It is the story of tris, who lives in a dystopian society where you have to chose a faction of society to dedicate yourself to when you turn 16. From childhood, beatrice grew up living a plain, simple, and uncolorful life, though she finds. He finds out that tris is divergent and warns her to hide it. When veronica roths divergent hit shelves in 2011, it was a breakout success. The factions are abnegationselflessness, eruditeintelligence, candorhonesty, dauntlessbravery, and amitypeaceful.
In fact, when tris is all sore from a fight, christina gets her breakfast and helps her get dressed. Tobias four character analysis in divergent litcharts. In the third book sometimes i couldnt even tell who was the narrator, veronica roth gave the same voice for both tris and four, thats bad writing. Divergent is a great book that kept me wondering what was going to happen next i caught myself reading for hours not being able to put the book down. What are the differences and similarities between tris divergent and katniss the hunger games. After learning tris is divergent, tori warns that her life is in danger and tries to help her stay safe. Beatrice tris prior is the main protagonist and narrator of the divergent series. It is set among the poisoned ruins of a rusty postapocalyptic world.
Characters beatrice tris prior beatrice prior, the narrator and protagonist of divergent, is a smart and stubborn sixteenyearold girl. List at least four things she has given up or changed from her old faction. Beatrice prior is the main character and narrator of divergent and insurgent beatrice grew up in abnegation, one of the five factions of the trilogy, and the one dedicated to selflessness. He is known for only having four fears, but nevertheless obsesses over these fears. Learn divergent book roth with free interactive flashcards. We dont want to get all afterschool special here, but we will if we have to. Jeanine continues her plans of hunting down the divergent during the first half of the book, sending out the dauntless traitors they have recruited to take them to the erudite compound for testing. However, i think it is a good read because it is the repetition of stories such as these that pushes us to look at our own society, community or self and push the boundaries of what is to what is right. Over the course of the book, tris develops a moral code of her owninfluenced, but not.
Everything you need to know about the divergent series vox. In divergent everyone lives in this dystopian society where they are separated by there traits and attributes. The unsung writing duo behind marvels biggest movies. The results of her aptitude test were inconclusive showing equal aptitude for abnegation, dauntless. However, her aptitude test was inconclusive, and she is divergent a fate that is mysterious but also dangerous. Beatrice tris prior, four tobias, jeanine matthews, eric, al, peter. Growing up, caleb had a secret fondness for books and a ceaselessly inquisitive nature that he worked hard to keep under wraps. Divergent 22 gets jealous of wills arm around tris. Shailene woodley as tris prior in the first divergent movie lionsgate. After learning tris is divergent, tori warns that her life. She often struggled with knowing if shed chosen the right path, but when she followed her own. These traits make her a hero because they show traits that are valued in our modern day society.
She has grown up in abnegation but never felt that she belongs there. Tris played by shailene woodley in the divergent movies. Divergent ch 1, divergent ch 2, divergent ch 3, divergent ch 4, divergent ch 5, divergent ch 6, divergent ch 7, divergent ch 8, divergent ch 9, divergent ch 10, divergent ch 11, divergent ch 12, divergent ch, divergent ch14, divergent ch 15, divergent ch16, divergent ch. Divergent is the debut novel of american novelist veronica roth, published by harper collins childrens books in 2011. Publishers weekly called the book edgy and definitely not for the fainthearted.
He and tris are romantically involved throughout the story. The dauntless instructor is an older, attractive boy called four. Katherine tegen books harper teen publication date. Divergent book roth flashcards and study sets quizlet. Tris prior and her friends must venture beyond the confines of the only life they have ever known to discover the truth about their existence. Apr 27, 2014 beatrice prior is generally noted as tris in the book, as the character goes through her faction. By blackmailing tris, she is able to perform genetic experiments on her in order to find a serum that works on the divergent. Divergent what 3 words would you use to describe tris. When she discovers a plot to destroy divergents, tris and the mysterious four must find out what makes divergents dangerous before its too late. The divergent movie is about to be released, but the series of books has already taken the nation by storm. The book may call this quality divergentbecause tris supposedly diverges from the normbut we call that quality being human because its really hard to put most people in boxes labeled with one particular quality or feeling. Divergent triss choice spoilers ahead spoilers ahead note that in this theory, i am simply stating facts from the book the first book, divergent, not the movie, although any evidencediscrediting that you feel like you should bring up from either the books or the movies, please bring up. Tris is a hero because she is brave, smart, selfless, and determined. Get everything you need to know about beatrice prior tris in divergent.
Teenagers should read books like 1964 or animal farm, these are way better than modern dystopias. The city is separated into s factions based on personality traits. Beatricetris prior beatrice prior is a 16yearold girl who serves as the novels protagonist and narrator. In the book four it does mention that tobias was sent upstairs to his room whenever someone came. On the outside with a quick look at both the characters, they seem to be pretty similar which they are in many aspects. Beatrice prior tris divergent lexicon divergent lexicon. Read the following passage from chapter 8 and answer the questions below regarding the economic system. In divergent what personality traits does four have. In the first book, tris leaves abnegation in order to take the test to become dauntless. If you said yes to one, or all three of these things then divergent is the book for you. Dystopian, speculative fiction, young adult publisher. Join us for our character closeup of beatrice prior tris in december. We asked four teenagers to explain divergent to old people. Though tris was born in the faction abnegation, she eventually transferred to dauntless and must face the fact that she is divergent which were the results of her aptitude test.
