Why Divergent is NOT just some Hunger Games Copy

Today I would like to talk about something that has been highly debated on the social media accounts that I follow. *If you do not care about either THG or Divergent series and think it's "stupid" or "clique" please do not keep reading.*

*sorry one is the book cover and one is the movie, I couldn't find a high quality image*

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This would be whether or not The Hunger Games or Divergent are the same or "similar." Today, I am going to be talking about why they are NOT the same, but how they are very much different stories. Whether or not you prefer one to the other, that is a matter of opinion. Everyone likes and dislikes different things, while I am a big fan of the Divergent Series, The Hunger Games is VERY different. Most people know what these both are, but if you don't know what either of these are click here for more in depth information about Divergent, and here for The Hunger Games.

To start I would like to acknowledge that there are both dystopian trilogy's narrated by young women, BUT the plots of these and the characters journeys are VERY different.

To start here are quick summaries of the books:

THG:
In the Hunger Games society they will pick a male and a female from each "district" and will place them in an arena to fight to the death, for simple their entertainment. Katniss's sister, Prim, is chosen to fight in the annual hunger games but Katniss volunteers to fight for her. There is also in a love triangle between Gale, the guy that takes care of her family, or Peeta who she seems to be falling for. She goes back and forth between the two. But *spoiler alert ahead* she ends up with Peeta. Personally, I felt like both Hunger Games and Catching Fire were basically the exact same but with a different ending. In catching fire it was another game, with Peeta and Katniss fighting for their lives. Mockingjay is the final book in the trilogy and more than one person has told me the book was too boring to finish. In the end, while there are many wars, violence, and cruelty Katniss and Peeta turn out all right. The two of them end up marrying for real and have a family.

Now onto Divergent...

 In Divergent, their society is divided up into "factions" as young teens are going into adulthood they will make the choice between staying with their family or leaving their home to a new faction, new people, and a whole new lifestyle. Before choosing your new faction, each teen will take a test that will help them make the decision of choosing their new faction. The test will offer a series of choices to be made which will then give you one result. Abnegation(selflessness), Amity(kindness), Erudite(Intelligence), Candor(Honesty), and Dauntless(Bravery.) This series follows a young girl named Tris who makes the decision to transfer into the warrior faction of bravery. This faction is called Dauntless, in this faction she learns to fight, train, and become a strong independent women. Unlike the Hunger Games, there is no love triangle in this series.
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Now, to start I would like to address the whole messy love triangle in THG(The Hunger Games), Katniss's main focus is to stay alive but it is still very clear that she is struggling emotionally on who she really loves. While in Divergent, and to quote Veronica Roth, "Love triangles are great, but they're not just not a Tris thing. She's just so focused on what she wants."

Second, the society itself. Divergent's society is divided up into groups based off of traits they value such as bravery and kindness in THG is it split up into 13 different districts. In Allegiant the society has many more futuristic components than the Hunger Games.

Next, the basic plot line. In THG kids/adults can be chosen from their district to fight in a "game" till the death for simple entertainment. If you know Divergent at all that is not the case, it follows a young girl of her journey from the faction of Abnegation to Dauntless.

These are just a few of the MANY differences between THG and Divergent. While reading this I have probably said "Divergent and THG" wayyyyy too many times but here are a few websites I found that have even more reasons of why the two are not the same.

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Lastly - sorry if this post came off as intense, I got a little carried away haha ;)
~ Marea