Sunday, April 6, 2014

"Divergent" + Vocabulary Observances



"Divergent" + Vocabulary Observances


As I am reading this book, what I have learned so far after reading pages 27-60 is that Beatrice has gone to a Choosing Ceremony the next day after her test, and her brother Caleb, chooses Erudite. And Beatrice, is nervous, but she lures herself into Dauntless. She leaves Abnegation, and so, her family as well. She basically treats herself into starting a new life, so she goes ahead and after a long train journey, she renames herself "Tris." She also gets to know the names of a few other people who have decided to be put in the Dauntless faction, like Christina, Molly, and Rita. Another new character, Max, is a man who is one of the heads of introducing the new Dauntless people in.
So that's what's been going on in pages 27-60.

Now, I gotta say that I think there's too little of the overall story being covered in so many pages to read all at one time. And I think that the reason why this happens not only in this book, but in lots of other books is because the author wants to show the reader his/her talent in writing. Like here, Veronica Roth wants to utilize more pages to show more imagery, vocabulary and her talent in writing. Most of the vocabulary she uses makes a huge effect in the overall imagery of the story. She uses crisp and really effective words to paint scenes more clearly. And as a result, I am more able to mentally visualize every single scene that Veronica Roth writes about. S

So I am gonna make an assumption here. I think that the more time an author takes to show his/her talent in real writing by utilizing more pages, more extraordinary vocabulary, and more imagery techniques, the more recognized his/her writing will be in the stories they write, and the more encouragement he/she will get to write more and more, and therefore, make writing a more enjoyable career.



I got a question for you guys to answer:

Do you really think writers utilize more pages just to show their talent in real writing and attempt to make their books more recognized, as well as teach us readers more vocabulary?

You guys can leave your answers in the comments below and thanks very much for reading and answering this question and post!!!










3 comments:

  1. They may use more pages for it but i think it is just a need to write a good book that is complex like Divergent. You should give examples of the imagery in the text to help show your point.

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  2. I love the picture of Pherb, it goes well with your post.

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  3. I like how you said Veronica Roth really did a good job at painting a picture in your head. Your post was good and I like how you asked a question at the end of your post. Divergent sounds like a great book of which I really want to read.

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