Divergent, written by Veronica Roth, is a futuristic book that is dramatic, exciting, and teaches you a lot about humans and about courage. The book focuses on one girl, Beatrice, and through out the book, you see weaknesses and strengths that she has. You also learn about the strengths and weaknesses the people around her have, and their relationships' strengths and weaknesses. One relationship is particularly important, and that is her relationship with Four. They learn to love each other so much that if something happened to one of them, the other would feel as if a piece of them has been taken away.
Beatrice's personality changes every time you turn the page. She starts out as character that has trouble fitting in and doesn't know where to go for guidance. She is quiet, and is scared to speak out and say what she knows she wants to be. When she becomes a Dauntless, she learns how to be fearless. Tris finds friends and a home. She feels accepted and like she knows that she is where she belongs. She also changes in the sense that at the beginning of the book she was quite innocent, and as you read, she begins to notice the existence of evil in man kind. Tris first really sees it when Eric has Christina hang off a ledge to teach her a lesson. She knows that it is wrong and is scared for her friend's life, but does not yet have the power to say anything.
Further into the book, Tris finds strength in herself to not always put herself into the middle of the line, but instead be the leader. She saves many lives, including that of Tobias, who has come to matter very much to her. Tris loves him because of his courage, strength, and determination. She admires him for his ability to hope.
Four is determined to be more than what his society wants him to be. He has accepted his divergence and understands the danger of it, but he secretly finds pride in it. He is what the government doesn't want him to be, he's better than everyone else. He is brave and he is selfless, and he wants to be even more, and he says it in a silent way. Four shows it in his love for Tris. When he is with Tris, all sides of him show. You see his soft side, but you continue to see his strength as well. He shares with Tris what he wants, and not many people understand who he really is. He acts like he is uncompromising and rigorous, but he can be very lenient, it just takes time to unzip him. A person must peel layer off of layer until they get to his core, where his true strength and determination lies, the part that Tris loves.
As you understand Tris and Four better, you realize that the parts that each of them are missing are found in the other person. This is what keeps them together, because they are part of the same puzzle, and they are two pieces that fit perfectly together. It takes time to finish the puzzle of their relationship, but in the end, they come together as a beautiful painting, not a piece missing.
