tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381533012764037154.post4771435063876266931..comments2024-03-04T11:59:16.710+00:00Comments on Once Upon a Bookcase: Team Candor UK: The Dystopian Society in the Divergent SeriesJohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02828378728962868575noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381533012764037154.post-60600121702636773132012-05-04T18:30:35.956+01:002012-05-04T18:30:35.956+01:00Thank you! :) I'm so glad you enjoyed it! That...Thank you! :) I'm so glad you enjoyed it! That's it, the values aren't great for individuals. They should mix it up a bit! Well, to a certain degree. :)Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02828378728962868575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381533012764037154.post-75802213218730280902012-05-04T16:29:26.602+01:002012-05-04T16:29:26.602+01:00This is a fab post Jo! I hadn't really thought...This is a fab post Jo! I hadn't really thought about the fact that it isn't really a normal dystopian society. I think they've picked values that are important to have a healthy society but I don't think it can be good for individuals to just pick one of those values. To a degree the Divergent society works but like you say there will always be some people who fall through the cracks - either because they don't quite fit just one faction like the Divergent or Factionless or because they aren't happy with how things are and they want to change things by taking power. Human nature is a fascinating thing!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07491718306784046961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381533012764037154.post-63537548767874365032012-05-03T21:26:40.071+01:002012-05-03T21:26:40.071+01:00Thank you! :) Oooh, you're right! I'd neve...Thank you! :) Oooh, you're right! I'd never thought of that! I did mention in my review of Divergent how I felt it was focussed more on Tris than on the society, but of course if she was in factionless, it would be more about how the society treats those people.<br />However, apart from what we read in Insurgent - different book, and as I said above, just talking about Divergent - I do think the Divergent society could be completely different, and it would still be crappy. What I mean is, even in our own society, we have homeless people. If a book was written from the point of view of a homeless person, would it be all that different to the difficulties some people go through in dystopian novels? Rhetorical question really :)Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02828378728962868575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381533012764037154.post-27537715144735527522012-05-03T21:19:29.257+01:002012-05-03T21:19:29.257+01:00Thank you! :) With learning more about each of the...Thank you! :) With learning more about each of the factions, I still say it's not a society I want to live in, but when there are no issues, it does seem to work. But when there are issues... the crappy sides of the factions not directly involved show, methinks. They're not too great. But then there was that ending!! And, without trying to be spoilery, I guess I was wrong about what was thought about "human nature", in a way. Gosh, I can't explain what I mean without spoiling things, but hopefully you'll get what I mean! :)Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02828378728962868575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381533012764037154.post-81166879876978832362012-05-03T20:27:54.922+01:002012-05-03T20:27:54.922+01:00A fantastic,thought provoking post.
I was particul...A fantastic,thought provoking post.<br />I was particularly interested in what you were saying about the fractionless. If our protagonist was a member of this element of society, Divergent would probably read like a more traditional dystopian.<br />CarolineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381533012764037154.post-52721572105440698092012-05-03T20:01:22.369+01:002012-05-03T20:01:22.369+01:00I love this post, Jo! The Divergent society is suc...I love this post, Jo! The Divergent society is such an interesting one I think and I completely agree about what you said about human nature and people taking drastic action to get what they want. Did your thoughts about the society change after you read Insurgent?xCarlyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08427325546008814882noreply@blogger.com