How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
"It is worth it," Cara says. "One death, to save thousands of people from a terrible fate?" (41.6)
This idea that it's okay to sacrifice one person to save thousands comes up a lot when thinking about sacrifice. What's the cutoff on this? Is it okay to sacrifice one person to save hundreds? Dozens? Two or three? And who should the sacrificed person be? Why?
Quote #5
"I'm the one who chose the wrong side, who worked with Jeanine Matthews; I'm the one none of you care about, so I should be the one to die." (41.14)
That fact that everyone chooses to sacrifice Caleb raises a bunch of questions. If he's expendable, is it really sacrifice? And if they're choosing to sacrifice him, kind of against his will, does that make it murder? And why the heck don't they try harder to just learn the passcode?
Quote #6
I don't want to die anymore […] I can't sacrifice myself, this time. (41.32)
Tris still feels doubt about sacrifice a few chapters before she decides to do it. Why is that? Is it because she hasn't forgiven Caleb yet? Or is she just in denial the whole time? Of course, sacrifice isn't supposed to be easy, but we have to wonder about her motivations.