The book Divergent by Veronica Roth is about a girl named Beatrice who has to be placed into a choice of 5 different factions.  Dauntless, Erudite, Abnegation, Candor and Amity.  Tris was born in the faction Abnegation, she eventually transferred to Dauntless and must face the fact that she is divergent.  When she arrives in her new faction, she opted for a change of name to go by, using Tris as a nickname for Beatrice, hoping for a fresh start in a new faction.  Tris has to take a test in the beginning of the book this decides what faction she will be placed in.

     Tris has to face the fact that she is Divergent which does not happen to many kids.  Tris has to transfer to Dauntless which was not necessarily her favorite pick.  Recently in the story Tris has showed a lot of Dauntless traits which is very shocking.  On page 158 there was a knife throwing contest where the kids had to throw knifes at the target.  The head master made one kid Al stand in front of the target.  Tris volunteered to stand in front which is definitely a Dauntless characteristic.  Tris is slowly fitting in with her Faction mates.

     This has never happened to me but I imagine switching faction is kind of like switching schools in a way.  I have known some kids that have some personal issues that ended up in switching schools.  Schools can have different feelings and they can run differently.  So it can be hard to adapt to a new school because you may not fit in with the method or the people there.  I think that what Tris is going through, happens to many other kids in real life and can be disastrous.

     Overall Divergent is a great book and I really enjoy watching Tris grow as a Dauntless member and as a purpose, there is lots of drama and tension.  Divergent is turning out to be a great book and I am really enjoying reading it.