What if everything you believed in and the world you lived
in turned out to be nothing like what you had expected? What if your whole
basis of existing in that world was turned upside down and you found out you
had no privacy and were being manipulated your whole life? What would you do? Well,
I finally finished the Divergent trilogy. In the third book, Allegiant, Tris
Prior has realized that her world that she has lived in her entire life is
becoming destroyed by violence, betrayal, people struggling to surpass others
for power, and she has lost a lot of those that she cares about and what she
held as truth. So she and Tobias decide to leave Chicago and go past the limits
of the city to see what awaits them outside. Tris is hoping that beyond the
fence she will find a simpler way of life. She is tired of all of the lies and
grief she is feeling. Unfortunately she is quick to find out that this new
world is no better than the last, if anything it is even worse. The truth they
thought they had uncovered while still in Chicago becomes lies. Some of the new
things that they learn change those around her and Tris must figure out who she
is now more than ever. She needs to figure out her allegiance, which she should
be with. She also learns how courageous she is, and how strong the power of
love is.
The first book was by far the best one written, but I didn’t
mind the other two. The third book, Allegiant, started off a lot slower than
the other two, but it was a nice change of pace. Part way through it began to
get a bit confusing trying to keep track of all of the new characters and what
it was they were trying to accomplish. I had to re-read a few things to get
back on track. But the turn the series takes is quite an unusual one. The truth
about their lives and how they were living was shocking.
You didn’t know who to trust or who was telling the truth. There
were lies being told all around and Tris and Tobias had to begin to trust their
own instincts to figure out who they could help and believe, unfortunately they
didn’t always agree on whom to trust, which made their love for each other
challenged.
There are so many themes again in this book. Once again it
deals with right and wrong and the struggles internally as to what to do. Tris
searches in herself to figure out what’s right, not only for her, but for those
she loves. What is the right thing to do in a world that is filled with lies? I
love how we see all sides of Tris in this book. We see her not only as the
dauntless initiate, but also as an emotional teenager trying to figure out how
to deal with her grief and her love. She is still dealing with her grief and
all that she has lost and I love that we see that even though she is a heroine
and is strong, she also has a soft side which we can all relate to. We can’t
all be strong all of the time and this book is an excellent example of that.
The theme of love is strong in this book. We see Tris and
Tobias get closer than we ever have, but we also see them struggle as they try
to figure out their own allegiances and who they can trust. We even see a bit
of jealousy unfold.
I really like the way Roth ended the series. I won’t say
much, as I don’t want to give anything away, but I’ll just say that the way
things come together, we almost see things come full circle, yet in a much
better world. Everything they went through and everything they lost was not for
nothing. Change can happen if you are diligent about it and passionate about
it. Change does take time, but every little step in the right direction helps
to bring it on. And sometimes change is good.
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