Insurgent

           Since we were reading Fahrenheit 451 for our class novel, I didn't have too much time to read Insurgent, which I was hoping to have finished by now. But here's a quick summary of what I have read from my last blog post up until now:

            While still in the Candor faction, a secret meeting is held with only Dauntless members. They hold this meeting to elect new leaders. Tris is nominated but she refuses. At the end of the meeting, Tobias, Tori, and a member named Harrison are declared new Dauntless leaders. Then, while at the meeting, they have a trial for Eric, and in the end, they all agree that he is guilty. Tobias kills him, not feeling any guilt of grief at all. After the meeting gets over, Tris and Tobias go to visit Evelyn (Tobias's mom) and Edward. Both are leaders of the factionless. They make a plan to gather the loyal Dauntless, factionless and and the willing Abnegation, to fight and take down Erudite and form a new government without factions. But Tris doesn't trust Evelyn, because she abandoned Tobias and left him with an abusive father. Anyways, later that night, Tris and Christina discover a simulation that kills at least one of the Dauntless every two days until a Divergent has been delivered to the Erudite compounds. Tris and Christina see 3 people who are standing at the edge of a roof top: a young girl, Lynn's brother Hector, and their own friend Marlene. They save the girl and Hector, but Marlene falls and dies, because she was under the simulation. They both feel guilty because they weren't able to save Marlene, and after seeing what Tris has been going through, Christina forgives Tris for killing Will. Tris later finds Tobias, and wants to turn herself in to Erudite. Tobias makes Tris promise not to turn herself in. She promises but soon breaks it by going to Erudite. Tris goes to Erudite, fearful because she knows that death awaits her there. But she accepts and agrees to Jeanine's testing as long as the results are explained to her. She goes under an MRI, and several simulations. She finds out that Caleb, her brother, is working for Jeanine and is surprised at his betrayal. One evening, Tris passes Tobias in the hallway, and figures out that he tried to save her. They are both taken to a room, where Jeanine keeps trying new simulations on Tris in order to find one that will control the Divergent. Jeanine also is trying to figure out the location of the factionless safe houses. Jeanine gets frustrated because nothing works on Tris. Tris jumps on Jeanine, scratching and punching her, screaming how she can't be controlled. Soon after, Tris finds out that she will be executed and Jeanine will just continue testing on Tobias. The next day, Tris was supposed to be executed. But Peter, who was supposed to be her executioner, and who was also a Dauntless traitor, helped Tris and Tobias to escape. The three of them flee to Abnegation.