I.

Title of the Novel

DIVERGENT
II. Author
Veronica Roth
III. Setting
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Chicago
The EL train
The Hub
Dauntless Camp

IV. Characters
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Beatrice Prior/Tris- The series' main protagonist. A born Abnegation who strived
to be selfless, but Beatrice grew to have traits that conflicted with her original

faction.
Tobias Eaton/Four- A born Abnegation turned Dauntless, Tobias, or Four after

becoming Dauntless, is the one responsible for his faction's initiation.

Peter Hayes- One of the main antagonists of the novel, and a fierce enemy of

Tris Prior. Peter is a former Candor who transferred to Dauntless.

Christina - She is a born Candor who chose Dauntless, She became Tris'

bestfriend at the First Day of Initiation.

Eric - He is a Dauntless leader who was an Erudite transfer. He's depicted as

envious of Four, though he maintains a higher position in the ranks of Dauntless.

Natalie Prior- Mother of Beatrice and Caleb Prior. She is selfless, always thinking

about what's best for everyone else.

Andrew Prior- The father of Beatrice and Caleb Prior. He is an epitome of

selflessness; always doing what's best for the people around him.
Caleb Prior- Brother of Beatrice, son of Andrew and Natalie Prior. Caleb always
seemed selfless and harbored no selfishness, he loved to read books and seek

knowledge, eventually choosing to transfer to Erudite.

Jeanine Matthews - The leader of Erudite and the main antagonist of the series.
She was chosen to be the leader because of her extremely high IQ scores.

V. Summary

Set in a futuristic dystopia where society is divided into five factions that each
represents a different virtue, Abnegation the selfless, Dauntless the brave, Erudite the
intelligent, Candor the honest, and Amity the peaceful. Teenagers have to decide if they
want to stay in their faction or switch to another - for the rest of their lives. Tris Prior
makes a choice that surprises everyone. Then Tris and her fellow faction-members
have to live through a highly competitive initiation process to live out the choice they
have made. They must undergo extreme physical and intense psychological tests,
which transform them all. But Tris has a secret that she is Divergent, which means she
doesn't fit into any one group. If anyone knew, it would mean a certain death. As she
discovers a growing conflict that threatens to unravel her seemingly peaceful society,
this secret might help her save the people she loves... or it might destroy her.
VI. Lessons Learned
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We believe in ordinary acts of bravery, in the courage that drives one person to

stand up for another.

Love takes time to develop, and so should fictional characters.
The importance of selflessness in all relationships
Love is not always easy.
Love does not always win in the end.

VII. Vocabulary
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acrid
strong and sharp; the pungent taste of radishes.

affect
have an effect upon.
the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion.

alignment
the spatial property possessed by an arrangement or position of things in a

straight line or in parallel lines.

amity
a state of friendship and cordiality.

antagonistic
characterized by antagonism or antipathy.

dauntless
invulnerable to fear or intimidation.

demeanor
(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people.

devour
eat immoderately.

divergent
tending to move apart in different directions.

duress
compulsory force or threat.

grimace
contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state.

hurtle
move with or as if with a rushing sound.

inconclusive
not conclusive; not putting an end to doubt or question.

initiation
the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new.

intercept
seize on its way.

HOME READING REPORT

(English 101)

Submitted to:
Prof. Resurrecion De Castro
English Professor

Submitted by:
John R. Rabanillo Jr.
BSE I-3
2nd Semester
2014-2015