Test and Divergent
Introduction The book I will be presenting to you today is called Divergent by Veronica Roth. The genre of the book is science fiction, dystopian society, action and adventure. You guys are probably wondering what does divergent mean? Or what does it mean being a divergent? Firstly, divergent means tending to be different or develop in different directions. Secondly, being a divergent is very different. It is different because the world they live in is based on having each person fit into a faction and since Divergents don’t, they are more likely to rebel and to disrupt the peace of the factions. As you can see, in Beatrice Prior’s dystopian Chicago, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue: Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is between staying with her family and being who she really is—she can’t have both. So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself. During the highly competitive initiation that follows, Beatrice renames herself Tris and struggles to determine who her friends really are and where, exactly, a romance with a sometimes fascinating, sometimes infuriating boy fits into the life she’s chosen. But Tris also has a secret, one she’s kept hidden from everyone because she’s been warned it can mean death. And as she discovers a growing conflict that threatens to unravel her seemingly perfect society. Veronica Roth bursts onto the literary scene with the first book in the Divergent series dystopian thrillers filled with electrifying decisions, heartbreaking betrayals, stunning consequences, and unexpected romance. The reason why I chose this book because it is hyped as the new hunger games