*Spoilers-Read at your own risk*

 

As I read this week, I yet made another connection to Tris in the book! Tris was finishing reading part of her mother's file: "My teeth dig into my lower lip. Here in the Bureau compound, people are sitting in the cafeteria right now, eating and drinking and laughing. In the city, they're probably doing the same thing. Ordinary life surrounds me, and I am alone with these revelations" (Roth 190). I read this and I automatically made a connection to how I am when I read. Whether I'm at school, in the library, or at a restaurant when I read, sometimes I can get so lost in the book that it doesn't matter what is going on around me. I like that a lot about reading because there are thousands of stories you can fall in love with, and make up whatever kind of setting that you picture in your head to go with them. 

 



 

I'm happy that Tris decided to read part of her mother's file! It was really interesting to read about her mother's childhood, what her parents were like, and how she got into the Bureau. The file revealed that Tris' mother was part of the Bureau, and I think that this made Tris feel more comfortable and welcome being there. I predict that Tris feeling this way will make Tobias and her other friends feel more welcome and comfortable too.





 

In the reading this week, it was revealed that Marcus would not be executed, but sent outside the gates. I was really surprised that they didn't execute him, especially with all the terrible things he has done. Evelyn spoke about these terrible things: "You deceived innocent children into risking their lives for your purposes. Your refusal to follow the orders of myself and Tori Wu, the former leader of Dauntless, resulted in countless deaths in the Erudite attack. You betrayed your peers by failing to do as we agreed and by failing to fight against Jeanine Matthews" (Roth 200). I would think that the citizens would have been upset about not having him executed, but I guess that Evelyn thinks that sending him beyond the fence is even worse than that. I'm wondering if this means he and Tobias might meet again? That would be a thrill to read about! I'll just have to read more to see what happens!

 

 

 

My link this week is to a goodreads page for the popular books of 2014:

https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/books-to-read-in-2014