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A concept in the book Divergent that has stood out to me are the values of each of the factions. Last blog post I talked about things I did that related to each of the factions. Although lately I have found that the values are everywhere. The concept seems very foreign to us, yet they are present in everything that we do. Also, earlier in the book, Tris, was given a choice between dauntless and abnegation. She weight the consequences and decided that if she chose dauntless she would be making a brave decision; if she chose abnegation she would be making a selfless act. Either way she would be where she belongs. In the end she chose dauntless, and her bravery shone through when she jumped off the dauntless building into their headquarters. Many things that she did showed her worthiness of being dauntless and other things showed her other qualities.

Because Tris was divergent, meaning had all of the qualities of all of the factions, choosing any faction would have been an "ok" fit. Tris felt that dauntless and abnegation fit her best; she chose dauntless, but what would have happened if she chose abnegation? If Tris chose abnegation her life would be traumatically different. Most likely she would have married her childhood friend and lived a generally boring, selfless life. She would have told her mom her test results, and found out that her mom's were not so different; making their bond unbreakable. In the end I am fairly happy with Tris' chose, it made her a better, and stronger, these qualities ultimately changed the fate of many others.

This a picture from the scene in the movie in which Tris makes her decision to be dauntless.

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Based on what I have read so far, Divergent is one of the best books that I have read. I would definitely recommend this to anyone. I decided to read this because of the movie, which I loved, although I am enjoying the book more. I would recommend this because it is a great book which appeals to teens and has an oddly relatable main character, Beatrice (or Tris). This is because she is told (through the aptitude test) that she doesn't fit in in society; a feeling most teens have felt before. Also, I think that the factions, Abnegation, Dauntless, Cantor, Erudite, and Amity, can all be related to. Lately I have been trying to explain which factions certain actions I take do. During a camping trip I took this weekend,  I stopped to help one of my friends that had fallen, I categorized that into Abnegation, because I was putting them in front of me. I don't think that I lied all trip, this could be categorized into Cantor. I did tons of homework on the ride there and back, this could be considered Erudite. Lastly, Dauntless, I did a couple of things that could be considered dauntless; first,  I started a fire on night and second, one of my friends tents was moved (by mean people) and helped them put it back up.  These factions may seem like crazy concepts, but they are concepts that are present in our everyday life.

The beginning.

Divergent is a book about a dystopia of Chicago. The entire society is divided into five factions, Abnegation, Dauntless, Erudite, Candor, and Amity. Abnegation are the selfless people. Dauntless are the brave, and protectors. Erudite are the intelligent people. Candor are the honest. Lastly, Amity are the kind. As a sixteen year old you take an aptitude test. This test takes your personality and tells your which faction you would fit into the best. Beatrice Prior and her brother Caleb were born Abnegation; they both recently took their tests. I took a aptitude test online out of curiosity, I scored high in all factions, although my two highest were Amity and Dauntless, the two that I was not expecting to score high in.  In the book, Beatrice scores high in all the factions, and was sent home early, she was told to say that the serum made her sick. Although, in reality, her amazingly high scores in all the factions made her a threat to the faction system. They call people like her, Divergent. Veronica Roth, the author makes a great point when naming the factions, my favorite being her choice of "Divergent", the word diverge means to split apart, making it clear how different Divergents really are. Beatrice ends up thinking about the "choosing day" this is when the teens that have taken aptitude tests choose which faction they want to live in. Once you choose it is permeant. Because Beatrice doesn't have the guide of the aptitude test, she must choose with out knowing which she fits best in. Anyway, after many hours of thinking, she still has not decided. Until the last moment, a drop of blood was hanging from her hand, and fell into the Dauntless bowl. As they chanted "Faction before blood" how do you think she felt?