The people in this society are limited to just the values of their factions. Tris, the protagonist, chooses to leave her familys faction in favor of. Divergent never quite explains how this division of society actually took place, but from what we see in this book, it doesnt seem like its going all that well. However, the war is never really resolved in divergent, and that is the beginning of the climax for the whole series. In a world divided by factions based on virtues, tris learns shes divergent and wont fit in. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the. Divergent study guide contains a biography of veronica roth, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. Divergent is a dystopian novel in which all of society is divided into five factions, based on the dominant aspect of ones personality. Divergent summary from litcharts the creators of sparknotes. In the exposition of divergent the protagonist beatrice is getting ready to choose a faction. Summary plot overview divergent is set in the future, in a dystopian version of chicago that has been divided into five factions. I discovered what looked liked war plans war on abnegation the government vs. We start divergent by meeting beatrice prior, who has no nintendo and only one mirror in her houseand that mirror is usually hidden.
Roth started writing divergent in college, and continued afterwards to write two sequels, insurgent and allegiant. For example, early in the novel it seems as if the major conflict is triss acceptance and assimilation into dauntless. A dystopian thriller, the story follows tris prior a girl whose very identity undermines the strict social structure of her society. Climax tris and tobias need to fight the mind controlled dauntless soldiers in order to save the abnegation. Her mom is killed and beatrice finds her brother and father 8. Tris, her mother, caleb, and her dad are introduced to the story. Divergent plot diagram storyboard by bridgetbaudinet. In beatrices world, there are five factions that carry out the daily duties of civilized living.
Abdul jabbar this book tells the story of the world in the future is divided into five factions. The world veronica roth created with her dystopian divergent series is a complex one, set in a walled area in the remains of chicago proper. As the sequel to the 2011 bestseller divergent, it continues the story of tris prior and the dystopian postapocalyptic version of chicago. Lesson plans by bridget baudinet divergent, the first novel in veronica roths divergent trilogy, has enjoyed widespread popularity among young adult readers, increased by the 2014 movie adaptation. Please add any differences between the two that you noticed. The protagonist and narrator is a sixteenyearold girl from abnegation named beatrice prior. The glorious incoherence of divergent the atlantic. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature. I think this book would be great to use in a high school classroom because it is not only appealing to readers, but it also tells the story of a girl who undergoes the transformation from child to adult and realizes that although family. Divergent book presentation by mariana souto on prezi. When she discovers a plot to destroy divergents, tris and the mysterious four must find out what makes divergents dangerous before its too late. Set in a futuristic dystopia where society is divided into five factions that each represent a different. Divergent is a dystopian novel about a sixteen year old girl named beatrice prior.
The novel divergent features a postapocalyptic version of chicago and follows beatrice tris prior as she explores her identity within a society that. The following are noted differences between the original divergent book and divergent film. She discovers so much about herself that she never knew and becomes a whole new person. Divergent book report protagonistantagonist conflicts. From the beginning of the book, its clear that the society in divergent has placed unrealistic limits on its members identities. Tris prior shailene woodley is warned she is divergent and. In a way, divergent is a book about choosing who you are. Beatrice priors dystopian world is divided into five distinct factions, all uniqueminded. This 36page guide for insurgent by veronica roth includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 47 chapters, as well as several more indepth sections of expertwritten literary analysis.
Tris discovery of the government plot, her efforts to stop it, and the governments efforts to suppress her and all those classified as divergent is the story of the first book in the trilogy. Divergent book to film differences divergent wiki fandom. Goes to school, takes the test and finds out she is divergent 2. Finally, her aptitude test and choosing day have arrived. Jeanine becomes a major player when she partners with eric to develop a serum with the sole aim to destroy all of abnegation. Divergent novel simple english wikipedia, the free. This study guide consists of approximately 38 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of divergent. She and a few others go with her to stop the controlled murders 9. The novel takes places in a futuristic version of chicago, illinois, in which the population has been split into five factions. Mar 22, 2014 tris discovery of the government plot, her efforts to stop it, and the governments efforts to suppress her and all those classified as divergent is the story of the first book in the trilogy. Everything you need to know about the divergent series vox. Mar 21, 2015 as a book series, sales for divergent and the hunger games are neckandneck, but as a movie, well the divergent series hasnt been that great.
Beatrice was born into the abnegation faction, and though her familymom, dad, slightly older brother calebtotally rock the abnegation lifestyle, beatrice isnt so great at it. The book reached number six on the new york times best sellers lists. Insurgent is a 2012 science fiction young adult novel by american novelist veronica roth and the second book in the divergent trilogy. Divergent book the ending jeanine matthews, the leader of erudite, activates a serum that induces a simulation in almost every member of the dauntless faction. The dauntless have no idea what theyre doing and only the divergent people who are immune to the simulations and could fit into more than one faction, including tris and tobias are awake.
