Chapter 12

"Something about him (Four) makes me feel like I am about to fall.  Or turn to liquid.  Or burst into flames."

                                 -Tris

This chapter was a really good chapter! I feel like this is where the book is starting to pick up speed and intensity. They played capture the flag in this chapter. Well, actually at first, Tris fights Myra. Obviously Tris beats her, because Myra is such a weak little thing. However, Tris feels bad about it. She thinks that Myra isn't the type of person you want to hit.

Back to capture the flag. So all the transfers as well as the Dauntless-born initiates along with Eric and Four go out to Navy Pier on the train. They pick teams, with Eric and Four as captains, Four picks first. HE PICKS TRIS! At this point I was really confused, why not pick like Peter or Edward or Al? Tris is confused too, but by the end of the team-picking, she figures out what was going on. Eric picked all the intimidating people, while Four picked the scrawniest, smartest people.

So they all go out to hide their flags, and while Tris's team is arguing about what to do next, Tris has the super smart idea of climbing the ferris wheel to get a better look of the area, and find Eric's flag! So she starts climbing, and Four is right behind her. She soon figures out what Four's weakness is. He's afraid of heights! So once they get to the very top, they look around and finally find Eric's flag.

The whole way up to the top they were having some intense moments between the two of them.On their way down, TRIS ALMOST FALLS OFF! But here comes good ol' Four to the rescue! He turns on the ferris wheel and saves her! At the bottom, she gets her team and they head out to get the flag, half of them to capture it, and half of them to distract the other team.

Tris and Christina find the tree that it is in, and when they reach for it at the same time, Chritina begs Tris to let her get it, because Tris was already kind of the hero. Christina gave Tris a very patronizing look that made Tris think a little.

Anyway, they WON! Yay for Four's team! Hahahaha for Four's team.

Chapter 11

"Something about him (Four) makes me feel like I am about to fall.  Or turn to liquid.  Or burst into flames."

                                 -Tris

This chapter was a really good chapter! I feel like this is where the book is starting to pick up speed and intensity. They played capture the flag in this chapter. Well, actually at first, Tris fights Myra. Obviously Tris beats her, because Myra is such a weak little thing. However, Tris feels bad about it. She thinks that Myra isn't the type of person you want to hit.

Back to capture the flag. So all the transfers as well as the Dauntless-born initiates along with Eric and Four go out to Navy Pier on the train. They pick teams, with Eric and Four as captains, Four picks first. HE PICKS TRIS! At this point I was really confused, why not pick like Peter or Edward or Al? Tris is confused too, but by the end of the team-picking, she figures out what was going on. Eric picked all the intimidating people, while Four picked the scrawniest, smartest people.

So they all go out to hide their flags, and while Tris's team is arguing about what to do next, Tris has the super smart idea of climbing the ferris wheel to get a better look of the area, and find Eric's flag! So she starts climbing, and Four is right behind her. She soon figures out what Four's weakness is. He's afraid of heights! So once they get to the very top, they look around and finally find Eric's flag.

The whole way up to the top they were having some intense moments between the two of them.On their way down, TRIS ALMOST FALLS OFF! But here comes good ol' Four to the rescue! He turns on the ferris wheel and saves her! At the bottom, she gets her team and they head out to get the flag, half of them to capture it, and half of them to distract the other team.

Tris and Christina find the tree that it is in, and when they reach for it at the same time, Chritina begs Tris to let her get it, because Tris was already kind of the hero. Christina gave Tris a very patronizing look that made Tris think a little.

Anyway, they WON! Yay for Four's team! Hahahaha for Four's team.

Chapter 10

                    "If he is a coward, it isn't because he doesn't enjoy pain

                                       It is because he refuses to act."

                                                                 -Tris 

This was probably one of my least favorite chapters so far. I honestly don't know why, I just did not like it at all. Probably because this is the chapter that Tris fought Peter. That isn't how the chapter started off though. It started off with Tris having the worst nightmare about Christina. Things started to go downhill from there. Her mattress got graffiti put on it with the word "Stiff," and when she was put up against peter in battle, he knocked her out and put her in the hospital.

I could really just end this blog right there, but I'll go into some more detail. When her friends came to visit her in the hospital, they started having a conversation  and what they talk about makes Tris reminisce about her old life and her family. Then she starts thinking about Caleb and she gets kind of angry, because now that she thinks about it, all of his Abnegation qualities could have just been Erudite qualities in disguise. Now that I think of it too, it could be very easy to do that!

