Divergent
Divergent is an amazing book by Veronica Roth. The book takes place in a post-war Chicago. The main character, and the narrator of the book, was Beatrice Prior (Shailene Woodley). She is sixteen and has blonde hair, a narrow face, and a long, thin nose. She lives with her brother, mom, and dad. Her brother's name is Caleb (Ansel Elgort) and her parent's names' are Natalie (Ashley Judd) and Andrew (Tony Goldwyn). Another main character in the book is Four, a masculine and good looking guy. The book's citizens are split up into five factions: Erudite, Abnegation, Candor, Amity, and Dauntless. Each faction represents a different personality type. Citizens that turn sixteen take a test that tells them what faction they would best fit in but they can choose whichever faction regardless of the test results. After they have chosen their faction they have to stay in their faction until they die. If they want to get out of the faction, they will become factionless or as we would call it, homeless. Tris was Abnegation but transfers into Dauntless, she meets lots of different people and makes a couple loyal friends. Tris struggles with her choice and has many obstacles to overcome.
Unfortunately, the movie and the book did not have many similarities but they had a few. The factions were represented the same. For example, the factions wore the same clothes that represented their faction. Also, the Choosing Ceremony was the same. They had each individual come up and drop some of their blood into the faction of their choosing. Another similarity is that Tris got the 3 crows on her collarbone for each family member she left behind.
The book and the movie had many differences. A huge difference between the two was the fighting stage of initiation. In the book Peter beat Tris and after Tris beat Molly. Tris also fought another very weak girl and beat her as well but in the movie Tris never beat Molly or fought Peter and the other weak girl. In the book, beating Molly was a big accomplishment that helped Tris in the rankings a ton. That win also boosted Tris's confidence making her more determined to stay Dauntless which is a big part of the book and missing this made the movie less enjoyable.
Another big difference between the book and the movie was that Peter did not stab a knife into Edward's eye. As graphic as it is, this act made the book a million times more intriguing and suspenseful. This also shows how competitive and scary the Dauntless faction actually is. It symbolizes the jealousy, competitiveness, and helplessness of the Dauntless initiates.
In conclusion, I enjoyed the book more than I did the movie. I liked the book better because it showed the gruesome and awful facts about what happens when people are put to the test that determines the outcome their life. Even though I did like the book better, the movie had many great actors and actresses that played the parts very well.
