Divergent

Although we didn't have a blogpost due for the divergent week, I had a few thoughts on the book and the movie that I wanted to share. I think that as a generation, a lot of the kids born in the 90's and 00's are a tad bit into themselves. The "me" generation has had a lot different personalities, but in the end I think a common trait is the idea of customization and personalization. We live in a age where everything from the color of your phone to the color of your shoe laces is changeable — and so even while social media and the way we express ourselves through instagram and twitter become more homogeneous, we as a generation try to be unique. I think that a lot of the books we grew up on cater to that idea — mainly Harry Potter, Hunger Games, and now Divergent. Each of these books has a classification system that allows the reader to put themselves in the story. Are you a Hufflepuff? Or a District 7? Or maybe apart of Amity? This is just personal taste, but I find that the classification system in Divergent is the weakest. Although it is not the intent, I think it implies that anyone not in Candor is a liar, and if you are a liar can you really be considered selfless? I would think that most brave people would be honest, peaceful, and selfless as well. The idea is sound, but I think the actual divisions are off.