Critical Thinking RR #2 12/3/13

                                                    Throughout the book Divergent by Veronica Roth, there is a lack of cooperation amongst the factions side from Erudite. This is also occurring amongst Tris and her allies. The text is trying to show how working against each other make everything worse. It shows what the negative effects are of such actions.

                                                     An example of this would be when Tobias is arguing with Tris. This is after Tris admits that she killed Will while he was under the simulation to Tobias, but also in front of all the Candor. Then, Tobias confronts Tris on the subject which lead to a full out argument. " 'Sometimes', he says quietly, 'it isn't easy to be with you Tris'. 'I'm sorry,' I say, all my anger gone... I watch him walk away. I feel like a space has opened up within me..."(pg.161-162) I fear if Tris and Tobias continue like this, it'll tear them apart. Tris needs Tobias. He is like the only thing that's keeping her in control and balanced. Without him, Tris would be lost and alone.

                                                      The factions opposing the Erudite, have also encountered this problem. " 'We don't need you as an ally,' Tori says. 'We're Dauntless!' The entire crowd presses forward at once- the Candor in the corridor yell and dive out of the way as we spill into the hallway..."(pg.278) When the Dauntless murder their former leader Eric, the Candor find out. Candor tries to keep them in their compound and threaten to join Erudite if they didn't. Still the Dauntless left. This may be bad because this only makes Erudite's army bigger while Dauntless stay small.

                                                        The fighting has also close relatives of theirs, like Tobias and his mother. He's become so desperate for help, he is asking the factionless now for help. But Tris doesn't think Tobias should trust them. " 'This is not about him!!!' 'Of course it is! He knows things Tobias. And we should be trying to find out what they are.' 'He is a liar Tris!' 'Yeah, well so is your mother!"(pg.294) They need Marcus and Tobias knows it too, but he doesn't want to admit it. His anger for Marcus has clouded his better judgement.

                                                        The constant fighting is causing people to turn their backs on each other. And when they already have a thing against the person, it's worst. They begin to not trust them anymore. Hopefully, Tris and the gang will figure this out and work together. If they don't, then no one's gonna survive the Erudite's tyranny!