The Finish

Well that was....um...interesting? I can't think of a great word to describe it quite yet. I just finished the ending of Allegiant. I'm still not sure what to make of the ending though... It was definitely a surprise but the epilogue does help you get through it. It also makes me realize that it fits the series better. I'm not sure why the author made it this way but probably because she just intended for it to make a lasting effect on people. It will definitely cause you to continue thinking about it for a while after finishing. Have any of you read this series and felt the same way about the ending? Or a different way?

The author building suspense

 The author has done a great job building suspense throughout the course of this novel. Especially near the end,(See my last post for how that's affecting me). She does things like put in lots of drama between Tris and Tobias, have people switching sides, even people dying. It is a ton of suspense for the inevitable ending that I'm not quite sure what will happen during. I have made a few predictions like they will overthrow the Bureau or save the city, but those are pretty typical. I think something shocking might happen but I still have no idea what. Do any of you have any predictions? Don't you dare spoil anything on purpose.



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The worst thing about my book..

I'm still reading Allegiant and now, since I talked about the best thing last time, I will talk about the worst part of reading this book. The worst part of reading this book is that, from alot of people I have heard that they hate the ending to the Divergent series. Even Ms. Cohen! She loves books! I am still about 50 pages away from the ending and nothing terrible has happened yet so I am a bit scared while reading. Nobody spoil it for me I am almost there and will most likely come across the ending this weekend. I have no clue what will happen. Will somebody die? Will their plan work? This is tough.

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From Real Life Issues in the Text

In Allegiant, you can really see some of the real life issues that are reflected in the text. The main issue is just human nature in general. How humans can have the tendency to separate people and consider themselves more superior for whatever reason. This is shown in the book by the "genetically pure" group of people who consider themselves superior.  They give themselves higher jobs in the government than the "genetically damaged" people. They also blame them for all crimes that occur and are basically racist towards them. Here, Tris explains how the "higher up" people see others, "To them, the people in our city are just containers of genetic material-just GDs [Genetically Damaged], valuable for the corrected genes they pass on but not for the brains in their heads or the hearts in their chests." (Roth 377).


Behavior like this is shown many times throughout history, the Holocaust, segregation in America, peasants in the Middle Ages, etc. One example is during Hitler's rise to power in Germany when he blamed the Jews for all of Germany's problems and used them as a scapegoat. Another example is in America before Martin Luther King when blacks and whites were segregated in all parts of daily life. Bathrooms, bus seats, lines, schools, everything. Also in the Middle Ages with Kings and Nobles thinking that peasants were worth nothing and deserved to be treated like dirt. There are plenty of examples of humans behaving like this throughout history even though we are all created equal. In Allegiant, the only difference is someone's "genetically pure" genes. These genes don't actually cause a change in the person and shouldn't cause that person to be looked down upon.

The Best Thing About My Book Is...

The best thing about Allegiant is the fact that it can relate to anybody's daily lives. It can help teach you life lessons about bravery and courage. It teaches us about what is morally right and what to do in situations like they have. At one point when Tris and Tobias are trying to make a very important decision, they say "'But we're acting out of desparation to save something that's important to us-just like the Bureau is. What's the difference?' 'The difference is what's right...'" (Roth 388). They aren't sure whether to do what is right for them, or what is right to the Bureau. Tris believes to support the people they have grown up with but Tobias thinks that may be just as morally wrong as what the Bureau is going to do. Have any of you read a book that can make you think differently?