Al





Deceased, suicide during initiation
The largest and broadest of all the initiates, he is big, warm, and clumsy. He has a kind face and very dark brown eyes with thick eyebrows. He looks older than sixteen, especially because of his the roughness of his cheek which show that without shaving he would have a beard. He has a distinct sweet and fresh smell, like sage and lemongrass. To feel more like he belongs, he gets a tattoo of a spider. He is half a foot taller than Will and twice as broad. Everything about him is big; big nose, big lips, and big eyes. During his fights he is slow but powerful. During his first fight of Stage 1, he beats Will. He is not good at throwing knives and once the simulations begin in Stage 2, he screams and cries himself to sleep.
- Cheers Christina on when she’s hanging over the Chasm and helps pull her back over. [Divergent 9]
- Tris stands in for him when Eric asks Four to throw knives at him. [Divergent 13]
- Forfeits his fights after his first win. [Divergent 14]
- Was embarrassed by his progress in initiation and didn’t show up to visiting day even though his parents did. [Divergent 16]
- Joined Dauntless initiation because he thought it was important to protect and stand up for people. [Divergent 16]
- He likes Tris and is sad when she doesn’t return his feelings. [Divergent 16]
- Ranked 8th out of 9 at the end of stage 2. [Divergent 16]
- On the outside he seems happy but Tris thinks there is something heavy about even his smiles. [Divergent 19]
- Helps Drew and Peter take Tris and dangle her over the Chasm. [Divergent 21]
- Regrets what he did to Tris, and is devastated by her refusal to forgive him. [Divergent 23]
- Commits suicide by jumping into the Chasm. [Divergent 24]
Max Adler
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Divergent Ch 15, Divergent Ch 22, Divergent Ch 24, Divergent Ch 25, Divergent Ch 28, Divergent Ch 30, Divergent Ch 36
