Divergent by Veronica Roth

In Chapter seventeen, Tris goes on an initiation ritual with the Dauntless born initiates. The group goes zip lining and Tris enjoys the activity and the company of her comrades. This bonding experience makes her feel like a part of the group and she begins to feel more at home at Dauntless.  I thought that this chapter was interesting, but it wasn't really important to the plot. Although nothing really important to the plot happened, this chapter did show how Tris was developing as a character by showing her start to become more at home and secure at Dauntless and less uneasy.

In chapter eighteen, Tris is exposed to the simulation serum.  She is injected with the serum which is supposed to stimulate the "amygdala, which is the part of the brain that is involved in processing negative emotions–like fear–" (Roth 230).  Once the serum starts working, Tris begins to hallucinate about being attacked by crows and not being able to move.  I haven't finished this chapter yet, but I am eager to learn more about this serum as it's been talked about quite a bit now in the book and would also like to see what else happens in Tris's hallucination.

Would you take the serum if you have the chance?