Roth goes on to state how some fear is a good thing. When jumping off the train it would be better to stay on and not risk your life. But when Tris does it anyway, she states how she didn’t do it to show she could be Dauntless, but to show how she already was. “I am selfish. I am brave”( 32 Roth). When she was with her parents in Abnegation there was a part of her whose weakness was not being able to express herself. Throughout the novel you are able to see examples of people who succumb and people who triumph over fear. "You're afraid of heights," I say. "How do you survive in the Dauntless compound?" "I ignore my fear," he says. "When I make decisions, I pretend it doesn't exist." I stare at him for a second. I can't help it. To me there's a difference between not being afraid and acting in spite of fear, as he does.” (81 Roth). Even someone as tough as Four isn’t fearless but he rather ignores it, therefore ignoring his
Roth goes on to state how some fear is a good thing. When jumping off the train it would be better to stay on and not risk your life. But when Tris does it anyway, she states how she didn’t do it to show she could be Dauntless, but to show how she already was. “I am selfish. I am brave”( 32 Roth). When she was with her parents in Abnegation there was a part of her whose weakness was not being able to express herself. Throughout the novel you are able to see examples of people who succumb and people who triumph over fear. "You're afraid of heights," I say. "How do you survive in the Dauntless compound?" "I ignore my fear," he says. "When I make decisions, I pretend it doesn't exist." I stare at him for a second. I can't help it. To me there's a difference between not being afraid and acting in spite of fear, as he does.” (81 Roth). Even someone as tough as Four isn’t fearless but he rather ignores it, therefore ignoring his