The Influence Of Identity In Divergent By Veronica Roth
Choices and Identity make up who you are. A single choice makes your identity and you
are (identity) affects your choice. In Divergent, these themes closely tie to the protagonist,
Beatrice Prior, and her journey as she seeks to hide her Divergence from everyone around her.
Both the first book and the rest of the series strongly emphasize the importance of the choices we
must take in our lives and how they influence who we are and who will become. One choice can
transform you; one choice can destroy you; one choice will define you.
Beatrice is just a normal sixteen-year-old teenager living in a dystopian society, nothing
strange about it…that is until she takes her aptitude test in order to know which faction she
should belong to. The test results come back …show more content…
She made the first major choice in the novel; she
chose Dauntless, she chose to leave her family. This choice began to mold her identity into the
person she would become by the end of her journey in the book. She would slowly change from
this little girl with insecurities to a bold woman, a leader of a revolution.
Veronica Roth’s connection in Divergent to the real world is basically the most literal
way of interpreting how the world runs in present day. Sixteen-year-old teenagers are often faced
with the same choices as Beatrice: which group do they belong to; who are they; who are they
going to become? Veronica Roth makes these decisions come to life by making the factions:
Erudite, the intelligent; Abnegation, the selfless; Amity, the peaceful; Candor, the honest; and
Dauntless, the brave. The only big difference is that we are faced with an infinite amount of
choices, not just the choice of being part of group, but am I going to change how the group
operates; what mistakes will I make? Will I do something good or bad for their world?
Everything in your life is choice and every single one defines who you are now and who you
are (identity) affects your choice. In Divergent, these themes closely tie to the protagonist,
Beatrice Prior, and her journey as she seeks to hide her Divergence from everyone around her.
Both the first book and the rest of the series strongly emphasize the importance of the choices we
must take in our lives and how they influence who we are and who will become. One choice can
transform you; one choice can destroy you; one choice will define you.
Beatrice is just a normal sixteen-year-old teenager living in a dystopian society, nothing
strange about it…that is until she takes her aptitude test in order to know which faction she
should belong to. The test results come back …show more content…
She made the first major choice in the novel; she
chose Dauntless, she chose to leave her family. This choice began to mold her identity into the
person she would become by the end of her journey in the book. She would slowly change from
this little girl with insecurities to a bold woman, a leader of a revolution.
Veronica Roth’s connection in Divergent to the real world is basically the most literal
way of interpreting how the world runs in present day. Sixteen-year-old teenagers are often faced
with the same choices as Beatrice: which group do they belong to; who are they; who are they
going to become? Veronica Roth makes these decisions come to life by making the factions:
Erudite, the intelligent; Abnegation, the selfless; Amity, the peaceful; Candor, the honest; and
Dauntless, the brave. The only big difference is that we are faced with an infinite amount of
choices, not just the choice of being part of group, but am I going to change how the group
operates; what mistakes will I make? Will I do something good or bad for their world?
Everything in your life is choice and every single one defines who you are now and who you