At the end of the chapter, Tris goes back to the dormitory because she doesn't want to seem like a wimp to anyone. Oh and I can't forget my favorite part of the chapter! Four LEAVES  THE ROOM during Tris's fight! I was really confused and I am excited to find out why!

                        

Chapter 9

                                 "A brave man acknowledges the strength of others."

                                                                    -Four 

I WAS SO COMPLETELY RIGHT. Holy cow this chapter was INTENSEEEEEEE. They were put up against each other to fight in this chapter, and first Al and Will were put up against each other, and i wanted to cry every time one of them punched the other. Al of course won, because he is just so much bigger than Will. But he felt soooo bad about it and I felt bad for him.

And then, Christina was paired up against Molly, one of the mean Candor girls. Molly is a lot bigger than Christina, but Christina had complete determination, and I was very convinced that she was going to win. However, that's not what happened. In fact, Christina tried to concede half way through. But due to a very tense moment between Eric and Four in the earlier fight, Eric would not allow it. In fact, he got so, so, so, so, so, so, so, SOOOOO mad at her!

This is where I was dying inside. Eric made Christina go out and climb over an edge and hold on for five minutes. Seems easy right? Wrong. If she lets go, she falls to her sudden death. Still seems easy right? Wrong again. During that five minutes, water is splashing against her back making her flail from side to side, and making is superrrrr hard to hold on to the edge.

The whole time, Al and Tris are cheering Christina on, yelling for her to hold on as long as possible. The SECOND the five minutes are up, Al tells Eric. But Eric, being the nasty, vile person he is, tells her to keep holding on. Al refuses, in fact, so threateningly, that Eric gives him the OK for Christina to come up. On her own. And that's where Al gets really mad and says that Christina is not a coward. She did what he said. She's not a coward. So he goes over to the railing and gabs Christina's arm and pulls her up.

The chapter ends with Tris kneeling over by Christina, and her looking at both Tris and Al, thanking them with her gaze. And then she lets out a breath, basically thanking God that she is safe. I was thanking Him too. #intensechapter

Chapter 8

                             "Maybe I do belong here."

                                                    -Tris

I feel like Tris really change during this chapter. She became more, Dauntless I guess. And I'm not just talking about her appearance, I mean that changed too. She bought black clothes, put on black makeup, and even got a tattoo. Well, three tattoos. Three birds, one for each member of the family she left behind. I really hope they visit her on Visiting Day. 

Anyway, her emotions changed too! For example when they were learning to shoot guns, at first she couldn't figure it out, but when she eventually did, it made her feel so powerful and she loved it. That is what I think being Dauntless is about. Being in love with the rush you get when you do something incredibly stupid and dangerous. I think that Tris finally starts to starts to accept who she is now, and who she is, is a Dauntless initiate. 

Honestly, nothing else really super important happened in this chapter. Very soon, they will be put up against each other to physically fight, so they are getting ready. And there was this one part in the chapter where Four and Tris had this moment, but that was probably nothing. Anyway, next chapter should be exciting!

Chapter 7

"You chose us, now we choose you."

 -Eric

This chapter was like a rollercoaster for me. I thought it was going to be just a "get to know the Dauntless" chapter, but it turned out to be so much more than that. In fact, it was actually pretty emotional. And I actually learned so much about Tris herself.

Speaking of learning about Tris, she has never had a HAMBURGER before! Like what?! I could never live without hamburgers. I absolutely have no idea how she has gone sixteen years without them. Wow.

Anyway, getting back into the book, we met Eric in this chapter. I don't like him. Right off the bat, he gave me the heebie-jeebies. If you know what I mean. He is just, really, scary. He is one of the five leaders of Dauntless, and he is really young too. He is the one that told them that there are nine of them, and eleven Dauntless-borns, and in the end, only ten will become Dauntless members. Everyone is super shocked! This means that every move Tris makes is crucial, because being Abnegation-born, her chances are slim to none.

The end of the chapter is so emotional, especially because she starts thinking about home, and it gets really deep. Then she starts hearing Al, one of her transfer friends, start crying. She starts to despise him, because she starts thinking that if anyone is going to become a member, they shouldn't be crying for home.

And then, Tris started to tear up, and then I started to tear up, and then we were just having this big ol' tear fest. Ughh. I'm so excited for the next few chapters.

