Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Divergent- Field trips

The day after Tris gets knocked unconscious by some fighting with Peter (the mean bully guy) in the boxing ring, she finds out that they all of the initiates get to take a field trip to the fence around Chicago. They take the train to fence, and meanwhile, Tris stares Four's muscles the whole ride there. Since this book is in first person, we get a lot of feelings and emotions from the main character, or Tris. She has a crush on Four, but she doesn't want to admit it.

The fence around Chicago is guarded by Dauntless with guns, but no one really knows what they're defending them from. As they continue to take a look at the fence around Chicago, a truck full of Amity farmers comes through. There is someone on the bus, Robert. Robert was an Abnegation neighbor of the old Beatrice. Robert seems sad by the fact that there are so many Dauntless jerks around Tris. He tells her to be happy. But Tris says that happiness isn't her goal. After that, Four gives Tris some advice about fighting. He says to attack first. This sounds like a normal typical field trip, right?

Two days later, the initiates have to wake up to go to another field trip. This time, they'll be playing paintball. Extreme paintball, with capture the flag. There are two teams, and Tris is on Fours' team. Tris enjoys this. During this game of paintball, it's nighttime in Chicago, which is just perfect. Four has the great idea to turn on the famous Ferris wheel, except it's not what it used to be. It's old and rusty, REALLY rusty. They climb the Ferris wheel to get a look at where the other team hid their flag, and to get down, Four turns on the Ferris wheel. Simple, and flattering. 

After Tris gets to safety, she tells her team where the other team's flag is, and they get to work. Tris comes up with a plan to capture the flag, and in short, they win. There is a little dispute about who gets to grab the flag, and Christina (one of Tris's team members) grabs the flag, and they win. Tris is gaining friends, because of her success in being so, Dauntless.  

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