Reading Response: Divergent

   Divergent is a fiction book written by Veronica Roth.
The book takes place in a post-apocalyptic setting generating the use of history in the book of how the world "used to be". The book is written in first person. The book is in the point of view of the main character, Tris. The other main characters are Caleb (Tris's brother), Christina (a Dauntless initiate) and Four (a Dauntless boy).

   Tris was born into a faction (group of people like a democracy in a way) named, Abnegation. Abnegation's way of life is influenced by selflessness. There are five different "ways of life" to choose from in there world. Each sector contributes to society in there different ways. Abnegation fulfills the need for selfless government leaders on government; Candor provides society with trustworthy sound leaders in law; Erudite supplies the intelligent teachers and researchers; Amity provides understanding counselors and caretakers; and Dauntless provides protection from within and without.

  Once a child is of the age of 16 they go to a choosing ceremony and are able to choose which way of life they want to follow. Whether it be the one they were born into, or choosing a completely different lifestyle. It was finally time for Tris to choose her faction at the choosing ceremony and she ended up picking Dauntless. which means she can never see any of her family ever again.

The writing style of Veronica Roth is extremely enjoyable. Roth writes with so much detail and description it's easy to mentally picture what is happening in the moment. "The air howls in my ears as the ground surges toward me, growing and expanding, or I surge toward the ground, my heart pounding so fast it hurts, every muscle in my body tensing as the falling sensation drags at my stomach. The hole surrounds me and I drop into darkness."
Her writing style is easy to follow and actually feel like you're the one in the book. The best type of writing is when you can see yourself in the book, almost like you are the watching as a character in the book.

Right when I started reading the book I instantly connected it to The Hunger Games. They are very similar, which is probably why I love the book so much already. I love The Hunger Games series, they are my favorite books! One of the most similar things is the fact that it's in a post-apocalyptic setting where the world has changed due to some sort of overtaking or war, which caused the way the world works to change. Divergent society was split into factions just like The Hunger Games was spilt into districts.