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Divergent
Author: Veronica Roth
By: Brooke Schwartz
Date 7/14/17
1. Alliteration – the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
Example from the book – One example of alliteration from the book is in chapter 2 when it says “He is plaster-pale. He pushes his pains along his legs like I do when I wipe off sweat…”
2. Allusion – an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly
Example from the book – One example of an allusion from the book is when they talk about dauntless and that dauntless values courage “Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.”
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Example from the book – Tris and Al had the one major conflict, when Al tried to fit in, and Tris doesn’t accept that, which leads to his death. This conflict was a very major point, when you realized the harshness that Tris had used.
a.) Internal vs. external – Internal – is the mental struggle arising from opposing demands or impulses. External – that is a conflict between the character and someone else or the character and a conflict between the characters self.
Example from the book – an example of internal conflict from the book divergent is that she has trouble fitting in with the Dauntless in the beginning. An example of an external conflict from the book divergent is when the war that started on Abnegation. She needed to protect her family and her friends from the soldiers under the simulation shooting everyone. This is a huge problem for Tris and many other people.
b.) Man vs. man – this is a conflict between the character and someone else.
Example from the book – an example from the book is when tris has to beat out other members of Dauntless to advance to the next stage.
c.) Man vs. self - this is a conflict between the character and its self.
Example from the book – an example from the book is when it’s after the aptitude test, Tris struggles with her decision on which faction to enter.
d.) man vs. nature – this is a conflict that is when a character has a conflict with the outside world and nature Example from the
One example, is Brian vs. the decision of taking his second surgery. An example of internal conflict that was crucial in the telepay is when Brian decides to receive his second operation. This conflict shows that Brian was going to have to make an important decision
Another scene that shows an example of conflict was when Toula?s parents find out she is seeing a man who happens to not be Greek. Ian Miller (her boyfriend) and Toula?s father are arguing in the dining room, while Toula and her mother sit in the kitchen listening. The conflict begins because both Toula?s father and her boyfriend want different things. Toula?s father does not want Toula to have a boyfriend, while Ian wants to continue to see Toula. Like the first conflict, two people
Allusions are a literary device often used by authors to further some aspects of their work. This is especially evident in The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson. Larson uses allusions in many ways to make help make connections in the readers’ minds.
Many internal and external conflicts appear in Divergent that move the plot along. Firstly, Beatrice experiences an internal conflict; choosing Dauntless or Abnegation, or in other words live a plain, stiff life or one with thrill and freedom. Beatrice states “Tomorrow these qualities will struggle within me and only one can win,” (Roth, 37). Secondly, Beatrice is faced with an external conflict; herself versus Peter who is a mean rival initiate that takes a certain dislike to Beatrice. He says rude remarks about beatrice, calls her names, embarasses her and even tries to kill her. His hate towards Tris is fueled by jealousy and pure malice while his behavior fuels Tris’s anger and hate towards Peter. Lastly, Tris is confronted with yet another external conflict; Herself versus Jeanine Matthews, one of the antagonists in the story. Jeanine has put shame on hr family and dislikes her and wants to kill her sand use her as an experiment.Many other conflicts occur like betrayal, fear, jealousy, and revenge. These conflicts move the plot forward at an exhilarating pace that make the story a great
In Ally Condle’s novel, Matched, she used conflict to develop theme. One example of a conflict that took place in the story was that Ky is an aberration and isn’t allowed to be matched but he’s in love with Cassia. In the story aberrations are people who have been moved in from the outside province and they aren’t allowed to be matched. This develops the theme of how being in love is sometimes harder than it seems like.
Step 1: Pick a character from the novel you read. Part 2 Question 2: Consider the conflict faced by the protagonist in one of the novels that you read this semester. In a response of no less than three paragraphs, explain this conflict, its development, and how the protagonist deals with it, as well as how the conflict is ultimately resolved. Include examples from the text in your response where appropriate.
This has to do with the conflict between two characters in a writing. Man versus. man has to do with the differences in morals, beliefs, or ethics between the two characters. It can also have to do with an emotional or physical encounter. Man versus nature is when a conflict is created between the character and nature its self. Lastly when an issue with a character and their government or society comes up in literature that is called man versus society.
In the stories “Seventh Grade” and “Melting Pot” they have different conflicts. “Seventh Grade” has an internal conflict. “Melting Pot” has conflicts that are external. Internal conflict means a conflict that is or from the mind. External conflict comes from the outside or what you say or speak. External sometimes take place between groups of people. In every story, the conflicts always either have a winner or not.
The idea of Conflict is an extremely complex one and is vividly evident in the short story “All the years of her life” by Morley Callaghan. It is important to define the term “Conflict”, as defined by the Oxford Dictionary “Be incompatible or at a variance; clash” ("Conflict - Definition of Conflict in English | Oxford Dictionaries"). While the story “All the years of her Life” discusses the various conflicts the protagonist faces in her life and the lives of those around her. It begins with an external
In life as in literature people have certain struggles. In the novels and short stories we read this year there are several example of inner struggles, within the characters. The basic type of struggles known to people is Man Vs Man, Man Vs Nature and Man Vs Himself, otherwise known as inner struggle. It is when you have within yourself problems, concerns or questions that you must decide. They often decide to keep it's feeling and emotion to themselves.
There are multitudinous types of conflicts present in Holes, four of which are: Man versus Man, Man versus Self, Man versus Nature, and Man versus Society. These four examples of conflict help the characters and plot develop. Their resolutions help the reader to understand the book and have increased interest in reading it by observing the characters developing.
Alliteration is the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. In the book The Warrior’s Heart, alliteration is used by the author Eric Greitens to show that they are few people that will make it through the tough training that people endure in the BUD/S training. It is right after the soldiers are told that they have completed their training and have become seals. He then goes on to explain the type of people that make it through training. After listing off all the people that typically don't make it he says “The vicious beauty of BUD/S training is that there are no excuses, no explanations.
As proclaimed by Shmoop editors, “When authors refer to other great works, people, and events. It’s usually not accidental” (Shmoop Editorial Team). In the story Brave New World by Aldous Huxley there is a profuse amount of allusions throughout the entirety of the novel. There are three main forms of allusion that is superior to the rest. Huxley uses literary, Native American, and religious allusions throughout the whole of the novel. These three forms of allusion help tie the story together by bringing into view how different the two societies are within the story.
The conflict is when Alaska dies and Pudge and his friends are trying to put all the pieces of her death together.
There are so many different types of allusions that can best suit this novel and