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Who Is Beatrice In Divergent

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Tris (Beatrice): Beatrice is the 16-year-old protagonist of the novel. Her mind has developed in a way that allows her to believe in many different ideas and values, all of equal importance to her. Opposed to having had one main value instilled in her mind while she was growing up, which was typical for majority of the teens in all factions, Beatrice’s is classified as, "Divergent.” Due to this, Tris has to face many more challenges than most teens in this dystopian society, and readers depict her as strong-willed, daring, and averse to showing weakness, mostly during her initiation into Dauntless. However, despite how heroic and brave Tris is majority of the time, like any teen, she still has moments of inordinate and uncontrollable …show more content…

Emphasizing merciless strength over teamwork and intelligence, Eric supports erroneous values contrary to the original Dauntless values which implied that, “selflessness and bravery aren’t all that different.” Unsurprisingly, because they both are greedy and crave for power, and fear of losing it, Eric and Jeannine work closely together. Jeannine: Jeannine is one of the main antagonists in this book, she is the leader of Erudite faction, selected merely based on her IQ score. In attempts to being a revolution and overthrow the Abnegation government, Jeannine seeks to form an alliance between the leaders of Erudite and Dauntless. 5 Vocab Words: 1. Bulbous (p.92) - fat, round, or bulging. 2. Scaffolding (p.145) - a temporary structure on the outside of a building, made usually of wooden planks and metal poles, used by workers while building, repairing, or cleaning the building. 3. Goad (p.164) - provoke or annoy (someone) so as to stimulate some action or reaction. 4. Disparity (p.171) – a great difference. 5. Dilapidated (p.173) – in a state of disrepair or ruin as a result of age or neglect. Plot Overview: In a dystopian, futuristic version of Chicago, five factions classify society. Each faction thrives solely on one specific value, and the followers of each fraction work to cultivate and distill its values throughout the entire community during their lives. Children are raised with their families

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