The Reason I Chose Divergent

Everybody has a reason for choosing a book to read. There are many ways you can decide, whether it was by recommendation, judging a book by its cover, seeing a movie, or maybe it just sounded interesting. I am asking myself today, "Why did I chose to read Divergent?"

There are many ressons to answer this question. I first heard of the book from my first trimester English teacher Ms. Cohen. She said it was amazing. I went months without ever considering the book as one that I would read. So why did I read it?

I had countless numbers of friends telling me to read the book; and even more reading it. I never heard a single negative review. Then I had the opportunity to see the movie. The movie was stunning. The ending was surprisingly unpredictable unlike the rest of the movie. None the less I saw the movie twice. So I took it upon myself to read the book. 

Divergent is not an easy book to read. But it is a book worth reading. I encourage you to head over to your local bookstore or library and purchase this novel. It is a couple of bucks well spent. 

Divergent Blog Post

4/29-5/5

Hola bloggers. I am still reading Divergent. And I am not going to lie that I am am becoming less and less interested in continuing reading this book. Maybe it is because that it isn't following the movie anymore. I was really impressed with the movie. Also "the book is better than the movie" like many people say. However in this case I disagree. The book never stops. I keep reading and reading hoping that someday, I might reach the end. Nope. Don't get me wrong. There are several elements that Veronica Roth prospers in as I have mentioned in my previous posts. I just feel that the story like is very lathargic and is moving extremely slow. Maybe I am in a slow spit of the book? I just hopes this book picks up the pace a little and gets more exciting. I was really interested in finishing the entire series when I first started reading this. But now...... We will have to wait and see. Until next time, adios bloggers.

Reflection

DIVERGENT BLOG POST 4/21-4/27

(Blog I am reflecting on)

 

 

Words that describe my feelings express the voce in my posts. For example instead of using just the words “recommend” or “encourage” I include a descriptive word before it. A word that I used was “highly’’. The “highly encourage” or “highly recommend” reveals my passion for what I am including in my blog. My personality cannot be more vibrant and obvious through my diction and word choice.

 

I used diction in my blog post when I made the executive decision to include elevated language within my post. “Veronica does an amazing job of using elements that we have been learning in class; such as commas, dashes, single quotation marks, rhetoric. syntax, diction, figurative language, and allusions”. I used descriptions such as “amazing” to enhance my blog and writers voice. Also I used the word “elements” instead of simply saying “topics” or “subjects”. I chose to shorten my sentence length in order to include the element of syntax. Again, my voice is expressed through my syntax.

“A simile. ‘Each minute wears into me like a scrape of sandpaper" (Roth 229).

A metaphor. ‘Surrounding his head is a halo of blood’ (Roth 202).

Personification. ‘ My fingernails bite my palms’ (Roth 161).

And a hyperbole. ‘... my heart will burst out of my chest any minute now’ (Roth 38).”

Divergent Blog Post 4/21/4/27

     I highly recommend the book Divergent  by Julia Roth to everybody reading this blog. Veronica does an amazing job of using elements that we have been learning in class; such as commas, dashes, single quotation marks, rhetoric. syntax, diction, figurative language, and allusions. Four specific examples of figurative language stand out to me the most.

     A simile. "Each minute wears into me like a scrape of sandpaper" (Roth 229).

     A metaphor. "Surrounding his head is a halo of blood" (Roth 202).

     Personification. " My fingernails bite my palms" (Roth 161).

     And a hyperbole. "... my heart will burst out of my chest any minute now" (Roth 38).

     These example are a few of many literary written into the book. I highly encourage you to read this book and after you've seen these examples... I don't see how you could say no.

Divergent Blog Post 4/14-4/20

     The book Divergent was pretty dead accurate for the first 200 pages or so of the novel. After that it starts getting off track. Based on the first 316 pages I have read I like the movie better. Maybe that is because i saw it first? I don't know.

I found a quote that is pretty much the entire book in a nutshell.
     "Fear doesn't shut you down; it wakes you up" (Four).

     This is the point in the book where Four realizes that Tris is divergent. A HUGE turning point in the book. Because Tris is divergent, she has the ability to overcome her fears easier than others. She will have to work on overcoming her fear the way a Dauntless would. If she overcomes them to fast then Tris will be killed. Too slow and she will become factionless.

