent she is towards her goals. And the fearlessness she had when she was trying to save her friend. Overall Tris is a strong willed and one of the strongest bravest person in the book.   

Beatrice to Tris the Transformation

In the past week I have finished the book Divergent by Veronica Roth and throughout the book the main character went through some major changes. When she is first introduced she is Beatrice who lives in Abnegation the fraction of selflessness and no material things. She wore gray baggy clothes and had never had a hamburger. But she always had know that she doesn't fit in here she was just too selfish and wanting more in her life than just helping everyone. So, when it come time for her to choose her new fraction she decides to turn away from her old home and go in to the brave and danger seeking Dauntless.



This switch was a major reason of her drastic change. She changed her name to Tris, wore black tight clothes, and had tattoos all over her body. She learned how to fight and face her fears head on. But more importantly to be brave. She found herself becoming less selfish and willing to do anything for the people she loved. This changed my opinion that she was a helpless little girl that needed to be protected to one of the strongest bravest people in the book protect the people that she loved even if it meant risking her own life.

Divergent and Hunger Games Comparison

Today I'm going to compare two of the favorite book series Divergent and Hunger Games. First I'll compare the relationships in the books. In Divergent the relationship between Tobias and Tris is constant throughout the book and they are always there for each other. You can really tell that their love is true. Unlike Huger Games were at the beginning of the book Katniss has a fake relationship with Peeta but might have feelings for Gale. Then at the end of the series kind of abruptly if I do say so myself Gale goes off to the military and Katniss ends up with Peeta. And the love shown in Divergent seems more real than the loves in Hunger Games.

Next, I'm going to compare the conflicts that take place in the books Divergent and Hunger Games. On a side note a similarity between the two are that they take place in futuristic America. Ok, back on track when you look at the broad scheme of things you can see that both of the stories main conflicts are about corruption in their society that tries to control them. Also at the end of the conflicts in the society end up collapsing in violence. As you can see Divergent and Hunger Games series have similarities and differences and if you liked one you will most definably like the other I would highly recommend these series to anyone who likes books that you just can't put down.

Allegiant Songs *spoilers may be included

I Know the Truth
by Elton John

I know the truth and it mocks me
I know the truth and it shocks me
I learned it a little too late

People have faith in me
I think I once did too
I promise whoever has a hold on our lives
I'll see the bad times through

This song really related to the point in my book when the divergents that came out of the city found out that everything they fought a believed in was all just an experiment and that they were several others just like them around the world. Now if I found that out I would not be the happiest camper either. For an example its like if someone told you that going to school was all an experiment and it didn't really matter anymore. That's how the main characters are feeling at this point. Like in the song it says that "I learned the truth and it shocks me I learned it a little too late." That how Tobias feels especially because he has been working so hard to earn everyone's respect and to hide that he was divergent just to find out it was all for nothing. He even has a tattoo covering every inch on his back because of his old life.

 I Think of Iridescent
 by Linkin Park

You were standing in the wake of devastation
You were waiting on the edge of the unknown
With the cataclysm raining down,insides crying save me now
You were there and possibly alone

Do you feel cold and lost in desperation
You build up hope, but failure's all you've known
Remember all the sadness and frustration
And let it go,
let it go.

This song really relates to the ending in Alligent when Tris dies, I think these lyrics relate to what is going through Tobias's mind after that tragic event happened. I found this esspecially in these lines in the song. "With the cataclysm raining down,insides crying save me now." This song I picture would be Tris's message to him after she dies. Her message would be in this line that even though your instint was to alway save her even in the maddness going on around them. He couldn't of saved her even if he tried. " Remember all the sadness and frustration And let it go, let it go." In these lines she is saying let go of all your frustration and saddness because it will just hold you down.