But I'm gonna tell you anyway.
When Mrs. Wiwin gave us this task, to write about a person who inspire us--inspire me--I confidently ask, "Can we write about fictional characters?" And sadly, Mrs. Wiwin said no.
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Why? Why can't we? W h y? WHY?
Anyway, I'm gonna be a rebel here and write about fictional character. Don't worry I'm gonna write about real people who had inspired me too, um, but it's probably--no, definitely has something to do with fictional character as well.
If you're having a plan to red the Divergent trilogy especially Allegiant, do not read the post because s p o i l e r. I've warned you, and I've tagged my spoiler so.
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Do any of you know who Tris Prior is? I'm sure all of you know who she is. If you don't... No, you know her. You have to know her. Google her up, or read the Divergent trilogy by Veronica Roth, or watch the movie, or do whatever you have to do to find out about her. Because she is simply amazing, and flawless, and perfect, and fearless, and brave, and selfless, and kind, and honest, and smart. I am so glad to know her, and you will too.
Let me tell you a little bit why I think she is such a perfect role model for the teenagers. She is 16 years old and she live in a world, a city actually, that divide the society into 5 factions. Abnegation for the selfless, Erudite for the intelligence, Candor for the honest, Amity for the peaceful, and Dauntless for the brave. This city only have some serums to control the society, just that. But there are some people who are inconclusive, they can't fit into only one faction, and the serums don't work on them. People called it Divergent, and people see them as a threat that must be killed for the society's sake. And Tris was one of them. She decided to hide inside the Dauntless, since that, she had her world turned upside down right in front of her face. She is forced to kill her friend, have her brother involved in a plan which the main purpose is to kill her, watch her own parents died, etc. I could give you another hundreds problem that she have to face but it will be too long. What I'm trying to say is, even after this and that, she decided to not giving up to save herself and her beloved people that still remain alive. I mean, she has every right--every single right--to give up, to let herself get killed, so that she wouldn't have to hide and run, wouldn't put people around her in a great danger, but instead she chooses to fight. And in the end, after everything that she has done, after every effort, every war, every moment that she almost get killed, every time she decided to stay strong and fight back, she let let herself to give up. She's giving herself up, she is sacrificing herself to let her brother live, to save her city from a war that about to happen, a war that will destroy the people, the city itself. And do I have to remind you that she died for the people who after all this time trying to kill her? See her as a threat? Make her life miserable? Force her to fight? People who will put the gun in her head and with no doubt will pull the trigger. So there you go, a short version of why Tris Prior is not just a fictional character.
IF THAT IS NOT INSPIRING THEN I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS.
And now, I will write about Veronica Roth the author of the Divergent trilogy.
Roth was born in New York City and was raised primarily in Barrington, Illinois. Her mother, Barbara Ross, is a painter who resides in Barrington. She is the youngest of three children. Her parents divorced when she was five years old, and her mother has since remarried to Frank Ross, a financial consultant for landscape companies. Her brother and sister live in the Chicago area.
Her father is German (born in Cologne). Her mother's family is Polish. Her maternal grandparents were concentration camp survivors, whose religious convictions pushed her mother away from religion. Veronica Roth learned about the Christian religion by attending a Christian Bible study during her high school years, and has stayed with it.
Roth graduated from Barrington High School. After attending a year of college at Carleton College, she transferred to Northwestern University for its creative writing program. She married photographer Nelson Fitch in 2011. They reside in the Chicago area.
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