This blog post may contain spoilers. Reader discretion is advised. You have been warned...mwahahaha. >:D
Practically everyone has heard of the Divergent trilogy by Veronica Roth. Her series has received much attention, especially after the making of the first movie (directed by Neil Burger).
This series is set in a futuristic, dystopian city located in modern-day Chicago. The individuals in the city are divided into five factions, with each one placing emphasis on a different personality trait. These factions consist of: Dauntless (the brave), Abnegation (the selfless), Erudite (the intelligent), Candor (the honest), and Amity (the peaceful).
Once reaching adulthood, the inhabitants of the city are given a test that determines which faction they are to be put in.
Most people only belong to one faction. But Tris is a special case. She is determined to be Divergent, the name for the small number of people who could potentially belong in two or more factions. Their society considers Divergents to be dangerous due to the fact that they are harder to control and have different thought processes, meaning that Tris has to pretend she belongs to only one faction in order to not be killed.
As you can clearly see, something is severely wrong with this society. And Tris – along with a group of friends/other Divergents – is among those who can right that wrong.
Well, that's just a little background information on the plot of this trilogy.
You can find more information on Roth's Tumblr here. Her blog recently moved though; you can find the previous one linked here. You can also find a Wikipedia article about her here.
And now, back to my blogging prompt response.
Recently, I finished the third and last book in this series, titled Allegiant.
In the previous books, Roth had always portrayed Tris as a stubborn, selfless, and courageous character. So, the fact that she would sacrifice her own life in the name of something that she found valuable – which is, in this case, self-identity – is not actually that surprising. She died so that others would never again be stripped of their identities, or confined to certain personality traits.
Anyway, that was just my opinion on an author's choice that others have deemed unnecessary. So, since there is nothing else of importance for me to say, I shall now take my leave.
You have now reached the end of my ramblings. I hope I didn't bore you to death. And now I should probably thank you appropriately for reading. So thanks, I guess.
