Insurgent
Naam: Marit van der Tuin
Klas: NH5F
Title: Insurgent
Book review questions (each question should be answered in between 75 - 100 words).
1 What is the connection between the title and the book? Explain in detail with examples from
the book. How does the title relate to the main character/s?
The title is insurgent. The book is named insurgent because in part two they revolt against
erudite.
2 Characterization: What kind of person is/are the main character/s? In what ways does that
become clear to you as a reader? Explain with examples from the book.
Tris is the main character of the book. In the story you can read what is happening with Tris and
how she reacts to it. Tris is divergent, she comes from abnegation and has transitioned to
dauntless. She wants to abolish the faction system. She belongs to the resistance.
3 Who is your favourite character in the book and why? Explain with details of what he/she is
saying / doing in the book.
Tris is my favourite character, because she is very brave and will do anything to beat Jeanine.
Even if it costs her own life, together with Tobias she is a very good team. they finally manage to
beat Jeanine.
4 Development: In what ways does the main character change or develop during the story?
How do you notice that as a reader? Give detailed examples from the book.
She loses her father and mother, despite that she continues. Her own brother betrays her yet she
manages to save and control herself. But she had also a moment that when every day three
people would die because she didn’t reported herself that she wanted to die. Because she
believes that she is a problem for the society, she reports herself to Jeanine but escapes later.
5 Conflict: What is the most important emotional conflict that the main character becomes
involved in? How does the writer end the conflict? Explain.
The moment that Tobias thinks that she died and he became very mad and sad. But then she
wake up and they are both very relieved and happy to see each other.
6 Ending: Is there an open or closed ending to the book? How did that make you feel as a
reader?
The book has an open ending, because they are told that this has been an experiment and that
amity have to open the borders of the city and they must join the population. After that moment
is very chaotic in the city. That’s the end of the book. Its an open ending because the reader don’t
know how how it goes with tris and the people in the city of the experiment.
Naam: Marit van der Tuin
Klas: NH5F
Title: Insurgent
Book review questions (each question should be answered in between 75 - 100 words).
1 What is the connection between the title and the book? Explain in detail with examples from
the book. How does the title relate to the main character/s?
The title is insurgent. The book is named insurgent because in part two they revolt against
erudite.
2 Characterization: What kind of person is/are the main character/s? In what ways does that
become clear to you as a reader? Explain with examples from the book.
Tris is the main character of the book. In the story you can read what is happening with Tris and
how she reacts to it. Tris is divergent, she comes from abnegation and has transitioned to
dauntless. She wants to abolish the faction system. She belongs to the resistance.
3 Who is your favourite character in the book and why? Explain with details of what he/she is
saying / doing in the book.
Tris is my favourite character, because she is very brave and will do anything to beat Jeanine.
Even if it costs her own life, together with Tobias she is a very good team. they finally manage to
beat Jeanine.
4 Development: In what ways does the main character change or develop during the story?
How do you notice that as a reader? Give detailed examples from the book.
She loses her father and mother, despite that she continues. Her own brother betrays her yet she
manages to save and control herself. But she had also a moment that when every day three
people would die because she didn’t reported herself that she wanted to die. Because she
believes that she is a problem for the society, she reports herself to Jeanine but escapes later.
5 Conflict: What is the most important emotional conflict that the main character becomes
involved in? How does the writer end the conflict? Explain.
The moment that Tobias thinks that she died and he became very mad and sad. But then she
wake up and they are both very relieved and happy to see each other.
6 Ending: Is there an open or closed ending to the book? How did that make you feel as a
reader?
The book has an open ending, because they are told that this has been an experiment and that
amity have to open the borders of the city and they must join the population. After that moment
is very chaotic in the city. That’s the end of the book. Its an open ending because the reader don’t
know how how it goes with tris and the people in the city of the experiment.
