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Divergent Compare And Contrast Analysis
“Behind every mask there is a face and behind that a story.” Vera Claythorne from And Then There Were None and Tris from Divergent both had to hide their identity to survive. Both of these characters wore a mask shared dark secrets and were trapped. Vera Claythorne and Tris both had to use a mean self persuasion when personal interests become more important responsibilities interests overcome and take over. Each and one of us wear a mask everyday in our lives. We all have reasons or a story behind it all. “The greatest trap in our life is not success popularity or powers,but self rejection”. Like for example Tris and Vera both had complicated emotions and wished things could get better. It’s human nature to feel trapped in your own emotions. Vera was trapped because they made her believe one thing, one thing that led to another that ended up trapping her to her own emotions. Vera being a very intelligent and capable women done some things she wasn't so proud of things that trapped her emotions causing self rejection. Tris on the other hand chose her path, though her path became hard and with …show more content…
We all wear a mask” just like Vera and Tris. Vera wore a mask hiding who she really was an evil person and criminal. She tries to hide her identity by being intelligent and being a capable women. Also by getting an invitation by the island and hired to be a secretary would focus her mind away from what she had done. She believed that she was a lucky girl and that it was the perfect time to forget and get her mind off of the things by leaving and taking the new offer of the job. Tris also wore a mask but to protect herself and to survive because she was divergent and could not let anybody know or else she would get killed. People believed that divergent were different and could fit into more than one group faction and that they wore dangerous. Our society makes us hide from who we really are. It’s part of human

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