Divergent
By Veronica Roth
Celine Qi T3 English
Summary
Genre
Setting
The novel takes place in the city of Chicago during a futuristic time period, where life is divided into five factions.
Sections of the city are now in ruins, and over time Lake Michigan has transformed into a swamp. Abandoned parts of the urban area have become inhabited by the factionless.
Main Characters
Beatrice "Tris" Prior
Tobias "Four" Eaton
Jeanine Matthews
Jeanine stars as the antagonist in this novel, and is the leader of Erudite because of her high IQ score. She developed many different simulation serums (when injected with these serums, the individual is not aware that it is simply an illusion), including ones that are able to control the Divergent (the Divergent have the ability to manipulate simulations and know that it isn't reality). Because of this, Jeanine was able to start a large war. This war is more specifically between Abnegation, Dauntless, and Erudite.
The Five Factions
• Amity - Values peace.
• Candor - Values honesty.
• Dauntless - Values bravery.
• Erudite - Values intelligence.
• Divergent - Belong to more than one faction. Are determined through their ability to manipulate, resist, or be aware of simulations.
• Factionless - Do not belong to a faction either by choice or because they were kicked out.
Abnegation
The Abnegation are represented by the color gray and gray stones symbolizes them during the Choosing Ceremony.
Above is the Abnegation symbol.
Amity
The Amity are represented by the colors red and yellow and soil symbolizes them during the Choosing Ceremony.
Above is the Amity symbol.
Candor
The Candor are represented by the colors black and white and glass symbolizes them during the Choosing Ceremony.
Above is the Candor symbol.
Dauntless
The Dauntless are represented by the color black and are symbolized by lit coals during the Choosing Ceremony.
Above is the Dauntless symbol.
Erudite
The Erudite are represented by the color blue and are symbolized by water during the Choosing Ceremony.
Above is the Erudite symbol.
Divergent and Factionless
Having the Divergent status is considered to be highly dangerous in society as many are killed.
Having the factionless status is considered to be worse than death by many.
Major Events
The Aptitude Test
In Beatrice's test, only two factions have been ruled out, making her test inconclusive. In an attempt to eliminate more factions, her test administrator altered the simulation and added in another stage. This is when she finds out that she is Divergent, having equal aptitude for Abnegation, Dauntless, and Erudite.
In the picture above, Tori, Beatrice's administrator, prepares her for the aptitude test.
Initiation Results
First, Tris ranked near the bottom for the transferred initiates in the physical stage. Then, during the more mental second stage, she uses her Divergence as an advantage while in simulations. This causes her to rank first out of all the initiates, which makes her a full-fledged Dauntless.
The Simulation
On the day of the starting war, the controlled Dauntless arrive at the Abnegation sector and begin to shoot all members of the other faction. The "sleepwalkers" are not doing this because of free will. They are not aware that they are being controlled, and are receiving orders from the Dauntless computers at headquarters through transmitters. After Tris devises a plan in a safe hideout with others, she manages to wake up Tobias from a simulation designed specifically for the Divergent, whom then stops the simulation using his talent with computers.
Songs
The Showdown - "We Die Young"
Placebo - "Running Up That Hill"
Flyleaf - "Arise"
All videos were found on YouTube.