Divergent- Conflict

Tris and her big Dauntless friend, Al have a relationship. Except it's one way. And it's really awkward. Al has a crush on Tris, and he tells her. But she doesn't have a crush on him. In fact, there's more that Al tells her. He tells her how he wants to protect people, and how his parents wanted him to join Dauntless. Al is from Candor, which are the people who strive to be honest. So it is normal with Al to share all of his heart with others, because he is very honest. But he can also tell when people are bluffing. So can Tris's other Candor friend, Christina. So when Tris and her Candor friends are talking about their aptitude tests, she tries to lie about her results, but remember? Candor can tell.

Four reveals the rankings for the first round. And Tris scores 6 out of 9. Average. She listened to her mother. Peter comes in 2nd, and Molly (an enemy of Tris) scored 5th. Later that night, the #1 ranked initiate (Edward) gets stabbed in the eye, which ruins his ability to fight. And coincidentally, Peter and his little friend Drew, aren't around. Hmmmm. Sabotoge? Tris later learns that Edward and his girlfriend Myra both dropped out. They're factionless now. That means that Peter is #1. Oh joy.

Divergent- Visiting day

It is Visiting day. Visiting day is when the parents of the new transfers have the opportunity to come and see their child. Tris honestly isn't expecting to see Mom or Dad, but to her surprise, her mom does arrive. In fact, Tris's mom is actually pretty comfortable with the whole new "Dauntless" thing, and we find out that her mom was actually born in Dauntless. Surprise, surprise! She is pretty comfortable with the tattoos, the Pit, and all of the injuries. And somehow, Tris's mom also knows that Tris is divergent somehow.

Tris's mom gives Tris some good advice. To hide who Tris really is, she tells her to not rank exceptionally high. She advises her to score average, as to not give any clues that she might be something special (hint hint: that Tris is divergent). Tris's mom gives her one final piece of advice. She tells her to find her brother in the Erudite compound. She tells Tris to ask him to research the simulation serum. She tells her to do this because what the Erudite people strive to do is to be intelligent. So this would be a perfect thing to ask of her brother, because he is an Erudite transfer. Visiting day, is a big day.

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.  

Divergent-Dauntless

After the choosing ceremony, Beatrice jumps on a train to get to the Dauntless headquarters. She barely makes it on, and another person actually helps her on. She then has to jump from a train onto the roof of a building, and some don't make the jump.  One girl refuses to jump, saying that she would rather be factionless than be dead, and becomes factionless. All Beatrice gets are some scraps, but one girl attempts the jump but falls and dies.Once they are on the roof of the building, a Dauntless leader, Max, says that they must jump into a hole into a building. Of the many tests so far, this is the most trying. Many questions are asked, but none are answered.

Beatrice is the first to jump, and instead of hitting the ground, she falls into a net (of course or else this would be a very short book) and meets a boy named Four on the bottom. He is a very important person in Dauntless, and congratulates her for being brave enough to be the first one to jump. Also, at the bottom when they ask Beatrice what her name is, she realizes that she has the opportunity to change her name, and she does. Her new name is Tris. 

The Dauntless headquarters is underground, and it is called "The Pit". It's a big, well, pit. At the bottom there is a chasm with rushing water which is a good reminder that being too brave can easily get you killed. At the bunkroom where the new transfers are staying, a man named Eric which is a rival of Four explains how Dauntless initiation works: it's a big competition, and only the top-ranked people get in. Yay?