Roth, who wrote the book as a college student, has earned a tremendous amount of first book buzz, and the hype is welldeserved. Divergent is a dystopian science fiction that finds itself suffering from the mould hollywood has created for recent book adaptations. The theme of identity, choice, and divergence in divergent. Divergent is a book about a girl, who, as you may know, choses recklessness and violence above a peaceful structured life with her family. When tris and the other initiates become members of dauntless, a war happens where erudite uses dauntless members as their army. Not necessarily a happy ending to the book, but it is a resolution. Beatrice, at the choosing ceremony, transfers to dauntless. Divergent heros journey storyboard by bridgetbaudinet. There are five factions homes and each of them represent a trait, abnegation, home of the selfless, dauntless, home of the brave, amity, home of peace, erudtie, home of intelligence, and candor, home of honesty.
Protagonist and antagonist the protagonist is the main character who is named beatrice and is nicknamed beatrice when she chooses where shell be the rest of her life. It is a very formulaic and predictable storyline that is immersed in an intricatelybuilt world. The feeling of commurity in the book, by veronica roth. Winner of the publishers weeklys best book of 2011 text type. Four is 18 and has risen to prominence within the dauntless faction in the two short years since his own initiation. Every faction dedicates itself to a virtue, and beatrice chooses dauntless to pursue. The major conflict in divergent is difficult to recognize and identify because it is obscured by secrets, mystery, and other minor conflicts. Divergent is my favorite dystopian book to date, and it was so engaging that i finished the book in one day. Plot summary born into an abnegation family, beatrice has lived her life trying to follow her parents ideals, but she has always known that shes different, and she doesnt belong in abnegation. The simulation means they are aware of whats going on, but unable to control their actions. By the end of the novel, two of the five factions are a wreck, and theyre about to bring the fight to a third. A society that is divided into five factions that civilians must dedicate themselves to.
Divergent is the debut novel of american novelist veronica roth, published by harper collins childrens books in 2011. Her tester decides to manually enter her results because when divergents are discovered, they are killed. Mar 02, 2015 this is a quick book summary of divergent by veronica roth. In this world, everyone is split into five factions. Divergent, the first novel in veronica roths divergent trilogy, has enjoyed widespread popularity among young adult readers, increased by the 2014 movie adaptation. But, it is not the most intense point in the entire series. The novel divergent features a postapocalyptic version of chicago and follows beatrice tris prior as she. The segregation of different personality types into different factions has consequences on both the group and the individual level. Themes are the fundamental and often universal ideas explored in a literary work. Veronica roths debut science fiction novel divergent is the first in a threepart series that follows the story of beatrice prior, a woman living in a postapocalyptic version of chicago, illinois in which she explores her identity amongst a society which segregates its citizens into personality traitdefined factions and removes the threat of anyone exercising independent will.
The novel is the first of the divergent trilogy, a series of young adult dystopian novels set in a divergent universe. Erudite takes over dauntless and uses them to kill abnegation since beatrice is divergent she cant be controlled like the others 7. The dauntless army proceeds to the abnegation faction where they begin to kill the. Beatrice takes the aptitude test and is determined by her tester that she is divergent has a result for more than one faction. Divergent is set in a dystopia where people are sorted into one of five factions based on their personality traits. She uses some devices that fans of dystopian novels will recognize a compartmentalized society, a misfit protagonist, dangerous secrets, and a cliffhanger ending but still manages to create an unstoppable plot. This 104page guide for divergent by veronica roth includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 39 chapters, as well as several more indepth sections of expertwritten literary analysis. Divergent by veronica roth divergent series book summary. Following the events of the previous novel, a war now looms as conflict between the factions and their ideologies grows. I chose this book because i saw the movie trailer and wanted to read the book before i see the movie plus my mom said that its like the hunger games but better.
Chapter 1 we start divergent by meeting beatrice prior, who has no nintendo and only one mirror in her houseand that mirror is usually hidden. Goes with the dauntless to where shell be staying 3. Sep 16, 20 divergent is my favorite dystopian book to date, and it was so engaging that i finished the book in one day. This is a quick book summary of divergent by veronica roth. Triss life after she leaves abnegation, filled with important decisions, shocking incidents, betrayals, and romance. Divergent book report jeanine is the leader of erudite because of her very high iq. Divergent book presentation by divergent 1 on prezi. Feb 27, 2014 st divergent is the 1 of 3 books in a series. This book is so good, i think anyone would like it. Because most of the characters in the novel are young adults, theyre trying to find identities for themselves and choose what kind of personality to have, or, in. The dauntless faction seems to be risk taking because they jump off moving trains. The books were a hit, leading to the popular 2014 flick.
As a book series, sales for divergent and the hunger games are neckandneck, but as a movie, well the divergent series hasnt been that great. Jeanine writes articles packed with lies about abnegation simply because she hates that all members of the parliament come from abnegation. Can you believe that, through our time loving tris and four, wishing we could pass initiation, and generally living vicariously through veronica roths words, that we have never had a divergent quiz designed to find what faction we belong inthe fact that weve been living in the shadow of this ya classic thinking we know where we fit in without really knowingwell, lets just say it. Its basically that theres a mankind experiment going on in chicago, il, and so the city is divided into 5 groups factions and the citizens have an aptitude test at the age of 16 from which theyll come to know to which faction do they belong o. Climax conlfict when tris and tobias find the war plans agianst abnegation. Each faction has a different persona and a different role in the city. So we pretty much already know this is a terrible world. Divergent is a thrilling actionadventure film set in a world where people are divided into distinct factions based on human virtues. Divergent is the 2011 debut novel of author veronica roth.