Beatrice is about to choose her faction. She is supposed to cut her hand and let the blood drip in the bowl of the faction she chooses. In the beginning she had made up her mind to choose Abnegation to please her parents. She does not want to break her parents heart and leave like her brother did when he joined Erudite which is the faction that is in conflict with Abnegation. However, when she is handed the knife and the moment has come, she lets her blood drip over the coals, which is the symbol for Dauntless. At that moment she thinks to herself, "I am selfish, I am brave." ( Roth 47)
Those words and the way she changed her mind almost without any thought is rather characteristic of her character. She is driven by her instincts and intuition. She is often guided by her instinct and not a deep analysis of a situation. During the test to determine her faction she saved a little girl that was about to be attacked by a dog by jumping on top of the dog without giving it any thought. When she chooses Dauntless it also shows her bravery because she is willing to be seen as a trader to Abnegation for the sake of doing what she felt was the right choice for her.
If you where Beatrice, would you try to please the ones you love by choosing their faction or would you choose the one that feels right to you?
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