The Fandom
  • ALL POSTS
  • MOVIES
    • Movie Reviews
  • BOOKS
    • Book Reviews
    • Authors
  • TV SHOWS
  • FANDOM FUN
    • Fandom Feels Podcast
    • Giveaways
    • Quizzes
  • EXCLUSIVES
    • Interviews
  • ABOUT US
    • Write for us!
    • Advertise With Us
    • Privacy Policy
Facebook Twitter Instagram
The Fandom
  • ALL POSTS
  • MOVIES
    • Movie Reviews
  • BOOKS
    • Book Reviews
    • Authors
  • TV SHOWS
  • FANDOM FUN
    • Fandom Feels Podcast
    • Giveaways
    • Quizzes
  • EXCLUSIVES
    • Interviews
  • ABOUT US
    • Write for us!
    • Advertise With Us
    • Privacy Policy
The Fandom
Home»Fandom Fun»YALLWEST Teen Ambassador interviews DIVERGENT’s Veronica Roth
Fandom Fun

YALLWEST Teen Ambassador interviews DIVERGENT’s Veronica Roth

Nat, the Geek GirlBy Nat, the Geek GirlApril 8, 2015Updated:May 15, 2018No Comments3 Mins Read
Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email

Veronica Roth will be at YallWest as Keynote Speaker this weekend

Veronica Roth has certainly made a name for herself on mainstream level, but that’s not preventing her from attending a young adult book festival where she’ll get to interact with many other YA authors and many more YA fans.  Yallwest teen abassador Emma Blum sat down with Veronica to discuss the Divergent series and her love of writing.

If you were to have lunch with any of your characters, which would you choose? If you were to have lunch with any character, whether it be from a book, a film, or a television program, which would you choose?

I would probably have lunch with Uriah. He just seems like a delight. He also enjoys food to a higher degree than most of the others. As for any character, I would currently have to say Ron Swanson from Parks and Recreation. We would probably both eat bacon, and read in order to avoid superfluous conversation.

One of the main themes in the Divergent series is sacrifice. Throughout the series, Tris struggles with the idea of sacrifice and what it means to her. What does sacrifice mean to you?

That’s a big question! I think sacrifice is incredibly powerful, but not always good. If it is offered freely, and for the sake of love, it can change your life (and other people’s lives). If it’s done out of self-loathing or guilt, it can be harmful and damaging. My understanding of it is constantly evolving, but it’s something I’m always mulling over, which is why it’s such a central theme of the Divergent books.

READ MORE: Shailene Woodley on Tris and Four relationship

Why do you love to write and is your favorite part about writing?

I love immersing myself in other worlds and stories, and feeling them challenge me. (This is the same reason I love reading!) My favorite part of the writing process, though, is revising. It’s a kind of exquisite pain to rip your draft to shreds, and hugely satisfying to put it back together better than it was before. Watching a draft grow—and with it, you and your writing—is wonderful.

If you lived in the Divergent world, what would you do if you awoke to a simulation taking place to discover that you are Divergent? Would you travel to Amity to seek refuge, hide with the Factionless, break into Erudite headquarters, fight the Dauntless, etc.?

Honestly, I’m pretty sure that I would be factionless in the Divergent world, so I would probably defect from my faction and assist with the factionless revolution in an administrative capacity. I’m good with spreadsheets, and bad with anything requiring physical adeptness.

SEE MORE: Insurgent cast display their accent talent

Tris Prior is an complex character that has fascinated many readers. What is your opinion on Tris? What do you like and dislike about her; what do you think makes her such a beloved character?

Well, thank you, first of all! I love Tris; she’s by far my favorite character in the series. I like how she trusts her gut, and I admire her selflessness. I dislike her impulsiveness and how harshly she assesses other people. (Actually, I like those things, too, on a character-level—but I wouldn’t like them in a friend, let’s say.)

Read the rest of the interview on Tumblr.

For more information about Yallwest, go here.

Yallwest teen ambassador interviews Veronica Roth

Nat, the Geek Girl
  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Southern California native who likes movies (Star Wars, Marvel, Love Simon), books (Shadowhunter Chronicles, NA, YA fantasy, Red Rising series), TV shows (Supernatural, The 100), food (sushi, seafood, steak, all kinds really), and San Diego Comic-Con. I also like to write, but don't get to do much of that aside from on here.

Related Posts

Your Guide To This Week’s Online Book Festivals

April 20, 2020

The YALLWEST YallStayHome Schedule is now live

April 13, 2020

YALLWEST Announces YallStayHome Festival

March 31, 2020

Leave A Reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Follow Us on Social Media
  • Recent Posts
  • SDCC
  • Exclusives

First Look at THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES

August 17, 2022

Rachel Zegler joins THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES

May 31, 2022

Check out the official trailer for THE SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY

May 31, 2022

The CHAIN OF THORNS Cover Stuns Shadowhunters Fans yet again in its reveal

May 19, 2022

YA Fantasy Panel from Comic-Con@Home

July 28, 2020

Details and Author Appearances on Team Underlined Comic-Con@Home Panel

July 27, 2020

New cast members for Season 2 of HIS DARK MATERIALS

July 24, 2020

San Diego Comic-Con and WonderCon Officially Canceled for 2020

April 17, 2020

Exclusive Interview with SHADES OF MAGIC VOL. 3: THE REBEL ARMY’s Author V.E. Schwab

July 14, 2020

A Look Back at NEW YORK COMIC CON: Photo Edition

November 19, 2019

Exclusive YALLfest Interview With Makiia Lucier

November 19, 2019

Exclusive Interview With THE HEART OF THE MOORS Author Holly Black

November 14, 2019
Tags
Beauty and the Beast book review book reviews Cassandra Clare Comic-Con Disney Disney live-action Fantastic Beasts Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Fear the Walking Dead Game of Thrones Harry Potter Jurassic World Love Simon Marie Lu Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Mockingjay Mockingjay Part 1 Mockingjay Part 2 New York Comic-Con NYCC optioned books Outlander Ready Player One Rogue One San Diego Comic-Con Sarah J. Maas SDCC SDCC 2018 Shadow and Bone Shadowhunters Shadowhunters season 2 Shadowhunters season 3 Star Wars Star Wars: The Force Awakens Stranger Things Supernatural The 100 The Dark Artifices The Fault in Our Stars The Hunger Games The Shadowhunter Chronicles The Walking Dead To All the Boys I've Loved Before Trailer
Meta
  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org
Archives
About Us

TheFandom.net was launched December 26, 2011 by three fans of The Hunger Games. They had a vision to expand their love of the fandom to other fandoms and this is the result.

Our site is constantly flowing with the times and with the growing popularity of YA books and its relations in TV and movies.

Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy

Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.