Divergent, A Fan Experience

   

Divergent Collection

In this package, we're selling you the best, faction collections. There are five collections, one for each faction. The Amity collection includes friendship bracelets, a necklace with the Amity faction symbol, Divergent by Veronica Roth, and a poster of the Amity Manifesto. The Erudite collection includes the necklace with the Erudite emblem, a book about the discovery of simulation serums, a poster of the Erudite Manifesto, and a copy of Divergent by Veronica Roth. The Abnegation collection includes the ways the Abnegation helped the Factionless, the Abnegation Manifesto, necklace with the Abnegation symbol, and Divergent by Veronica Roth. The Candor collection holds the necklace with the Candor symbol, Divergent by Veronica Roth, a lie detector test, and the Candor Manifesto. The Dauntless collection has a copy of Divergent by Veronica Roth, a necklace with the Dauntless symbol, a collection of temporary tattoos as seen in the books, a poster of the Dauntless Manifesto. If the reader already has Divergent, then Insurgent or Allegiant will be substituted in Divergent’s place.

    We see these symbols throughout the book, in the ways of tattoos, and in the extended copies. We also come across the Manifesto’s in brief passing.  They describe the factions, and the people lying within each. The Manifesto’s should describe the full character of every single faction member, but often some find that they fall through the cracks… the Divergent. Tris, the main character, meets Four who is a Dauntless. This is where we see the faction tattoos come into play. After Tris gets hurt, Four takes her to heal in his room, Tris sees his tattoos. “I walk slowly around him. On his Back is more ink than skin. The symbols of each faction are drawn there– Dauntless is at the top of his spine, Abnegation just below it, and the other three, smaller, beneath them. For a few seconds I look at the scales that represent Candor, the eye that stands for Erudite, and the tree that symbols Amity. It makes sense that he would tattoo himself with the symbol of Dauntless, his refuge, and even the symbol of Abnegation, his place of origin, like I did. But the other three?” (405). His Abnegation tattoo helps her figure out about him and becoming a Dauntless. Tris also has tattoos, one of Abnegation and one of Dauntless, she also has three ravens, to represent her family of her collarbone. Most transfers are supposed to forget their past Factions and Family “Faction before blood,” (43). However; being the rebel Tris is she puts the Abnegation tattoo on her shoulder, in permanent ink, to always remember. 

            

For the Candor’s out there, we recognized their refusal to lie. The Candor final test is to take a truth serum and spill their most dark secret. Unfortunately truth serum is not invented… yet, so we substituted it with lie detector tests. It makes for great truth games. Erudites are known for a thirst for knowledge. They believe that knowledge is power. The Erudite were essential for the development of many technological enhancements. One such enhancement is the simulation serum. “Typically, each stage of the simulation eliminates one or more of the factions,” (20-21). Tris, being Divergent, can overcome the simulations and reason with herself under the stress. She reminds herself that everything is false, reality is different. Due to this she can get out of Fear simulations, these simulations just like the sorting simulations but they have you face your fear, much faster than everyone else. “Three minutes…. You got out three times faster than the other initiates. Whatever you are, you’re not a failure,” (238). Amity supports strong friendships with everyone. They are the faction of love. With the friendship bracelets, you can share with your friends the special bond you have just like the Amity boys and girls.

 This Divergent package will allow fans to dive deeper into themselves and their true character. It also allows them to feel like they know more about their Faction than any other. The posters will allow fans to achieve that every day experience by looking at the Manifestos to remind them who they ‘are’. The copy of Divergent will add an intrigue into the start of the trilogy, and push readers towards the next two books in the saga.

Divergent Check Up

Divergent Check Up

As you might know I had to read a fiction book for one of my classes at school. I had finished it, Divergent, then I started on Insurgent (book #2) right away, so Divergent must have done something good. I enjoyed the struggles that Tris, the main character, had to endure. The book taught me about fear, and the true meaning of bravery.

If I had to say the thing about the book that I didn't enjoy or like, it would be the emotional drama Tris constantly has. Because Tris was always crying, it made her seem weaker than she actually was. In truth, Tris was very brave, just brave with tons of water works. Like a whole bunch of tears. I guess that when I read I prefer to pick book with strong characters. When there is a brake down to the character, I enjoy it more when there sporadic. Tris had many break downs around one every three or so chapters.

Other than my weird preferences, Divergent proved to be rather intriguing, and made me hope for a good future, with fair government, including no between a people.

What is a BOOK?

