Hunger Games vs Divergent

       I love both Hunger Games and Divergent! I have really enjoyed the story of both of them but I couldn't help but realize the similarities between the two books. I love both of them and think they are unique in many ways, but I also think that they are similar in some ways.

The evident similarities that I have noticed is that  they both take place in dystopian society so both of the stories take place in the future. Also both of their societies are split up, in Divergent they are split up by factions and whatever faction you are they have specific roles they have to complete. Tris is part of Dauntless which is known for bravery and courage. In Hunger Games it is split by districts and each district is known for something else for example Katniss Everdeen is from District 12 which is the poorest of the districts and is known for its coal mining. Both the books use similar imagery for their book covers for Hunger Games there is a flaming Mockingjay and for Divergent there is a flaming Divergent Logo. The most important of all both the books center around a female heroine. In Divergent Tris is the female lead trying to defeat the society and battling with the fact that she is Divergent and the story revolves around her as a dauntless and hiding the fact she is Divergent. In Hunger Games Katniss Everdeen is the female lead who volunteers as tribute in order to save her sister and the story revolved around her in the Hunger Games and how she survived. I have also noticed similarities between Tris and Katniss in specific.

       One way that Tris and Katniss are similar is because they both are very strong-willed and persistent to achieve what they intended to achieve. This is shown with Katniss because when she was fighting in the Hunger Games and her friend Rue dies she was upset but that didn't stop her from giving her best in the Hunger Games.  She never lets anything get her down. Tris is strong willed because she was determined to be able to do what the other people in dauntless do and she never gave up and she kept trying. Another reason why Katniss and Tris are similar is because they both are bold. Katniss was bold because when it was her turn to show the game makers her skills and they kept ignoring her then she just shot an arrow at the apple to get their attention. Tris is bold because when everyone else was scared to jump off the roof she was the first jumper proving how brave she was. "First Jumper-Tris!" (Roth 60). Now comes the really obvious one, you guys have probably already noticed-they look so similar in the picture above. They both have their hair up and they both have determination in their eyes to accomplish their tasks.

       These are some things I found similar between Hunger Games and Divergent, and also Katniss and Tris. Can you find anymore?