Chapter 6

                              "A new place, a new name. I can be remade here. Tris."

                                                                 -Beatrice

At the beginning of this chapter, it is probably my favorite moment so far. As the faction choosers file out of the Choosing Ceremony, Beatrice takes one last glance at her parents. Her father is giving her the look of death, while her mother... is smiling. :) She looks at Caleb and can't help but thinking that he is a traitor. A betrayer.

All of a sudden, the Dauntless start running, and of course, Beatrice has to start running too. She explains how it is the best feeling in the world to run, because when she was in Abnegation, she could never do such a thing. Then, they start jumping on the train to head to the Dauntless headquarters. Beatrice barely gets on, and the only reason she makes it is because of Christina, a girl who helped her on.

Then, just like Beatrice watched every day, the Dauntless started jumping off. Except now she was living it. And she MAKES IT! However, some people didn't. In fact, one missed the roof and fell to her death. And one boy said, "I would rather be factionless than dead!" Beatrice didn't agree with him though. She though that she would rather be dead than empty and lonely, like the factionless.

The obstacles didn't stop there, because now the initiates are being told that they have to jump off a building into a black hole. And Beatrice thinks to herself, "If I'm Dauntless, then I must act dauntless." So she gets the courage to step up to the edge of the building first. Some of the other faction transfers make fun of her, saying that they were surprised an Abnegation was going first, and calling her a stiff. Beatrice didn't care, she jumped. And what do you know, there was a net at the end!

Thank goodness too because I don't think it would be a very good book if she died right in the beginning. She got off the net only she be welcomed by a crowd of people cheering, and a man who introduced himself as Four in front of her. He asked what her name was so he could announce it. She though long and hard and finally she said... Tris. 

“First jumper--Tris!” Four sets his hand on my back and says, “Welcome to Dauntless.”

Chapter 5

                                      "I love you. No matter what."
                                                   -Mrs. Prior 

Wow. That was an inTENSE chapter! She chose Dauntless. This girl that had grown up her whole life in Abnegation, chose to be brave. But I mean did anyone else see it coming after Mrs. Prior said that? Or was it just me?

This chapter started off with Caleb and Beatrice on the bus to the Choosing Ceremony. Beatrice explains how Caleb looks so calm, and how she would be too, if she knew what she was going to choose. But I'm not so sure about Caleb, he seems different to me. I could be wrong though. And then there is Beatrice's parents. Her father seems so absolutely positive that they are going to choose Abnegation. But her mother seems to be genuinely supportive of whatever they choose.

At the Choosing Ceremony Marcus Eaton, from Abnegation, speaks to the crowd to explain the history of the factions. Beatrice explains how the people choose the faction they want. They each go up to the stand one by one, and Marcus hands them a knife and they slice their skin just enough to get a little blood out of, and then they sprinkle their blood into the bowl of the faction. The bowls go like this, in Abnegation's bowl there are gray stones, in Erudite water, in Candor glass, in Amity earth, and in Dauntless burning coals. 

So they get through a lot of the people and all of a sudden, Caleb's name is called. He goes up, everyone so positive that he is going to stick with his faction, and he cuts himself, and sprinkles his blood over....... ERUDITE. The absolute enemies of Abnegation! WOW. So everyone freaks out, blah blah blah, and then, it is Beatrice's turn. So she walks up there in a complete daze, and goes through the process that everyone else went through. And then, right at she loses her breath and is about to choose Abnegation, something surges through her and she chooses DAUNTLESS.

          And it just ends with the best quote ever from Beatrice... "I am selfish. I am brave."

Chapter 4

"Beatrice, we must think of our family. But we must also think of ourselves."

                                                            -Caleb Prior


 I am completely lost by the end of this chapter. I really have no idea what she is going to choose! Beatrice seems very deadest on not being in Erudite, and I agree, because even if I WERE to turn against my family, I would not be in a faction that hates them! I'm kind of confused though, during the end of the chapter, Caleb seemed to be, different. Since the test, he seemed to be swaying from Abnegation. But then again, my judgment could be completely off.

I do however, like Caleb and Beatrice's relationship as siblings. They have a kind of unspoken bond that you can only get when you are really close to a person. With nothing more than a look, they can communicate sort of telepathically. I think it is part of the Abnegation faction. For example when Beatrice is talking about Caleb and Susan and the way they flirt in the Abnegation way, with only little hints. It is the same thing.

