Tris from 'Divergent' as an Archetypal Hero Anonymous 9th Grade

In the novel “Divergent” by Veronica Roth, the protagonist, Tris, learns that she must change the way the world works. In the world of Divergent people are separated into 4 different factions, and these factions are more important then their own family. Tris herself decided to leave behind her family in order to choose a different faction, Dauntless, which is meant for the brave. As people look down on other factions, the conflict between them is endless and they constantly fight for power. Tris decides that the conflict between the factions has gone on long enough and that to get through these hard times she must stand up and make a change. In this way, Tris is clearly an archetypal hero.

One instance in which Tris is a hero is when she always emerges victorious in the end. When Tris goes up against the people that disliked her for choosing Dauntless over the faction she was born into she made others understand that there was nothing wrong with her decision. In front off a huge audience she declares: “Is it wrong to feel different? I felt that I did not belong with them. I felt that I did not fit in. Is that not a valid reason?” (Roth 89). Here we see Tris standing up against the norm. She wants to fight for the people who...