Post 9: Is America Singer the Feminine version of Tris Prior?

            I am currently on my third book for book three. I have read The Selection, The Elite, and now I am on Allegiant. I have notice several similar qualities in the main character of my first book to the book I am on now. America singer came from caste five and was then selected as one of thirty-five girls for the selection. Tris Prior was part of Abnegation then chose to become Dauntless. Both of these girls made a choice on their own. My point is that America Singer, while extremely similar to Tris, has a different, slightly more feminine choice to make. The biggest similarities of these characters’ archetypes I noticed was that they both had a problem with how things are run in their country, they both are epic heroes, they are both on a journey, and lastly they both represent the beliefs of their people in the beginning. The difference is America is put into a world of ball gowns and tiaras, which may lead a reader to believe she is not at all similar to Tris Prior who is in a world of fights and hatred. But this would be a false belief. America soon begins to see the wrongs of her countries government and decides that she needs to do something to change Illea. Just as Tris soon discovers the wrong of her country and tries to fight back. Whether the hero of your book is a tomboy or a beauty queen, they all have the same purpose, which I find fascinating and extremely entertaining.