ALLEGIANT: MAJOR, MAJOR SPOILERS INCLUDED!!! STOP READING NOW IF YOU HAVE NOT FINISHED THE BOOK! ALSO CONTAINS A MAJOR THE FAULT IN OUR STARTS SPOILER!
As you may know many, many people are outraged about Tris's death at the end of Allegiant, some have even threatened Veronica Roth (the author) which is ridiculous. Anyway, although I'm obviously devastated, I understand why she did it.
The point of Tris's death was to show both her bravery and
selflessness, the two main qualities that she possesses. Yes, I am extremely
saddened by her death because it was so sudden and unexpected unlike say,
August Water's, where although it may have been surprising, you had pages and
pages to say goodbye to him. Although I desperately wanted a happy ending for
Tris and Four, this ending fits her character perfectly.
It show how selfless
she actually is, and it shows how much selflessness(Abnegation) and bravery(Dauntless)
go together. Not to mention it ties in her brains(Erudite) which is the other
faction for which she had an aptitude. Although it may seem senseless to give
your life for a brother who betrayed you, and to an extent it was, it gave
insight to the fact of how selfless Tris really is. The brains came in when she
was able to figure out how to steal the memory serum and activating it while
staying alive for as long as possible. So in a way Tris's death display all
three components of her divergence, her ability to sacrifice her life for
someone even though they wronged her, her bravery to do what she did and her
intelligence to be able to complete the task. In way her death although
devastating to not only the other characters but to the readers, was very
poetic and symbolic of her life.
Throughout her life, Tris tried to balance her
intellect, selflessness, and her bravery, and even though it lead to her
demise, in her last act, she successfully balanced these three qualities. So,
even though it was upsetting to see a character as inspiring and loved as Tris
go, to not read the book because you wanted a happy ending seems a little
absurd. Although, escaping to a world of fiction is enjoyable, it has to have
instances of reality to make it believable. Throughout the Divergent trilogy
many deaths occur, Tris's parents, Al, Will, among countless others, but to
denounce an entire book because the ending isn't what you hoped for is a little
extreme.
I know many are outraged by Tris's death and they have the right to
be, but her death allowed you to see the extent of her love and bravery. As
much as I wished and hoped that Allegiant's epilogue would be Four and Tris's
wedding or some other happy occasion, the epilogue was still beautiful, but in
a sad way. As a whole I thought Allegiant was excellent, it was full of twists
and even though Tris's death was shocking and sad, it really summed up Tris as
a whole. So I understand why Veronica Roth did what she did.
~Simply Nerdy
