Divergent

Fairy tale elements can be identified in most films and books nowadays. A contemporary book that I found using these elements is the Divergent series. The book is based on a girl named Tris who belongs to a faction called The Abnegation. There are a total five factions and each is like subcultures based on personalities. Abnegation are full of people who choose to live life as selfless individuals. Tris grows up restricted to this faction not by choice but by birth. At the age of sixteen teenagers are given the choice to switch to different faction based on what they believe fit their personality. The first fairy tale element that fits in Divergent is the good main character element. Tris is a girl with a narrow face, blue-grayish eyes and

The second tale element that fits the Divergent series is poverty and sacrifice. Tris was always living in poverty because she was restricted to Abnegation who are selfless and frown upon materialistic possessions. Every time the five factions would meet they wouldn’t take the elevator but, would choose to take the stairs in respect to others time. They would voluntarily clean after each faction and Tris felt she didn’t belong. She later switches to the Dauntless faction which contains individuals who are brave and love risk. IT is there where she learn the deep secrets on what is going on behind the scenes. In Divergent, the bad main character which is the third element of fairy tale goes by the name of Jeanine Matthews. She belongs to the Erudite faction, which is full of naturally curious and smart individuals. She created a serum that would allow her to control people into killing off every Abnegation member. Some people aren’t affected by her serum due to their DNA being different from the rest. They call these genetic defective individuals Divergent’s. Usually, people a part of Abnegation have these genetic defects and have a higher percentage of being