When all the initiates stand on solid ground again, Lauren and Four lead us down a narrow tunnel. the walls are made of stone, and the ceiling slopes, so I feel like I'm descending into the heart of the earth. The tunnel is lit at long intervals, so in the dark space between each dim lamp, I fear that I am lost until a shoulder bumps mine. In the circles of light I am safe again. (Ch 7, page 61)
Dauntless headquarters are a strange and dangerous place for Beatrice. This is a predictable reaction from an insecure young girl. And the change in setting was something I was waiting for!!! Specially something like this underground, dark and mysterious!
I've often wondered what the underground would feel without light... and that brings me to Stephen King's The Stand, and one of the characters (Larry , I think), about to enter through the dark mouth of the subway, feeling rather than seeing that something really really mean was inside... a place just for the Dauntless faction...
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