There is so much excitement and energy erupting at this point in the book, that it's hard to decide what to think of it. Everything feels as if it was straight out of the Bourne Legacy with all of the mind control and such. It simply doesn't seem possible that such things could be developed by a small post-world crisis group of intellectuals. Sometimes I wonder if the factions are an experiment within themselves that is being watched and observed by others on the outside. The sci-fi aspects just seem too unrealistic and I'm not exactly liking the way matters are unfolding, although it is quite thrilling.
I was hoping for a classic styled overthrow, without zombie slave soldiers. The fact that everything felt realistic up to this point also irks me to a certain degree. Also, the most horrifying statement in the entire book to this point was made: "Beatrice, however [...] You are to injured to be of much use to me, so your execution will occur at the conclusion of this meeting." It is this that kept me very much on edge now, as I await an execution that doesn't seem to be coming quite yet. I'm still not exactly sure how Jeanine thinks the will control the Factionless, who have depended upon the aid of Abnegation up until this point.
I also wonder how the factions are not going to cease to exist if such fighting continues. It is only a matter of time before the Dauntless soldiers are depleted and the Erudite leaders are murdered, or the Abnegation are completely wiped out. It is so silly to think that such a seemingly small group of people can carry out so much violence, when murder is a word that was virtually unknown to Tris before the unrest broke out. Now that Tris's mother is dead, all that remains are the few Abnegation, Erudite, and Dauntless partisans hiding under a building somewhere near the building where Tris awoke. At this point, I feel as if victory is impossible for Tris, judging by the number of near death experiences she has already escaped. It's only a matter of time... but of course the book's author will not let this become a tragedy. There has to be some form of righteous triumph over the dystopia.
I feel as if either Tobias or Tris need to eventually die, because they can't possibly have a happy future together after all that has occurred already. If they were to fight together, I imagine that one of them will die tragically fighting. Perfect endings are boring and aren't left to the reader's interpretation, and I want this to end like The Giver, where a certain level of interpretation is given.
As I predicted, the Divergent are a threat to the leaders of factions because they are free and cannot be controlled. Their minds aren't wired for it, which breaks the Utopia that is sought after in this dystopian society. Divergent individuals cannot be organized into a certain way of thinking since their brains work in many directions, and are ever moving. I wonder if the Divergent always faced targeting and oppression, or if the concept is fairly new due to heightened tensions. Tris's mother faced danger as an initiate, or her mother wouldn't have told her to leave the Dauntless. I wonder how long it had been that unrest had been brewing amongst the factions.
This new turning point in the book makes the reader question about death, and bravery in the face of it. As Tris watches her mother die, she thinks, "If I lie down now, this can all be done. Maybe Eric was right, and choosing death is like exploring and unknown and uncertain place." Just as when water filled the tank and began drown her, she felt like letting everything go and accepting an imminent death with boldness. Something changed in her though, for Eric wasn't entirely right in what he told her. There was a "maybe" in that sentence, and Tris wasn't about to let Eric win.
As Tris now plots with her fellow resistance movement, I imagine them sort of like other resistance groups during conflicts of the past who are forced to hide by day and fight by night. Tris's idea to attack the computer system controlling the Dauntless is good, but how is she supposed to get there, let alone escape to asylum in Amity? Speaking of serums, I know from my website project that the Amity have a peace serum. Was this ironically developed by the Erudite who are now developing serums for the destruction of the factions? If so, it would be truly representative of the ways the factions have changed over the years-- for the worse.
I've also got this weird feeling about Marcus, judging by his history and behaviors. Perhaps Tris has a prejudice against him; she points out that his "sympathetic tone sounds manufactured", but perhaps he really is faking emotion. Something is odd with him, and I am predicting his eventual death.
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