Impact of the setting in Divergent

In Divergent, the settings are critical. They set the mood and tone of each event. For example, Tris got invited to go to an event that only Dauntless born initiates were allowed to go to. Not a lot of people were excited that Tris was coming, some even did violent things to her. Others let it go because Tris needed to get away after seeing what happened to Edward. They got onto a speeding train and took it to the Hancock Building. Roth goes on to explain that the building is one hundred stories high and once the elevator stops, they still have to get on to a ladder to reach the top (that's really high up if you ask me..). Then  Roth explains Tris's reaction, " A strong wind hits me, pushing my hair across my face. There is a gaping hole in the ceiling of the hundredth floor. Zeke props an aluminum ladder against its edge and starts to climb. ... I climb the ladder after Uriah. It reminds me of climbing the rungs on the Ferris wheel with Four close at my heels. ..The wind is so powerful I hear and feel nothing else. I have to lean against Uriah to keep from falling over" (Roth 216-217). Her strong description of both the setting and Tris's emotions, show you how risky what they are about to do is. It shows you really how high up the building is because they higher you are, the more cold and windy it gets. Roth needed strong settings throughout this book because it helps keep the suspense going. The crazy things the Dauntless do, wouldn't see, so crazy if she didn't describe the situations so clearly. Would you want to jump off of a one hundred story building, only depending on a few people to catch you?