Remember Who You Are

  "I decide to keep the shirt to remind me why I chose Dauntless in the first place: not because they are perfect, but because they are alive. Because they are free."

      

·           I really like this quote from Insurgent. Tris is basically saying she wants to remember where she belongs. She loved Dauntless because she could finally be herself and free. In Abnegation she was denied basic rights because it was selfish to think of yourself and not others. By keeping her Dauntless clothes she's trying to keep a piece of herself. I think this is a really positive message for people today. For example, choosing friends. You need to pick the people that you really connect with and with who you can be yourself. Someone who you would never get tired of. Some people my age pick their friends based on social status. If there is a girl who's 'perfect looking and popular', you'd most likely pick her over a 'nerdy' girl. But it seems like you have a lot in common with this nerdy girl. What happens when this seemingly perfect girl isn't so popular anymore? What if she makes a mistake and is now a so-called 'loser’? What was the point in choosing her over a person that could be a real friend? You need to pick the people that you would stand by in any circumstance because you like them and would never leave them.

     Anyways, back to this quote! This is showing how devoted Tris is to Dauntless. She looks to them as family and friends. She's so accustomed to them and their beliefs she's started to respect them. The way she feels about them is obvious pride. She likes the freedom and rush she gets with them: she isn't constricted and judged here. Everyone has a special place where they belong and it seems like this is hers.

How We Compare

"My mouth goes dry. No factions?  World in which no one knows who they are or where they fit? I can't even fathom it. I imagine only chaos and isolation."

     This isn't far from the truth. In today's world we have so many issues with other countries over power and knowledge. Without having all of the factions there's an unbalanced system. It seems as if Erudite is taking control considering they have both of these things. If we were all equal now, we wouldn't be having wars and conflicts with others. I think that there will never be a perfect society and now Tris is seeing that what she thought was perfect, isn't. What she thinks is a place of chaos, is the way we run our world. I think the only 'faction' we have is the factionless. There are plenty of places that don't have food and are surviving off the bare minimum. Everywhere has problems especially in the case of trying to run everything how people want it.
     If Tris lived without factions I think she would have a lot less stress. She's so worried about being Divergent because they are targeted more than anyone else. If she was in today's world she would be a lot less cautious. Obviously they haven't had to live in any other system of power considering she acts like she'll pass out if factions were revoked. It's interesting how we get so used to how our government runs we feel bad for places that have a different system. For example we have a democracy and we learn about how fantastic our government is. Also how other forms of government have too many flaws to be for us. That's how Tris is judging a world with no factions.

Insurgent

     I just started reading Insurgent by Veronica Roth. I finished reading Divergent about a month ago and then decided to see the movie. The movie was amazing! Although it was missing some of the main scenes from the book. It isn't that surprising considering most movies leave out major detail. Anyways the first book ended on a cliffhanger. 
Tris says, "We won't be able to stay long." 
To which Tobias responds, "No, we won't."
     When the author left that to be the last couple of sentences, it intrigued the reader enough to want to read the next book. Also I wanted to see if they would stay in the safe house or not. I assume they will considering there is nowhere else to go. So mainly I started reading the second book in the series because the first one was interesting and creative. I want to see if Tobias and Tris stay together or break up. They are the best part I'd have to say. Hopefully this book reaches the high expectations made from Divergent. We will see. We will see.

Here's a link to see reviews for Insuregent:

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11735983-insurgent