Divergent Chapter 33 Quotes
Divergent Chapter 33 Quotes
How we cite the quotes:
(Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote 1
I can't wage war against Abnegation, against my family. I would rather die. My fear landscape proved that. My list of options narrows, and I see the path I must take. I will pretend long enough to get to the Abnegation sector of the city. I will save my family. And whatever happens after that doesn't matter. A blanket of calm settles over me. (33.16)
Being undecided can be very painful, as we see when Tris makes up her mind and instantly feels calm. What's curious about this choice for Tris is that she sees it as hardly a choice: her "list of options narrows" and there's only one path she can take. That's the opposite of making a choice, right? ("I have to do this" vs. "I choose to do this.")
Quote 2
"Oh, they can see and hear. They just aren't processing what they see and hear the same way," says Eric. "They receive commands from our computers in the transmitters we injected them with..." At this, he presses his fingers to the injection site to show the woman where it is. Stay still, I tell myself. Still, still, still. "...and carry them out seamlessly." (33.46)
Here's a hilarious group of lies and manipulations: (1) Jeanine's secret is mind control through the transmitters she secretly put into the Dauntless serum, and (2) Tris's secret is that she's not mind-controlled, which is emphasized by her italic commands to herself to stay still. And there's not even a break—these two secrets are in the same paragraph, which may show us how Tris's secret overpowers Jeanine's and Eric's secret.