And then there is Beatrice's parents. There is her father, who is very strict in his own way. He is the kind of person who, getting a look of disappointment from, would be devastating. He thinks he knows exactly what his children are going to choose at the Choosing Ceremony, obviously he doesn't think that they would ever differ, but I'm not so sure.

Then there is Beatrice's mother. She gives off a different kind of vibe to her children, and I think I might like her. But I don't know yet, because I haven't gotten to know her much. Who knows though, if Beatrice chooses a different faction, will I ever hear about her mother and father or even Caleb again?! Who knows?!

I am definitely loving this book, it's one of my favorites and it is super hard for me to put it down.

Chapter 3

                "Well that, was perplexing."

                                                 -Tori

The minute I read this quote I started freaking out. Obviously if one of the test directors thought it was perplexing, then it must have been really out of the ordinary. Right away, Beatrice thinks that she's Factionless. The Factionless are the people that don't fit in with the rest of society. They are the people that live on the street, and they work jobs such as bus drivers, or janitors, or garbage men.

That's when Beatrice gets probably the worst news anyone in her society could ever get. "Divergent." Woah...DIVERGENT?!?! You're probably wondering what Divergent means. It means that the test results were not specific enough to give you just one faction. In fact, Beatrice got three.

Divergence.. according to Tori, is very dangerous. And she warns Beatrice that she must keep it a secret. Forever.

Now I can see keeping it until the Choosing Ceremony, but FOREVER?! No freaking way, too long for me. Then Beatrice thinks to herself that it's totally okay that she has to keep it a secret, because she wouldn't want anyone to know anyway. I guess I just really don't understand this society yet.

However, it really doesn't matter what the test says, because ultimately, it is Beatrice's choice. Will she choose one of the five factions? Will she not choose anything and go Factionless? Or will she choose. to remain. divergent. ???

Chapter 2

"Just do what you're supposed to do."

              -Caleb Prior

Honestly, this is probably going to be one of my favorite quotes throughout the book. It may seem like one simple line, but it is more than that. You just have to read between the lines. Beatrice knows exactly what she is "supposed" to do, but she isn't one hundred percent sure that it is what she wants to do.

This is the chapter of the test. Dum Dum Dummmmmmmmmm. I could not imagine anything more awful than this test. You can't even prepare for it! I don't usually prepare for tests, but I think I would want to study a little for the BIGGEST test of my life!

It's totally super creepy in the room that you have to sit in, and then they give you this stuff that you have to drink to make you hallucinate and stuff. The hallucinations are basically the test implanted into your mind. You are placed in fake situations that help you determine what factor you are best fit for.

Right now you are probably asking yourself what kind of situations they could possibly put you in. Well, Beatrice was placed in front of two items, a piece of cheese, and a knife. She was told to pick one. She defied those instructions, and picked neither! Woah... And this is where the chapter started picking up.

The rest of the test was very odd. You could tell that her actions could help place her in any faction! I really have no idea what faction they are going to give her at the end of this test. It will be pretty interesting to find out.

Chapter 1

 "Tomorrow at the Choosing Ceremony, I will decide on a faction; I will

decide the rest of my life; I will decide to stay with my family or abandon them."
-Beatrice Prior.

The book Divergent is narrated by the main character, Beatrice Prior. The first chapter is Beatrice explaining how her life is. She tells us a little about her faction, which is Abnegation, or the selfless. However, Beatrice has a difficult time fitting in with the rest of her family, which are also Abnegation. This is the part that I loved about the beginning of the book, because it sets the frame of the book.

In the book, today is the day of the Aptitude test. this is the test that you take to see which faction you fit into best. Tomorrow is the Choosing Day, where each person chooses the faction they want to be in. So Beatrice keeps telling herself that it doesn't really matter what the test says. 

Beatrice has a brother named Caleb, who really doesn't like talking about the test with his sister. Beatrice analyzes how her brother seems to fit in with Abnegation, it seems to fit him perfectly! She describes how out of place she feels in the hallways on the Aptitude test day. 

At the end of the chapter, Beatrice takes a break from explaining her life for her daily routine of watching the Dauntless, or the brave ones, jump off the train that only the Dauntless ride. By the end of the chapter we know that there are five factions, Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Candor (the honest), Erudite (the intelligent), and Amity (the peaceful.)

So far, I am in loveeeeeeeeeee with this book! I can't wait to see how it turns out!