Factions | Divergent Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia — Abnegation Manifesto Abnegation is the faction that values the needs of others above the needs of oneself, their core belief being 'Them before I.' Members of Abnegation take over the public services in the city. Though Abnegation can be selfless, a flaw of theirs is the fact that they are stifling. This is where they get their nickname, Stiffs. The dystopic society of Chicago is ruled by a council of fifty people, composed entirely of representatives from Abnegation, as their faction is the most incorruptible due to their commitment to selflessness. Abnegation's color is grey. Their style of dress is conservative, loose-fitting grey clothing so as not to call attention to themselves. The only accessory they are allowed to wear is a plain watch. Also, as the people of Abnegation prefer not to show skin, exposing clothes are never worn. Known Abnegation Edit "Ignorance is defined not as stupidity but as lack of knowledge. Lack of knowledge inevitably leads to lack of understanding. Lack of understanding leads to a disconnect among people with differences. Disconnection among people with differences leads to conflict.

Knowledge is the only logical solution to the problem of conflict. Therefore, we propose that in order to eliminate conflict, we must eliminate the disconnect among those with differences by correcting the lack of understanding that arises from ignorance with knowledge. But one of the founders called Edith Prior who is related to Andrew Prior . " — Erudite Manifesto "Bookcases line the walls on either side of me, but they seem to be decorative more than anything, because computers occupy the tables in the center of the room, and no one is reading. The Erudite stare at screens with tense eyes, focused." According to the norms of the faction, it is dictated that a faction member must wear at least one blue article of clothing at a time: blue causes the brain to release calming chemicals which attest to their saying, "a calm mind is a clear mind." It is also noted that Erudites care for eloquent speeches, as well as their search for knowledge. The Erudite, though extremely intelligent, have been known to be vain. Known Erudite Edit "Give freely, trusting that you will be given what you need... Do not be angry. The opinions of others cannot damage you... The wrong is past. You must let it rest where it lies...

You must no longer think cruel thoughts. Cruel thoughts lead to cruel words, and hurt you as much as they hurt their target." — Amity Manifesto Members of Amity value peace and harmony above all else. Members of Amity are dressed in red or yellow, though their faction only dictates they wear some amount of the colors. Styles are loose and comfortable. Amity children are seen playing hand clapping games and singing songs. Amity members are happy people, willing to serve, but, unlike Abnegation, do not come face-to-face with those they serve (usually). Despite this, Amity has given Chicago compassionate counselors and caretakers. Known Amity Edit Candor members value honesty above all else. A member of Candor can be recognized from their black and white clothing, a visual representation of the black-and-white they see in truth. Through the years, the Candor faction provided the people with trustworthy and sound leaders in law. They are very truthful, sometimes to the point of being tactless. The Candor initiation does not utilize simulation, but utilizes lie detectors tests and truth serum: initiates are placed in front of all those in the faction and are asked deeply personal questions.

They believe that charm is unnecessary and politeness is deception in pretty packaging. According to Christina, Candor acts according to the idea that if the person reveals all his secrets, he has no desire to lie about anything because the worst is already in the open. Although Candor values honesty the most, they also seek to develop impartiality. (The term "Candor" roots from the word "Candid." The word is a Latin word meaning to shine; be white.) Traits Edit The Candor is the Trustworthy faction, honesty comes first with most of all and can read lies from body language/Actions. They value honesty and order, even if the truth is painful and they wish they wouldn't. They shake their hands to greet one another and for the males, they make wild gestures while arguing, showing they are good natured while doing so. Candor is also allowed to keep pets. They will be straight and honest with the person with no manipulations. They are sound leader's. They believe that charm is truly unnecessary and politeness is deception. None must keep any secret's, and are punished for dishonesty. Known Cander Folks Main article: Factionless There is one more group that is not part of the social classes or factions.

