Divergent, by Veronica Roth is a science-fiction post-apocalyptic novel. Divergent includes themes of choosing who you are, deciding between family and passion, and how fear can control who you are. Divergent follows the main female protagonist, Beatrice Prior, in her journey of fear, difficult decisions, and love. She lives in a dystopian world split into the five factions of Abnegation, Candor, Amity, Dauntless, and Erudite. These factions are based on the most prominent personality trait in someone: If you are selfless, you are in Abnegation, honesty puts you in Candor, peacefulness is Amity, intelligence belongs in Erudite, and the brave are put in Dauntless. In order to give insight on which faction they belong to, they take an aptitude test to clear up some remaining questions they may have on which faction they should choose. For Tris, however, a shocking result on the test sends her home early, leaving her with more questions than she went in with. With the Choosing Ceremony slowly coming closer, she must decide on her faction and fast.
Divergent is an entertaining book because of the conflicts that arise and how they affect decisions. I like that author Veronica Roth led with a female protagonist. However, I don’t like that she wrote it during her winter break at college. It seems like it could be a more well-developed plot if Roth had taken more time writing it. Also, it seems to copy the plot of The Hunger Games at times, and sometimes just feels like a total ripoff. The main female protagonist has similar enemies, an almost identical love, and a dystopian society just like Katniss Everdeen. The book does a good job at addressing faulty government issues and how separating people cannot fix a problem. This book affected me by looking at how our society may already be separated by prominent personality traits, and I think that it is important to see all traits as equally important.
Overall, I think Divergent was a different perspective on a post-apocalyptic world, and it offered so many different plot lines. Even though it seemed to have been a copy of The Hunger Games at times, and seemed a little rushed, I think it did a nice job of portraying strong female protagonists and displaying how an overpowering government can destroy a city. This book is great for sci-fi lovers and young adults looking for a romance included in an action novel. From love to sorrow, Divergent will keep you engaged until the end!
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