The novel is the first of the divergent trilogy, a series of young adult dystopian novels set in a divergent universe. Divergent is the first book of a trilogy presumably, all following the adventures of unlikely heroine, beatrice prior or tris. Beatrice tris prior is the viewpoint character in divergent and insurgent, and shares the viewpoint character role in allegiant with tobias four eaton. Her decisions and her feelings depict clearly the emotion. Mar 21, 2015 in the first book, tris leaves abnegation in order to take the test to become dauntless. From childhood, beatrice grew up living a plain, simple, and uncolorful life, though she finds its simply comforting. Later in the book she find out the dauntless administrators are out to get tris for a reason and one reason only shes divergent. Christina may be born candor, and she may choose dauntless, but christina is a good friend who wants to help tris through these problems. The novel divergent features a postapocalyptic version of chicago and follows beatrice tris prior as she explores her identity within a society that. Triss aptitude test administrator and a member of dauntless who works in the tattoo parlor. This futuristic thriller book by veronica roth is the first in the divergent series and is published by katherine tegen books, an imprint of harpercollins childrens books. The age range reflects readability and not necessarily content appropriateness.
Divergent, the first novel in veronica roths divergent trilogy, has enjoyed widespread popularity among young adult readers, increased by the 2014 movie adaptation. She is a strongwilled sixteenyearold girl who hates showing weakness which makes her brave. I would like to be friend with tris because she is a risktaker and a friendly girl and i would like to help her get through dauntless. This journey does not give them the answers they hope to find and the world they discover creates conflict between the group and brings into question. In divergent, society is divided into 5 factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue. These traits make her a hero because they show traits that are valued in. Each year, all 16 year olds are required to take an aptitude test. Tobias imparts this lesson to tris, with whom he has a romance thats still going on by the end of the book. The novel divergent features a postapocalyptic version of chicago and follows beatrice tris prior as she. Personality divergent protagonist traits beatrice tris abnegation dauntless appearance. Beatrice prior is the main character and narrator of divergent and insurgent. I have read both the trilogy and both of them belong to dystopian fantasy genre with strong female lead. The character of beatrice prior tris in divergent from litcharts. She is the main character of the book, and an interesting one because her interactions and her choices.
Beatrice grew up in abnegation, one of the five factions of the trilogy, and the one dedicated to selflessness. The character of beatrice prior tris in divergent from. Theme i think that the theme of this book is to be yourself. But slightly detailed analysis reveal few stark differences. Beatrice, or tris, is the protagonist and heroine of divergent. Initially, she lives with her mother, father, and brother in abnegation, the faction focused on selflessness and humility, but its clear as the novel opens that she isnt at home there. Born in the abnegation faction to andrew and natalie prior, she describes herself as having pale blonde hair, wide grayblue eyes, a long, thin nose and a short and skinny stature. That means she isnt easy to put in a box or a faction. The book may call this quality divergentbecause tris supposedly diverges from the normbut we call. In divergent, what are the strengths and weaknesses of the. Mar 14, 2015 for those of you that dont know, tris prior is the main character of veronica roths divergence trilogy. Divergent character traits by juliet daniel on prezi. Once in dauntless, she begins again under a new name tris. In the third book of the series allegiant, tris conquers this fear and therefore her total number of fears in the landscape is reduced to six.
Beatrice prior, the narrator and protagonist of divergent, is a smart and. This is a list of major and minor characters in the divergent book trilogy and its subsequent film. The book divergent, which is when we are introduced to tris, follows her on her journey into the factions and out of them. But when tobias turns out to be supportive of her abnegation traits as well as her. A dystopian thriller, the story follows tris prior a girl whose very identity undermines the strict social structure of her society. The novels are set in a dystopian society divided into factions based on personality types which is only slightly reminiscent of a buzzfeed quiz and chronicle triss attempts to bring that society down. Allegiant is the final book in the divergent trilogy. Choose from 72 different sets of divergent book roth flashcards on quizlet. At the beginning of the novel, tris lives in abnegation. These books are violent, disturbing, and the characters deal with many heavy.
She is divergent and chose to transfer from abnegation to dauntless during the choosing ceremony. Every book on your english syllabus summed up in a quote from the office. Like tris, tobias is secretly divergent, and also has an unusually small number of fears, meaning that hes an especially bold and courageous soldier. Each faction has different values and principles, which mandates the way they live.
She is divergent which makes the plot more interesting and exciting. For those of you that dont know, tris prior is the main character of veronica roths divergence trilogy. Divergent book report johnhawkins divergent gook report divergent is a novel by veronica roth. In a world where everyone was just part of a group, tris stood out and gained power from knowing that she could be herself. She knows that it must look ideal from the outside, but she finds its uniformity stifling and feels that she is not sufficiently selfless to be. Divergent 20 saves tris from being dangled over the chasm by peter, drew, and al. In a world divided into factions based on personality types, tris learns that shes been classified as divergent and wont fit in. Society is controlled by an organization or in this case, five organizations through a tangle of red tape, relentless regulations, and through incompetent government regulations.