Krista Ramsey Blog Post

     The blog I read by Krista Ramsey was titled "Grandmother says slain girl just an ordinary teen". The column talks about an ordinary 14 year old that was slain by another teenager. The grandmother of the deceased girl explains throughout the column of the various rules and precautions that had to be taken with the Adkins family in order to prevent something like this from happening. Tyann--who lived in Avondale-- was waiting for a ride home from a manicure when she was killed. She while know be displayed at her funeral with her nails done.

The best line within this column is "A niece was going to do Tyann's hair, she said. She'd be buried with a pearl necklace. And someone would do her nails". Earlier in the column Ramsey explained that Tyann never wore fake pearl necklaces. So how appropriate the display of her body is. This quote really hits home for readers who have either lost a friend or family member. The sentences in this quote are fragments which is an example of syntax.

Ramsey has a very unique writing style. The fact that she writes about the small things and people who have no voice is incredible. The difference it makes to hear about such stories and the support that they are getting is substantial.

Questions for Krista Ramsey:

What makes you focus on the small stories?

What does a typical day at work look like?

How do you acquire your inspiration?

KRISTA RAMSEY COLUMN

Divergent Blog Post 4/7-4/13

     “We believe in ordinary acts of bravery, in the courage that drives one person to stand up for another.” -- Veronica Roth.

     This quote is from the Dauntless Faction Manifesto. This line is inportant because it describes what the faction of Dauntless should act like. Members of the faction seem to have forgotten this belief. Nobody stands up for one another. For example the best initiate got stabbed in the eye and even though other intitiates knew who comitted the selfish act, nobody stood up out of fear.

     The plot continues to develop from this quote. People start to commit ordianry acts of bravery and I know from watching the movie that later on Dauntless members like Tris and Four defy Dauntless Leadership and try to save the Abnegation Faction.

Dauntless Faction Manifesto

Divergent Blog Post

Setting

 

     Divergent takes place in the city of Chicago. The time period of this book is in the future after a massive war where the entire world was devastated by the war except for the city of Chicago. Reconstruction is needed to patch holes in streets and to pave roads. The war was not a smooth ride for Chicago because it too suffered some consequences from the war. The main character, Beatrice, lives in a plain village where all the houses are the same. This is because of her faction, Abnegation, where they value selflessness above all else.

 

     I chose this book because everybody was reccomending it saying, "Best series ever" or "Impossible to turn away". I decided to see the movie even though I had absolutely no clue what it was about and ended up really enjoying it. Then I took it apon myself to read the book and have loved it through the first 48 pages that I have read.

 

I cannot make any predictions because I have seen the movie.

 

 

 





Fahrenheit 451 Characterization

Clarisse McClellan. Next door neighbor and seemingly best friend of fireman, Guy Montag.  Clarisse described herself before she died as "seventeen and crazy" (Bradbury 7). Montag stated that he saw himself in Clarisse's eyes. "The autumn leaves blew over the moonlit pavement in such a way as to make the girl who was moving there seem fixed to a sliding walk, letting the motion of the wind and the leaves carry her forward. Her head was half bent to watch her shoes stir the circling leaves. Her face was slender and milk white, and in it was a kind of gentle hunger that touched over everything with tireless curiosity. It was a look, almost of pale surprise; the dark eyes were so fixed to the world that no move escaped them. Her dress was white and it whispered" (Bradbury 5). These thoughts go through Montag's mind when he sees Clarisse for the first time on his way home from work one day.

Clarisse was different than the normal individual. "Clarisse didn't want to know how a thing was done, but why" (Bradbury 60). Clarisse had to discontinue school because she wasn't social, but Clarisse strongly protests against that claim. She was different from many of the people in her society because she had many radical ideas. For example tasting the rain, slowing down in cars to read billboards, and reading books.

Clarisse and Montag have a quality conversation on their way home their first time meeting. Clarisse brings up the point on how she isn't afraid of fireman. She says"You know I'm not afraid of you at all...So many people are. Afraid of fireman, I mean. But your just a man, after all..."(Bradbury 7).

How I picture Clarisse