Divergent-Tris

    In the book Divergent, Tris is the main character that the book focuses on. She is a 16-year-old girl that was born in Abnegation, which is one of the 5 factions that exist in the futuristic, dystopian society. Abnegation is the faction in which everyone is very modest and selfless, which is just how Tris starts out as. Beatrice-which was her name before she switched factions on Choosing Day-was just a kind, loving girl, but she believed that she was not selfless enough to be in Abnegation, which was her reasoning behind her switching factions.  That, and the fact that her test results showed that she is Divergent, which means she does not think like the others. Tris has a mind of her own, she can think for herself, but will only do what is completely necessary to keep herself and those she loves alive.

    After she discovers she is divergent in the very beginning chapters of the book, she decides that it would be best to switch factions to Dauntless on Choosing Day. Within the very first few pages of the book, you could almost be entirely certain that she had always had a certain attraction to Dauntless. One of the very first glimpses of her appeal to the Dauntless can be seen when she says, "They should perplex me. ... Instead my eyes cling to them wherever they go." (Roth 6)  After she switched factions, her personality is almost completely altered. While she is training to become one of the Dauntless, Tris slowly evolves to someone much more daring and brave. She begins to become more aware of everything happening around her and she is no longer afraid to use brutal force to get what she needs in order to keep herself alive. Her physical appearance has also changed during her initiation into Dauntless. In the beginning few chapters, Tris is described as modest, small, and fragile. But, in the middle through the end, you can visualize her as strong and tough. This physical transformation can also be easily seen in the divergent movie, which has just recently came out. If you view the preview of the movie below, you can see how her appearance has changed.