Life lessons 1: Labels we give people aren't true, they are made up.
There are four factions in this novel. Erudite are suppose to be the smart and intelligent people in this society, this faction usually got the high ranking jobs like lawyers. Dauntless were meant to be the tough and the brave, and protect the society, with there fighting skills. Abnegation, are the humble selfless servant that aren't allowed to stare in a mirror for more than 5 seconds. Amity is suppose to be the peaceful and love nature. Candor are suppose to spit the truth whenever and not hold back.
Tck publishing wrote something in a blog post that I think can really relate to this life lesson.
"In the real world, these values are not black and white. Instead, how we act and how we are perceived by others is often situation-dependent. If you walk up to a lady and compliment her on her well-behaved child, she will probably smile and be friendly. If you walk up to hear and start screaming, she will probably withdraw and turn away.
Same woman, different situation, different behavior. You can’t say based on her reaction that she is kind or rude. She is both. It just depends on the situation.
If you want to be more courageous, put yourself in situations where you must practice courage.
If you want to be more kind and loving, practice being kind and loving and put yourself in situations where you can do that.
If you’re trying to be a positive, happy person but you’re surrounded by complainers and negative people all day, it’s going to be tough.
It’s not that you were “born a negative person.” It’s that you’re in a situation that makes it harder or you to be positive.
Put yourself in the right kind of situations where you can succeed and be the kind of person you really want to be."
