Final Blog Reflection

I think that the blog post that best exemplifies my ability to analyze characters is this one where I analyze a minor character's role in the book.

http://mattmsreadingblog.blogspot.com/2014/02/minor-characters-roles-in-insurgent.html

This blog post is the best for analyzing characters because in it, I talked about and analyzed a minor character, Peter, in Insurgent. I explained the way he chooses to live his life and how he goes to whichever side he owes somebody. I also used examples of times in the book when he did this and explained how they made his character appear.

One thing that I struggled with this trimester during our blogging experience was keeping my blog up to date each week. With all the snow days we had on mondays, I rarely got a chance to make a blog post during class like we usually do. I didn't get around to it very often at home so this put me behind for much of the trimester. The way I worked through this struggle was on days we actually did go into the computer lab I would make two blog posts that day instead of the usual one per week. This helped me get caught up and have all 10 posts by the end. Finally, one strength I had while blogging was that I kept up to date with reading weekly. I read at least 50 pages every week and finished the book by the end of the trimester.

What do I read next?

Since I finally finished Insurgent, I am wondering what book or series I should dive into next. One obvious option would be the third book in the Divergent series, Allegiant. This may be a good idea since I still have the end of Insurgent fresh in my mind. Another option would be starting a new book or series such as I am Number 4 like I talked about in a previous post.




I am debating between these two options but if anyone has a suggestion they think I might like then tell me about it.

Finished book

I finally finished Insurgent! It was a great book but the ending made the entire thing 10 times better. I won't give anything away for those of you planning to read the series but there is a huge reveal at the end. Now if made me excited to read the third book, Allegiant. 

I have no idea what will happen or how the next book will start since they basically accomplished the goal they had been trying to achieve the whole time at the end of Insurgent. But, with the reveal, there could be tons of new possible conflicts. They may have to go to the unkown land that is outside the fence and have to work together without any factions. I think it will be a very good book and I'm very excited to read it.

Books I want to Read

I have been wanting to read the book, I am Number Four, for a while now and I am going to read it once I finish Insurgent. I have heard that it is a great book from everybody I know who has read it and I am excited to read it. I have always liked science fiction books and I think I will like this one just the same. If any of you have read this book also please comment and tell me how you liked it.

I couldn't get the embed video to work so here is a link to the movie trailer that came out in 2011:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5djHG3hPu0

Minor Character's Roles in Insurgent

What is the role of a minor character in the book I am reading, Insurgent. The character I chose to analyze is Peter. Peter isn't mentioned very often in the book  but whenever he is, he nearly always drastically changes the plot of the story. He also changes sides often in the book. Him and Tris met when they were both initiates at Dauntless and they hated eachother and tried to sabotage eachother.

At the beginning of the second book, Peter is revealed to be a traitor and on the Erudite's side. But, when Tris is about to be killed, Peter saves her and they escape Erudite. Tris was very confused why he did this but he later reveals that he lives a very extreme sounding life. He basically just always lives so that he never owes anybody anything. Tris had saved him before when she didn't kill him once so Peter felt like he owed her back. He fulfilled this by saving her from Erudite but he is still very unpredictable since he always goes to whichever team is the highest bidder.

Literary Elements in Insurgent

I found many different literary elements in Insurgent. One example is the setting which is set in a dystopian society in Chicago. I don't know why she made it in Chicago but it is most likely because it is one of the largest cities in the US. She uses imagery a lot to describe Chicago when she talks about the marshes that used to be a lake and how there are many abandoned buildings.


There are a lot of types of conflict in the book. There is Man vs. Self, Man vs. Society, and Man vs. Man. An example of man vs. self is the struggle that Tris is going through to try and decide what the right decision is to make about attempting to save the information that was stolen or to listen to her boyfriend and go with him instead. A man vs. society example is Tris and all of Factionless' struggle against the Erudite. They want to take them down and form a new society without factions but it is very hard to do. A final example of conflict is one for man vs. man. There is plenty of fighting and combat throughout the entire book such as when the Erudite attack other factions like Candor.

Why do I think the athor wrote this book?

I am still reading the book Insurgent by Veronica Roth. In this blog, I am going to answer a question instead of ruining the rest of the book for those of you who haven't read it yet. So why do I think that Veronica Roth wrote this book?

I believe that the biggest reason she wrote this book is that she saw the success of The Hunger Games and other Dystopian books. She probably already had the idea for Tris and the different factions but hadn't put them into a series yet. It's a good thing she did write it because the series has been very successful. Also, the first book in the series, Divergent, was very popular and she had to make a sequel especially when Divergent ended with a cliffhanger. If you think she wrote it for a different reason then please post it in the comments.