Divergent

"I do not know what life will be like... it feels disengaged, like a leaf divided from the tree that gives it sustenance." p.487

(R) There are very many things that can fall inside the bounds of this simile. From simple things as a lightbulb disconnected from its socket, to a baby far away from his mother. This specific simile speaks volumes to me. It holds truth for so many things that are off-point, meaningless, even 'disengaged', when removed from their 'tree that gives [them] sustenance.