Hello Everyone!
I hope you are enjoying Divergent! I definitely had trouble putting it down! So as you know, you are supposed to be through Chapter 13. Needless to say, three weeks was too long for me, and I totally finished the book, but if you are still trying to keep up, don’t worry, you will have plenty of time to finish! One of the things I wish I had had a better understanding of at the beginning of the book, the factions. So I pulled this off Wikipedia:
“The city is divided into 5 factions: Abnegation, meant to uphold selflessness; Amity, meant for the peaceful; Candor, meant for the honest; Dauntless, meant for the brave; and Erudite, intended for the knowledgeable.”
Hopefully, that sets everyone straight! For our next Q&A, you need to read Chapter 14 through Chapter 26. Try to have these chapters read by Friday, February 14, and I will try to post questions over the weekend. If you haven’t started, this is probably the best book to get into really quick, and if you liked The Selection, then I think you will also like Divergent. Good luck to everyone, and remember to post your answers to the questions below!
XOXO
Tricia
I hope you are enjoying Divergent! I definitely had trouble putting it down! So as you know, you are supposed to be through Chapter 13. Needless to say, three weeks was too long for me, and I totally finished the book, but if you are still trying to keep up, don’t worry, you will have plenty of time to finish! One of the things I wish I had had a better understanding of at the beginning of the book, the factions. So I pulled this off Wikipedia:
“The city is divided into 5 factions: Abnegation, meant to uphold selflessness; Amity, meant for the peaceful; Candor, meant for the honest; Dauntless, meant for the brave; and Erudite, intended for the knowledgeable.”
Hopefully, that sets everyone straight! For our next Q&A, you need to read Chapter 14 through Chapter 26. Try to have these chapters read by Friday, February 14, and I will try to post questions over the weekend. If you haven’t started, this is probably the best book to get into really quick, and if you liked The Selection, then I think you will also like Divergent. Good luck to everyone, and remember to post your answers to the questions below!
XOXO
Tricia
Divergent - Chapter 14 - 26 |
***WARNING!!! SPOILER ALERT!!!***
1. What personality types are drawn toward each faction?
2. What was the reason behind the creation of the factions? Do you think the factions are working “toward a better society and a better world” as they say they are?
3. Why is Tris’s government run only by members of Abnegation? Do you think this is a good idea? Do you agree with her father’s statement that “valuing knowledge above all else results in a lust for power, and that leads men into dark and empty places? Why or why not?
4. How would you feel about making a decision that would determine your life’s course at the age of sixteen?
5. Which faction would you select at your Choosing Ceremony? Why?
My Answers
1. I think kindness is drawn to Abnegation, fence-sitting is drawn to Amity, stuck-up to Erudite, selfishness to
Candor, and fear to Dauntless. To me, the opposite is drawn to the factions.
2. I think the original idea was to split into factions so that one person wouldn’t be in too much control. I don’t know if I would consider it working. Animosity seems to be building among the factions.
3. I think, originally, Abnegation was the better idea, because they are the selfless faction. But no one seems to want to listen to them. I don’t know if it is still working.
4. I would be terrified!! I made terrible decisions as a 16 year-old!! If it were up to me, the world would end!!
5. I would pick Dauntless. I would want to face my fears, although I probably would have been Divergent!!
2. What was the reason behind the creation of the factions? Do you think the factions are working “toward a better society and a better world” as they say they are?
3. Why is Tris’s government run only by members of Abnegation? Do you think this is a good idea? Do you agree with her father’s statement that “valuing knowledge above all else results in a lust for power, and that leads men into dark and empty places? Why or why not?
4. How would you feel about making a decision that would determine your life’s course at the age of sixteen?
5. Which faction would you select at your Choosing Ceremony? Why?
My Answers
1. I think kindness is drawn to Abnegation, fence-sitting is drawn to Amity, stuck-up to Erudite, selfishness to
Candor, and fear to Dauntless. To me, the opposite is drawn to the factions.
2. I think the original idea was to split into factions so that one person wouldn’t be in too much control. I don’t know if I would consider it working. Animosity seems to be building among the factions.
3. I think, originally, Abnegation was the better idea, because they are the selfless faction. But no one seems to want to listen to them. I don’t know if it is still working.
4. I would be terrified!! I made terrible decisions as a 16 year-old!! If it were up to me, the world would end!!
5. I would pick Dauntless. I would want to face my fears, although I probably would have been Divergent!!