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                       DIVERGENT by Veronica Roth  

Leaving your family and being buried in fear is a challenge that Tris faces and must overcome. Divergent is about a young girl who lives in a society where there are groups called factions. There are 5 factions:candor the faction of honesty,amity the faction of serenity and kindness, abnegation the faction of selflessness,erudite the faction of pedantry and knowledge, and lastly the dauntless, the faction of courage and bravery.Tris comes from the abnegation faction known as the stiffs who have there own nickname which is more than enough to handle. At the age of 16, each teenager from all factions has to pick a faction to stay in forever, either choosing to stay in the faction they were born in or joining another faction, leaving their families behind forever.When Tris chooses to live in a different faction she  takes on the biggest fear of her life, knowing that if she fails in her new faction she will  become faction-less. The factions were made in order for society to become a better place, and as long as everyone had a role society would be at peace. Tris is 16 she is originally from the abnegation the colorless clothing ponderous life is basically what this faction is all about. Tris has always been diverted towards the dauntless.When its time for the choosing ceremony her and her brother Caleb will soon start a different life which could also mean they never see each other or there parents again. Tris known from the stiff faction chose to be a dauntless.But Tris has a big secret she doesn't really know much about. She is divergent, meaning she can fit in to 3 factions. The test should only result in one faction given.

 In the beginning of the book Divergent Tris was weak and fragile. When training started for the dauntless it was rough knowing Eric one of the dauntless leaders in charge. Fighting the other players didn't allow Tris to get ranked high in order to not stay faction less. When asked to fight peter and Molly all Tris got out of the fight was a bloody nose. Eric was so infuriated with Tris he decided she was to become faction less but Tris didn't give up she was quick to chase after the train filled with dauntless including Eric. During the stimulation training which  allows the dauntless to face there fears  using there illusions, Tris was Divergent which meant she could easily get out of her illusions faster than others. But the other dauntless in training felt threatened by her stimulation skills so they tried to kill her. But that didn't stop Tris from completing her training she ignored the fact that the other dauntless wanted to end her life. She was strong and fearless she was becoming a dauntless. Another example of Tris being a strong character was when her father and mother died when trying to save the other factions from the erudite. Tris had to over look the fact her parents were dead and still managed to save the factions from the erudite. Tris is a strong persistent character after all shes been through.