Themes in Divergent by https://padlet.com/steph_parmar/themesindivergent en-us 2019-03-07 00:59:56 UTC 2023-10-20 01:29:53 UTC hello@padlet.com LOYALTY is devotion to what you believe in https://padlet.com/steph_parmar/themesindivergent/wish/338674801
  • Loyalty is shown through Tris'  commitment to her family and friends.
  • She struggles to put her devotion to one single faction so accepts her place in both Dauntless and Abnegation. 
  • The author is trying to convey the need to belong to a community that you can be loyal too.


    • ]]>     2019-03-07 01:13:50 UTC https://padlet.com/steph_parmar/themesindivergent/wish/338674801     Choose your friends carefully https://padlet.com/steph_parmar/themesindivergent/wish/338674849 Friendship is tested consistently throughout the book Divergent. Tris' friendships with the Dauntless initiates improves and ends.

    In the book, friendship requires:
    • trust
    • mutual acceptance
    • forgiveness
    • getting to know the real person behind the mask

    Examples:
    • Christina and Tris start their friendship at the beginning of the Dauntless initiation. Their friendship is tested when the capturing of the flag turns into a competition.
    • When stage 2 of the initiation results is posted Will, Al and Christina feel threatened when Tris achieves more than them. This causes them to be suspicious of her because she suddenly became better than them.
    • Al and Tris' friendship falls apart after he betrays her and tries to kill her. This also causes Al's friendship with Will and Christina to be compromised.
    • When Tris shoots Will and kills him her friendship with Will ends.
    • Tris and Four begin a friendship that turns into a relationship. That relationship is tested when Four is under the simulation.
    ]]>     2019-03-07 01:14:05 UTC https://padlet.com/steph_parmar/themesindivergent/wish/338674849     Freedom is nonexistent https://padlet.com/steph_parmar/themesindivergent/wish/338674937 - The book is set in a Dystonia world, making freedom already limited. The author brings up points of segregation, 'government control', and the lack of freedom. Being in factions takes away the freedom of the people, and limits their lives to one thing/focus; the morals of the faction. 

    Message - Will

    Evidence/Quotes:
    - They are separated into factions
    - Once you choose your faction, that's it, there is no going back.
    - "Faction before blood"
    -  You have to stay in your factions 'headquarters', and are not allowed to visit family.
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    - They teach them to fear being factionless, and the factionless are free from the system/aren't under control. 
    - They don't want people to be free, so they can control them.



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  • "You know why," my father says, "Because we have something they want. Valuing knowledge above all else results in a lust for power, and that leads men into dark and empty places. We should be thankful that we know better." (pg. 35)
  • Power- this shows that people lust for power and authority. sometimes people's high roles/ positions in our society, goes to their heads and can lead to corruption.. This quote basically proves that just like people can have a love of money, they can also have a love of power.
  • Eric shows abuse of power by making the Dauntless initiates complete dangerous tasks. Just because he has the power and authority. 
  • Jeanine abuses her power of leadership, by using her knowledge to put the Dauntless members under simulation, to control their every move. Her initial plan is to annihilate the Abnegation, therefore giving her full power over all the factions.
  • The author is trying to say that power can be dangerous if it gets into the wrong hands. 
  • eg. Jeanine and Eric both used their leadership roles/positions and abused their power that harmed a lot of people and lead to the resolution of the factions.
    • ]]>     2019-03-07 01:16:03 UTC https://padlet.com/steph_parmar/themesindivergent/wish/338675276     Family should be trusted and valued https://padlet.com/steph_parmar/themesindivergent/wish/338675362
  • Tris' decisions are affected by her family
  • Family can be trusted more than the Factions
  • Tris can tell her mum she is divergent while she couldn't tell her faction or friends
  •  Tris' parents sacrificed themselves for her even though she changed factions and betrayed them
  • Caleb trusted Tris over his faction when she said that Erudite is going to invade Abnegation.
  • Tris trusted her dad when he was taking the bullet out of her shoulder
  • Tris' mum still trusted her children even though they both changed faction Fuck this this book sucks dick and this book should not be a book anymore
    • ]]>     2019-03-07 01:16:27 UTC https://padlet.com/steph_parmar/themesindivergent/wish/338675362     Guilt/blame is productive https://padlet.com/steph_parmar/themesindivergent/wish/338675389
    the author is trying to infer that feeling guilty is a part of human individuality and is needed to move tough experience.

    Blame- in the book divergent the author is trying to show that blaming people is not always the solution!
    -  in the book divergent the erudite faction blames the divergent for all the issues or any problems going around on them 

    - Tris feels guilty when she shoots will and also leaving her loving parents from Abnegation 

    - Tris also feels strong feelings of guilt when she leads Al into the suicidal jump that killed him 

    - Beatrice blames herself for her parents death as her parents gave there lives for her and her brother Caleb 

    - Tris feels very guilty because she is lying to all of her most loved friends 

    ]]>     2019-03-07 01:16:33 UTC https://padlet.com/steph_parmar/themesindivergent/wish/338675389     Class Shouldn't Define You... https://padlet.com/steph_parmar/themesindivergent/wish/338675609 - Your class/faction typically decides what you will do and who you will be, however do not be afraid to challenge that. 

    - Throughout the book, Four and Tris go against what is normal and try to find their true identity.

    - The message that the author is trying to convey is that we should not be confined to societal norms.

    - Divergent are considered as rebels as they have the power to control simulations and they fit into multiple factions. If they are caught in Dauntless they will be killed. 

    - The faction you select when you are 16 determines the type of person you will be:
    • Dauntless = the brave
    • Amity = the kind
    • Erudite = the intelligent
    • Abnegation = the selfless
    • Candor = the honest

    ]]>     2019-03-07 01:17:39 UTC https://padlet.com/steph_parmar/themesindivergent/wish/338675609     L O V E is powerful https://padlet.com/steph_parmar/themesindivergent/wish/338675945
  • Definition of love is an intense feeling of deep affection.


    ]]>     2019-03-07 01:19:11 UTC https://padlet.com/steph_parmar/themesindivergent/wish/338675945     Identity isn't controllable https://padlet.com/steph_parmar/themesindivergent/wish/338676053
    How identity is shown in the book
    • In Divergent, identity is is shown to be a threat in their society.
    • It is given to you through the use of factions. For example. if you were in Erudite, you were smart.

    Author's message
    •  Veronica says that identity is something that can't be given to you, but something that you choose yourself. 
    • Veronica's message is that your identity can't just be one skill but, consists of many human attributes. 

    Evidence/Quotes from the book
    • " People who get this kind of result are..." She looks over her shoulder like she expects someone to appear behind her. "... are called... Divergent." She says the last word so quietly that I almost don't hear it, and her tense, worried look returns. She walks around the side of the chair and leans in close to me.

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