What are the Best Things About the Book?

A few of the best things, in my opinion, are how vividly the setting is described in every part and how the author can relate to the reader even when the characters are so different. Each part of the book I can visualize so easily that I get a movie in my head! Like when shes describing how she could fall "I can imagine my body plummeting, smacking into the bars as I fell down and my limbs at broken angles on the pavement, just like Rita's sister when she didn't make it onto the roof." (Roth, 146) This is so descriptive in the words that she chooses and the way she relates to another event to show what she imagined. Also how the author can relate to the reader in small ways, making me at least, feel as if I were in the book, watching what happened and listening to the thoughts of the characters. Throughout the book I found a few small themes, like chose your own path, when Tris chooses a different faction then her family. These small themes can help connect people as readers to the books, like it did for me.

What is the Context, History, and Background Information?

This book takes place in a futuristic world where everyone was divided into 5 different groups called factions. The government did this to keep order and peace throughout America. The 5 factions are Candor, Dauntless, Amity, Abnegation, and Erudite. The city is surrounded by walls but the characters are unsure whether its to keep something out or to trap them in. The lock is on the outside of the gate. This is one of the mystery's that the main character Tris must figure out. There are also people called Divergents. These are the people that cannot be picked to go into one faction and must choose their own.