These are the Factionless. These are the people who failed to complete their initiation into whatever faction they chose and live in poverty, doing the work no one else wants to do. They are the janitors, construction workers and garbage collectors. They are the ones who make fabric, operate trains and drive buses. In return for their work they get food and clothing. They live in places like collapsed roads, empty subways full of trash and sewage. As well as that they are often given food and clothing from abnegation. It is later found that they have the highest number of Divergent. They wear mixed clothing from other factions. The Factionless also include elderly Dauntless. Known Factionless Divergent (2014) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This! Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON TV ON DISC ALL In a world divided by factions based on virtues, Tris learns she's Divergent and won't fit in.

When she discovers a plot to destroy Divergents, Tris and the mysterious Four must find out what makes Divergents dangerous before it's too late. Director: a list of 23 titles created 11 Sep 2013 a list of 27 titles created 06 Oct 2013 a list of 43 titles created 31 Jan 2014 a list of 31 titles created 26 Apr 2015 a list of 25 titles created 04 May 2015 Search for " Divergent " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. 7 wins & 11 nominations. See more awards » Videos Beatrice Prior must confront her inner demons and continue her fight against a powerful alliance which threatens to tear her society apart with the help from others on her side. Director: Robert Schwentke Thomas is deposited in a community of boys after his memory is erased, soon learning they're all trapped in a maze that will require him to join forces with fellow "runners" for a shot at escape.

Director: Wes Ball After the earth-shattering revelations of Insurgent, Tris must escape with Four beyond the wall that encircles Chicago, to finally discover the shocking truth of the world around them. Director: Robert Schwentke Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark become targets of the Capitol after their victory in the 74th Hunger Games sparks a rebellion in the Districts of Panem. Director: Francis Lawrence Katniss Everdeen voluntarily takes her younger sister's place in the Hunger Games, a televised competition in which two teenagers from each of the twelve Districts of Panem are chosen at random to fight to the death. Director: Gary Ross After having escaped the Maze, the Gladers now face a new set of challenges on the open roads of a desolate landscape filled with unimaginable obstacles. Director: Wes Ball 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.7/10 X Katniss Everdeen is in District 13 after she shatters the games forever. Under the leadership of President Coin and the advice of her trusted friends, Katniss spreads her wings as she fights to save Peeta and a nation moved by her courage.

Director: Francis Lawrence As the war of Panem escalates to the destruction of other districts, Katniss Everdeen, the reluctant leader of the rebellion, must bring together an army against President Snow, while all she holds dear hangs in the balance. Director: Francis Lawrence Two teenage cancer patients begin a life-affirming journey to visit a reclusive author in Amsterdam. Director: Josh Boone An FBI agent and an Interpol detective track a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists during their performances and reward their audiences with the money. Director: Louis Leterrier A paraplegic marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home. Director: James Cameron Jack Sparrow and Barbossa embark on a quest to find the elusive fountain of youth, only to discover that Blackbeard and his daughter are after it too. Director: Rob Marshall Edit Storyline Set in a futuristic dystopia where society is divided into five factions that each represent a different virtue, teenagers have to decide if they want to stay in their faction or switch to another - for the rest of their lives. Tris Prior makes a choice that surprises everyone.

Then Tris and her fellow faction-members have to live through a highly competitive initiation process to live out the choice they have made. They must undergo extreme physical and intense psychological tests, that transform them all. But Tris has a secret that she is Divergent, which means she doesn't fit into any one group. If anyone knew, it would mean a certain death. As she discovers a growing conflict that threatens to unravel her seemingly peaceful society, this secret might help her save the people she loves... or it might destroy her. Written by anonymous One choice can transform you See more » Genres: Rated PG-13 for intense violence and action, thematic elements and some sensuality | See all certifications » Parents Guide: 21 March 2014 (USA) See more » Also Known As: $54,607,747 (USA) (21 March 2014) Gross: Did You Know? Trivia Shailene Woodley was the only actress considered for the part of Tris. No other actresses auditioned for the part. See more » Goofs When Tris and Four are climbing the ferris wheel, Tris's foot goes through one of the rungs on the ladder.

