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TEXT VII
"Divergent" is a dark and thrilling series of young adult
science fiction books by American novelist Veronica Roth.
The trilogy consists of "Divergent" (2011), "Insurgent"
(2012), and "Allegiant" (2013), which were later adapted
into 3 films.
It is set in a post-apocalyptic dystopian Chicago that has
separated its population into five Factions, each defined by
certain values. The Factions are Dauntless (the brave),
Amity (the kind), Erudite (the intelligent), Abnegation (the
selfless), and Candor (the honest). Each year, teenagers
of a certain age take a placement test and then choose the
Faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives. In
Chapter 1, we are introduced to Beatrice Prior, who later
changes her name to Tris, the protagonist and narrator of
the story. As she sits in front of a mirror while her mother
cuts her hair, she reflects on the life challenges she will
have to face soon.
Chapter 1
THERE IS ONE mirror in my house. It is behind a sliding
panel in the hallway upstairs. Our faction allows us to
stand in front of it on the second day of every third month,
the day my mother cuts my hair.
I sit on the stool and my mother stands behind me with the
scissors, trimming. The strands fall on the floor in a dull,
blond ring.
When she finishes, she pulls my hair away from my face
and twists it into a knot. I note how calm she looks and
how focused she is. She is well-practiced in the art of
losing herself. I can't say the same of myself.
I sneak a look at my reflection when she isn't paying
attention-not for the sake of vanity, but out of curiosity. A
lot can happen to a person's appearance in three months.
In my reflection, I see a narrow face, wide, round eyes, and
a long, thin nose -I still look like a little girl, though
sometime in the last few months I turned sixteen. The
other factions celebrate birthdays, but we don't. It would be
self-indulgent.
(...) "So today is the day," she says.
"Yes," I reply.
"Are you nervous?"
I stare into my own eyes for a moment. Today is the day of
the Aptitude test that will show me which of the five
factions I belong in. And tomorrow, at the Choosing
Ceremony, I will decide on a faction; I will decide the rest
of my life; I will decide to stay with my family or abandon
them.
"No," I say. "The tests don't have to change our choices."
"Right." She smiles. "Let's go eat breakfast."
"Thank you. For cutting my hair."
She kisses my cheek and slides the panel over the mirror. I think my mother could be beautiful, in a different world. Her
body is thin beneath the gray robe. She has high
cheekbones and long eyelashes, and when she lets her
hair down at night, it hangs in waves over her shoulders.
But she must hide that beauty in Abnegation.
We walk together to the kitchen. On these mornings when
my brother makes breakfast, and my father's hand skims
my hair as he reads the newspaper, and my mother hums as she clears the table - it is on these mornings that I feel
guiltiest for wanting to leave them.
Adapted from https://genius.com/Veronica-roth-divergent-chapter- 1-annotated