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.