How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
I look older. Maybe it's the short hair or maybe it's just that I wear all that has happened like a mask. Either way, I always thought I would be happy when I stopped looking like a child. But all I feel is a lump in my throat. I am no longer the daughter my parents knew. (11.41)
Getting older isn't all it's cracked up to be, especially not when you're an angry, impulsive teenager like Tris. We have a hard time even imagining her as a happy child. She was probably born with a scowl on her face.
Quote #8
Then [Tobias] beat up Marcus—publicly, where all the Dauntless could see it. Why? To salvage his pride? It can't be. It was far too intentional for that. (20.40)
Tris doesn't yet realize that Tobias is trying to carve out an identity for himself, one that will make him a Dauntless leader. They expect him to be impulsive and violent, so he is trying to act according to their expectations. But is that really who he is on the inside?
Quote #9
That is how things in Dauntless are decided: with nods and yells. In these moments we don't seem like individuals anymore. We are all part of the same mind. (22.54)
The people in Dauntless definitely have a mob mentality going on. In fact, they are all so similar that it's sometimes hard to tell them apart.