Brief Summary Of Tris Essay

At this point in the story, Amar, Tobias’s old trainer who was presumed to be dead, explains why he has faked his own death, and how Tori’s brother George is also alive after also being presumed dead. Afterwards, Tris and Zoe go to Matthew, a scientist, for Nathalie’s (Tris’s dead mother) file, which showed that she was very close to what was considered genetically perfect outside the walls, but not quite to Tris’s level, who is genetically perfect. Matthew and his assistant, Nita, later test Tobias’s genes to see if he is also, like Tris, genetically perfect. However, it is evident even before this section that he is not because he succumbed to the suggestion serum back in the first book. As expected, his genetic tests confirm that he is genetically …show more content…
As a result, the most tense relationship at this point in the book is between Tris and Nita, as she not only suspects her of trying to seduce her boyfriend, but having some other kind of mischievous plot, as she never really says what she plans on doing with the stolen serum. The relationship between Tris and her brother remains tense, as he explains to her why he had betrayed Tris back in book 1, to work under Jeanine, but Tris is not willing to listen to his explanation and instead punches him in the face. Overall, Tris is having a rough time in this portion of the book, only being able to have meaningful conversation with Bureaucrats.
The most prominent theme in this section of the book is distrust, mainly centered around Tris, as Tobias goes behind her back to go and explore the fringe with Nita. This theme is also seen from Tobias’s point of view, as Tris does not seem to take his side on any issues, as explained in the section summary. What can be inferred from this is that the relationship between Tris and Tobias will not survive the battle between the genetically perfect and the genetically