How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
Sometimes I feel like I am collecting the lessons each faction has to teach me, and storing them in my mind like a guidebook for moving through the world. There is always something to learn, always something that is important to understand. (23.8)
There are no written rules for life. But there are written rules for each of the five factions. Tris seems to be realizing that, taken separately, they're kind of wacky, but taken together, they might actually make sense. Is that what being "Divergent" is all about? Learning to play by all the rules?
Quote #8
"Spoken like a true Dauntless," says Caleb sharply. "It's either one way or the other way. No nuances. The world doesn't work like that Beatrice. Evil depends on where you're standing." (33.21)
Caleb makes a good point here. It's strange how the Dauntless live by rules that make the world black and white, when basic human psychology just doesn't work that way. Can rules like these actually affect the way people think?
Quote #9
"Take the least logical route!" shouts Tobias. "What?" Peter says. "The least logical route," Tobias says. "So they won't find us!" (36.51-36.53)
The Erudite follow rules of logic to a fault—the fault being that these people cannot see beyond logic to the fact that humans sometimes often act illogically. So, is it logical to think illogically? Or illogical to always think logically? Our heads hurt just thinking about it.