Summary:
The story, “Red Rising by Pierce Brown,” takes place in the far distant future where mankind is spread across different worlds. Society has remade itself in a way in which each person is assigned a color. The Golds are known to be the wealthiest rulers of the world. Whereas, the Reds are the slaves that work hard, day and night, and have the lowest place in society. Darrow is a part of the Reds. He is the Helldiver of his area; the operator of huge machines that drill into the undergrounds of Mars to mine Helium 3. Darrow is known as one of the best and strives to be the most productive in order to achieve his tribe the Laurel. The Laurel awards food and basic necessities to the winners. He and his people are told that Mars is too dangerous and inhabitable for them to live in and that it is their tribe that is making Mars possible to live in. However, once a tragedy occurs in which Darrow’s wife, Eo, is executed for singing the forbidden song, Darrow vows to bring the world to an end. He is recruited by a group of rebels who believe that they can bring a change in everything. Darrow learns that he and his kind have been lied to, and that Mars has already …show more content…
In “Red Rising,” society has been remade in a way in which each person is assigned a color and people are divided along the lines of class and power. Similarly, in the book, “Divergent,” society has been divided amongst different factions. There is also another common similarity when comparing the storylines of the two books. In “Red Rising,” Darrow had to take a test to see if he was qualified for enrolling into the Institute. The test was set up as an immersion game, which consisted of many obstacles standing in the way, having to be solved. Similarly in Divergent’s story line, Tris had to take a test to see which faction she fit best amongst. The test was also set up as an immersion
The story, “Red Rising by Pierce Brown,” takes place in the far distant future where mankind is spread across different worlds. Society has remade itself in a way in which each person is assigned a color. The Golds are known to be the wealthiest rulers of the world. Whereas, the Reds are the slaves that work hard, day and night, and have the lowest place in society. Darrow is a part of the Reds. He is the Helldiver of his area; the operator of huge machines that drill into the undergrounds of Mars to mine Helium 3. Darrow is known as one of the best and strives to be the most productive in order to achieve his tribe the Laurel. The Laurel awards food and basic necessities to the winners. He and his people are told that Mars is too dangerous and inhabitable for them to live in and that it is their tribe that is making Mars possible to live in. However, once a tragedy occurs in which Darrow’s wife, Eo, is executed for singing the forbidden song, Darrow vows to bring the world to an end. He is recruited by a group of rebels who believe that they can bring a change in everything. Darrow learns that he and his kind have been lied to, and that Mars has already …show more content…
In “Red Rising,” society has been remade in a way in which each person is assigned a color and people are divided along the lines of class and power. Similarly, in the book, “Divergent,” society has been divided amongst different factions. There is also another common similarity when comparing the storylines of the two books. In “Red Rising,” Darrow had to take a test to see if he was qualified for enrolling into the Institute. The test was set up as an immersion game, which consisted of many obstacles standing in the way, having to be solved. Similarly in Divergent’s story line, Tris had to take a test to see which faction she fit best amongst. The test was also set up as an immersion