In Divergent by Veronica Roth, at the end, Tris, Tobias, Caleb, Marcus and Peter are on the train to the Amity headquarters. A lot of the Abnegation refugees are already at the Amity headquarters. Drew, Molly, Myra and Edward are factionless. Jeanine, Eric and the other Erudite are trying to regroup. There is a quote in the book that catches my attention, "Eric called Al's suicide brave, and he was wrong. My mother's death was brave. I remember how calm she was, how determined. It isn't just brave that she died for me; it is brave that she did it without announcing it, without hesitation, and without appearing to consider another option".
This quote is saying that Tris's mom died for someone which is...Tris! But if you were to really think about Al's death, it was for himself. You can't really say who he is protecting, therefore it can't really be for anyone. But I maybe wrong about that. But Al probably just wanted to escape the world of factions and pain. Tris's mom was playing her role of a mom by protecting her daughter. It was a little creepy to me when she was calm about it, but it was for her daughter.
It caught my eye because Al died long before this was mentioned. Then it is brought up again in a common comparison. My book club discussing about this one day so it was brought up again! I am glad it was brought up again to be compared with Tris's mom's death. I was able to conclude in my opinion that Al's death wasn't brave.
In conclusion, the book ending with suspense. Especially with the characters all over the place! I wonder what will happen in Insurgent because of all this suspense! Hopefully, Tris will be find happiness to overcome her loss.
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