Chapter Seven

The Dauntless travel to their headquarters which happen to be underground, Tris feels really close to the earth; I understand where she's coming from because we all have that one place in our lives that we feel completely safe or one with the earth. Mine happens to be when I'm alone by a a lake or a stream. For some reason I believe this has to do with the fact that I'm Pisces and were supposed to be people that are very comfortable with water. Where's your "special" place?

"Special Place"

Tris begins to wonder why so many of the transfer initiates are from candor, but then she mentions that they're very curious, loud-mouths, that ask to many questions.

"It must require bravery to be honest all the time. I wouldn't know."

When they continue the tour, I learn that Dauntless is completely different from Abnegation. They all speak their minds and it's loud all the time, no one seems reserved ever. Tris really enjoys all the chaos around her. They soon arrive at The Pit and someone makes a joke. I laughed so hard because we have The Pit at our school!(:

The river is split between two areas. One side is the chaotic, thrashing side while the other, is calm and subtle. This is a big symbol in the Dauntless world, Eric explains that the two sides represent the difference between bravery and idiocy. I thought that it was put beautifully.

Tris describes Eric as terrifying and she doesn't ever want him to look at her. Eric is one of the five Dauntless leaders who is very young. But age doesn't matter to the Dauntless.

Initiation is very serious, after the tour, they lead them to their combined room and tell them that the rankings are for finding a job after initiation and that only the top ten initiates are made members. If you are not in the top 10 then you become factionless, a great fear of Tris's. 

"If you really are one of us, it won't matter to you that you might fail. And if it does, you are a coward."

Almost all the initiates cry themselves to sleep that night... I'd have to say I would too.