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New Favorite Book Series: The Divergent Trilogy!



“For some of us books are important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that of these small, flat, rigid square of paper unfolds world after world, worlds that sing to you comfort and quiet or excite you. Books help us understand who we are, and how we are to behave. They show us what community and friendship mean, they show us how to live and die” says Anne Lamott in Bird by Bird. Before I read the Divergent series I would’ve probably picked a simpler quote, one that was a bit more universal. I’d pick a quote explaining how important it is to read, or how reading is life. However the Divergent series taught me balance and understanding, my identity as a reader has changed my view on life and how the world functions.
            While reading the Divergent series I noticed a constant motif of a “lack of balance”. Many of the main characters throughout the series identify with one or two of the factions, the use the faction identity to determine who they are and what choices the will make for the rest of their lives. There is a constant backstory of Tris and her feeling misplaced in Abnegation sector with all the conflicting emotions and identities in Tris, guided by the fact that she is a “divergent”, she is often confused with finding balance within her world and herself. In a post-apocalyptic Chicago, their society struggles with balance and acceptance of one another.   
            The Divergent Series Checks and Balances changed my perspective of balance within oneself. Reading the text proved how balance is essential to human development, and without checks and balancing there would be chaos. The text also changed my perspective of myself as a reader. The text taught me to define myself in many ways, much like a Divergent. I thought I was always more of a nonfiction reader but Veronica Roth takes me to post-apocalyptic Chicago inside and out. Anne Lamott said “For some of us, books are important as almost anything on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet or excite you. Books help us to understand who we are and how we are to behave. They show us what community and friendship mean; they show us how to love and die”. I know this to be true. Reading about Tris’ adventures and how the factions struggle with balance of power helped me understand my struggles of balance and identity.

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