Characters
This character was stabbed in the eye on page 202, manifesting the true danger each Dauntless initiate faces during training.
Who is Edward?
With Tris discovering her Divergent status, these were the 3 factions that were best fit to her.
What are Abnegation, Erudite, and Dauntless?
All throughout the book these are present, including at the very beginning when Tris is tempted to look at one while her hair is cut. They are used to symbolize how Tris is always seeing herself improve, while also paying homage to her aversion to her reflection during her time in Abnegation.
What is a mirror?
Jumping off a moving one of these on page 54 also serves as a way for Tris to prove herself as a worthy Dauntless initiate, which is not for the faint of heart.
What is a train?
On page 476, Tris is face-to-face with the simulation-controlled Tobias, whose brain is being trained to shoot her. Instead of killing him, Tris, who is selfless by nature does this, and her selflessness pays off because she remains alive after all.
What is put the gun in Tobias's hand?
This character is seen on page 329, where "a belt is curled around one of his fists", revealing the trauma Tobias faced in his childhood.
Who is Marcus?
On page 16, during Tris’s aptitude test, she was interrogated by a man holding a newspaper titled “Brutal Murderer Finally Apprehended”. Since she lied about her knowledge of the said murder’s identity, this faction was ruled out as an option.
What is Candor?
On page 144, Tris and Tobias climb up this long-abandoned attraction, which is ironically supposed to be a fun, relaxing ride but nearly becomes Tris's demise.
What is a Ferris wheel?
This character's bravery was recognized when they saved Tris from drowning in a huge tank of water, and their knowledge of the Dauntless compound reveals that they are Divergent, just like Tris.
Who is Tris's mom?
Both of Tris's parents are members of Abnegation. Their qualities of selflessness were manifest on page 485 when Tris said that 'They died for __'.
What is 'me'?
This character rescues Tris from what she believes is her inevitable death by drowning on page 439, knowing the best route to take because she was once Dauntless.
Who is Natalie Prior (Tris's mother)?
This saying is told to all new transfers to refine them and provide them with a new view of who they're allowed to align with, which shows how truly intense and irreversible the choice of 'betraying' ones' faction is.
What is 'faction before blood'?
During the final stage of her fear landscape on page 392, Tris has a suggestive encounter with Tobias, alone in an empty room with only this behind them, showing how cautious Tris is of showing affection to anyone.
What is a four-poster bed?
Tris volunteered to stand in front of the target with knives being thrown at it in place of this fellow Dauntless initiate on page 162, showing her bravery as well as her eager selflessness in dangerous situations.
Who is Al?
In the fear landscape simulation on page 396, Tris's selfless inner abnegation persuades her to be shot herself, rather than to do this.
What is shoot her family members?
The fact that this woman's voice was used to voice over the aptitude tests on page 13 represents how she sees over all while still maintaining a mysterious, unknown persona.
Who is Jeanine?
On page 54, a boy from Amity who was planning to be a member of Dauntless failed to complete initiation by jumping off a moving train, earning him this status.
What is factionless?
When asked about the setting of the book, Veronica Roth said that the trains, which play a significant role to Tris all throughout the book, inspired her to set the book in this city, the 3rd most populated in the U.S.
What is Chicago?
Tris showed tremendous bravery by doing this on page 58, by doing so she met Four, symbolizing how by literally taking the first plunge, one can be rewarded by finding something- or someone- important.
What is being the first jumper (off the building)?
On page 457, Tris teaches her father the valuable lesson that selflessness and this trait aren't all that different.
What is bravery?
This character, who swears "not to be outranked by a Stiff" on page 267 had an average time of 8 minutes in the fear landscape simulation, presenting the sheer talent Tris possesses.
Who is Peter?
The government allows members of this faction to work outside the fence that bordered all factions, which was believed to keep dangerous things from coming in when in reality...it kept the people from escaping.
What is Amity?
A hidden camera was located here, where Tris went out to during the night on page 276, manifesting the hidden dangers located all around the Dauntless compound, and how Tris never is truly safe.
Where is 'above the water fountain'?
On page 145, Tris comes to the realization that there is a difference between not being afraid and doing this, Tobias climbing the Ferris wheel even though he has a fear of heights is a great example.
What is 'acting in spite of fear'?
Tris's mother shows the ultimate act of selflessness on page 443 by sacrificing this so that she save Tris.
What is her life?