Beatrice Prior From Divergent Stereotypes

Another heroine who does not stick to the tired gender conventions is Beatrice 'Tris' Prior from Divergent. Divergent focuses on Beatrice and her development not only as a hero but also as a female who is beyond the gender stereotypes. The movie was directed by Neil Burger and released in 2014; it is also one of the movies from past few years with a female as the main character which turned out to be successful. Beatrice lives in a dystopian future in Chicago which is divided into five factions to which people are assigned according to their personality traits. The factions include Abnegation (the selfless), Erudite (the intelligent), Amity (the peaceful) Candor (the honest), and Dauntless (the brave). Beatrice shows equal attributes of all
However, she is incredibly brave and as it later turns out, she is even more courageous than any other person from the faction. Although Tris already chose the faction, Dauntless has its own rights and the final decision whether newcomers can stay depends on the results of the test in which novices have to participate in order to prove that they have all the features of the fearless ones. Dauntless does not care about gender consequently both females and males must participate in the same death-defying challenges. Tris's beginnings in the new factions are quite good since she is the first one who dares to jump into a hole which seems to be bottomless. Nevertheless, she is a figure of fun for the rest as hardly anyone from Abnegation, which is thought to be a weak faction, joins Dauntless. Tris is at risk of being thrown out of the group and becoming factionless, however, thanks to her determination, bravery, and inner strength she manages to prove that she is as equal as the rest of the members. Even though there are a couple of scenes when Tris is rescued by men, there are also many other moments when Beatrice rescues and defends others at the same time risking her own