Yet when they begin climbing again after Four steadies her, there are no rungs missing. See more » Quotes [first lines] Beatrice 'Tris' Prior : We're lucky to be in the city. They say the war was terrible, that the rest of the world was destroyed. Our founders built the wall to keep us safe, and they divided us into five groups, factions, to keep the peace. The smart ones, the ones who value knowledge and logic, are in Erudite. They know everything. Amity farm the land. They're all about kindness and harmony, always happy. Candor value honesty and order. They tell the truth, even when you wish they wouldn't. And then ... [...] DIVERGENT Tori is a member of the Dauntless faction. She administers Tris’aptitude test and first discovers that Tris is Divergent. As she continues to provide Tris with advice, thetwo establish a bond that helps Tris throughout her journey. Eric is a tough, brutal leader in the Dauntless faction who becomes an early adversary to Tris. Fierce, fearless, and intense, Max establishes himself as one of the premiere leaders within the Dauntless faction.

Born into Candor but aspiring to be Dauntless, Al’s natural kind-heartedness prevents him from fitting in. Big, warm, and at times clumsy, al is constantly torn between friendship and envy. As a Dauntless initiate, Molly uses brute strength and intense cruelty to compete against her peers. In contrast to the other Dauntless initiates, Will is able to apply his Erudite intelligence and use teamwork as a strength during their initiation. Tris’s mother embodies the true meaning of selflessness and kindness, and carries a startling secret that shocks and inspires her daughter. A leader of the Abnegation faction, Andrew is a loving and devoted father to Tris and Caleb. Tris's older brother, Caleb is selfless at heart but chooses to leave his home for a life of knowledge in the Erudite faction. As a council member of the Abnegation faction, Marcus struggles between his family and the responsibility of leading a faction faced with uncertainty. Originally born into Candor, Peter joins Dauntless and uses evil cunning and cruel violence to advance in the initiation process. Born into Candor, Christina is kind, empathetic, but also fearless. She instantly befriends Tris as they enter the Dauntless faction together.

TRIS Divergent (2014) - Plot Summary - IMDb Divergent (2014) Plot Summary Showing all 6 plot summaries Set in a futuristic dystopia where society is divided into five factions that each represent a different virtue, teenagers have to decide if they want to stay in their faction or switch to another - for the rest of their lives. Tris Prior makes a choice that surprises everyone. Then Tris and her fellow faction-members have to live through a highly competitive initiation process to live out the choice they have made. They must undergo extreme physical and intense psychological tests, that transform them all. But Tris has a secret that she is Divergent, which means she doesn't fit into any one group. If anyone knew, it would mean a certain death. As she discovers a growing conflict that threatens to unravel her seemingly peaceful society, this secret might help her save the people she loves... or it might destroy her. - Written by anonymous In a futuristic Chicago, society is divided into 5 factions. Abnegation the selfless, Dauntless the brave, Erudite the intelligent, Candor the honest, and Amity the peaceful.

When all teenagers reach the age of 16, they must choose to either stay in their faction of birth, or transfer into another faction. Beatrice Prior must make the decision to stay with her family in a faction she feels she isn't right for, or to transfer into another faction, and leave her family behind. What follows is a highly competitive initiation, where the newly renamed Tris must make some tough decisions, but she must also keep a secret that she was warned could mean death, while she juggles friends, initiation, and a newfound love interest. But there is a secret lying beneath everything that threatens to tear the city apart. - Written by labelma In a world divided by factions based on virtues, Tris learns she's Divergent and won't fit in. When she discovers a plot to destroy Divergents, Tris and the mysterious Four must find out what makes Divergents dangerous before it's too late. - Written by rkf In a futuristic Chicago, the founders of the city divided their society into 5 different factions. Amity, Abengation, Candor, Erudite, and Dauntless.

