Another Dystopian story was born. Published in 2011, Divergent is a Young Adult (YA) novel that aims to tackle the society of Chicago in the future. Written by Veronica Roth the novel intends to attack the YA readers of the modern time.
Divergent is quite similar to other YA Dystopian novels of her time. Reading through the book, I immediately noticed it's resemblance to The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. The formation of the austere government of the former is (if I may say) inspired by that of the latter. The point of view of the novel is narrated by it's heroine and main character, Beatrice 'Tris' Prior, as she journeys into the futuristic city divided into five faction namely Abnegation (the selfless), Amity (the peaceful), Candor (the honest), Dauntless (the brave) and Erudite (the intelligent). The general field of the genre is Science fiction and I can say that it did very well on proving that it really is a Sci-fi novel as fictitious hi-technology machines, futuristic settings and impossible events largely covered the story. The attack of the novel is mostly formal but informality are seen when the characters converse with vulgar words.
Divergent as mentioned a while ago, lacks distinction from other previous Dystopian, Sci-fi works that makes the story not a hundred percent fresh but nonetheless, it is a Sci-fi novel and it functions how one should. All in all, the novel is a good read for YA and non-YA readers alike.
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