What is a BOOK?

A book is a messenger. It holds a story. It doesn’t matter, how the story is presented, but rather just the context. It can be an e-book such as the kindle or nook, and it can be a physical copy, it can also be an oral recording. The story, characters, words, worlds, thoughts, morals, plots and everything else is what creates a book. The way it’s received should be up to you. For me it’s a matter of what’s available. If my local library doesn’t have the book and I can’t go out to buy it I need another way to read it. I will go on my kindle and check all the online libraries, the amazon price, and acquire my ‘book’ that way.  Then I get lost in the novel(s).

Books when in Hardcover and Paperback copies hold their own advantages; as do the e-books. The physical version is a favorite because it allows me to easily reread and search for specific details. This of course is a problem with the online versions. The online version, however; manages to stop distractions. When reading an online version, it’s hard to read a page ahead, when it shows only one page at a time. I It’s also difficult to read the last page, because it will be hard to find your current one. In the night it’s better to read an e-book if you’re in a car or dark room. During the day physical books are better, because there is no light emitting from the book to harm your eyes.

Availability is my main concern between the fight of e-book verses physical copy. The context and story made me choose what I wanted, but availability was how I received my message. In my conclusion, books are how the story is told. But in hindsight; it should be the story that matters.

Divergent, why read it?

Divergent, why read it?

 In one of my classes, Best Sellers, we have to choose a fiction to read and complete a project on. For my book I choose Divergent by Veronica Roth.  Divergent tells the story of a young girl, Beatrice. Beatrice or Tris lives in a Utopian society.

Each person belongs to one of five fractions the Dauntless, Erudite, Abnegation, Amity, and Candor. The Dauntless are brave, Erudite are smart, Abnegation are selfless, Amity value the power of friendship, and Candor can’t tell lies. Beatrice grew up in the Abnegation fraction, only she has a problem – she can’t be selfless. Once she reaches the age of 16, she can choose to qualify and move to another fraction based on test results. Her test results were rare to say the least turned out very unconventional. She’s a Divergent, a person who could choose three of the fractions. When she gets to the choosing ceremony, she has to choose. And where does she go? Dun Dun Dun she picks the Dauntless!!! Now we have to follow her as she figures out a life where she can be greedy.

The reason that I choose this book is honestly just because I brought it and never had a chance to start the book until now. Why I brought this book would honestly be a better question. I brought the book because I had heard so much about it. My last honors class had to analyze the first two chapters, I was very intrigued. The authors writing style really stands out to me. The way that Tris comes across the page, you feel what she feels. You have those moments of emotion, as if you were Tris. On the Goodreads website, Divergent has earned a 4.38 star reading. Already one hundred and seventy pages into the book, I’m giving it a 4. It has kept me engaged, but the plot is a little predictable so far. I still have a good three hundred odd pages left so I’m sure some type of plot twist will be introduced before the end.

Get booked, with a good book, I know I am.

Why I Read, Post #1

Why does one read?

 Some might read to escape,learn, enjoy, or imagine.

For others it just might be a necessity read for school.

 Maybe you just don’t read at all. I know that I read to escape life.

I could be stressed over a project, and in calming myself I will often read a book.

 

I remember the first book that I read for pleasure. It was the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. During the fourth grade, my friends were always talking about Harry this, and Harry that. Soon I couldn’t keep wondering about what this series, these books, were all about. And so I asked. They told me all about Harry Potter and his adventures. I became intrigued with this character and his story. Less than a year later I finished all of the books. I read then not to escape or learn, but just to imagine and enjoy the stories of this orphan.

 

Now that I’m older, I’m starting to appreciate the plots, the character developments, the foreshadowing, the writing style, the genres, and everything else that goes into creating a work of literature. Plots are thought out. There not made on the fly, unlike this blog, the ending of the book might be planed before the beginning and middle. Then the author has to fashion a backstory that will get them to the ending of the novel. When I write creatively, I post my story online to a sight called Wattpad. The first thing that you need do when creating a story for the web site, is figure out a summary; something to draw in readers. Doing what any teenager would do is give the outline without going into the plot. As I grew I start to think before I post anything on that sight, give a true representation of the book.

 

 I read to appreciate the thought of the writers, to escape my daily life, distress, enjoy a good plot, and imagine myself in someone else’s shoes. I don’t think that without that day in fourth grade that I would be reading or doing what I do now. Books have changed my life and made me a thinker, for that I will dive into a book every day.