Whenever a child turns the age of 16, they get to decide whether they want to stay with their family, or abandon them. For Beatrice Prior, it's difficult. The constant struggle to decide what to do nags at her. When she takes the aptitude test, which will help place them in a faction, she expects her faction of origin which is Abnegation. But she gets some surprising results. Beatrice, or Tris, makes a decision that shocks everyone, including herself. In this movie, there are unexpected romances, tough battles, and extreme bravery shown through Tris that she didn't know she had in her. In a futuristic society where the five factions are the basis of the whole function, Tris Prior discovers that she's Divergent, therefore does not fit in to one faction. If she is discovered, she will be killed. She tries to keep her Divergence a secret, but throughout her vigorous training, she reveals to the trainer, Four, her ability to manipulate the test and that she is Divergent. Soon Tris and Four discover a plot to overthrow the government, killing hundreds in the process, and they must do what they can to stop it.

With the power of Divergence, a they may just be the only ones able to save their whole world. In a world divided by factions based on virtues, Tris learns she's Divergent and won't fit in. When she discovers a plot to destroy Divergents, Tris and the mysterious Four must find out what makes Divergents dangerous before it's too late. Divergent (book) | Divergent Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia [ show ] Overview The novel is Veronica Roth's first published novel, and was published a little over a year after Roth graduated with a bachelor's degree from the creative writing program at University Northwestern University . Roth wrote the novel while on winter break in her senior year and the movie rights sold before she graduated from college. The novel is set in a post-apocalyptic Chicago. Roth has indicated that she did not originally intend to use Chicago as the setting: "I wrote the rough draft and I felt like it needed a more grounded sense of place, and I looked at the city I had described, which is all these trains constantly moving, and this lake marsh, and these rivers.

And I realized that it was Chicago already, and it was just because that's the city I've known and loved the longest." The novel is set in a post-apocalyptic Chicago in which survivors divide into five factions based on their dispositions: Abnegation , for the selfless; Amity , for the peaceful; Candor , for the honest; Dauntless , for the brave; and Erudite , for the intelligent. Each year, all sixteen-year-olds take an aptitude test that describes the faction for which they are best suited. After receiving the results, they can decide whether to remain with their family's faction or transfer to a new faction. Sixteen-year-old Beatrice Prior is born into an Abnegation family. She doesn't feel like she belongs in Abnegation, because she doesn't see herself as naturally selfless. Her aptitude test also supports this, inconclusively indicating aptitude for three factions: Abnegation, Erudite, and Dauntless. Her tester, Tori , warns her to never share this fact, as it makes her a Divergent .

Before the Choosing Day, she agonizes over whether to stay in Abnegation to satisfy her parents, or whether she should change to another faction. On Choosing Day, Beatrice decides to leave Abnegation and join Dauntless, while her brother Caleb chooses Erudite. Their Dauntless instructor, Four , explains that not all the dauntless initiates will enter the Dauntless faction; only the top ten will stay while the rest will be dismissed and become factionless. During her initiation into the new faction, Beatrice renames herself Tris. During the initiation, she befriends some transfer initiates ( Christina , Al , and Will ) while coming into conflict with others ( Peter , Drew , and Molly ). Initiation is broken into three stages. The first involves learning how to handle guns and knives as well as engaging in hand-to-hand combat. Despite being physically weaker than most of her fellow initiates, Tris finishes the stage in sixth place by beating Molly. Once the rankings are announced, Peter is jealous of the first-place finisher, Edward , and, under cover of night, Peter stabs Edward in the eye with a butter knife.

During the parent visiting day, Tris realizes that her mother originally grew up in Dauntless. Meanwhile, Erudite stirs dissent against Abnegation leadership in the city government. The Erudite's reports accuse Abnegation's leader, Marcus , of abusing his son, who joined Dauntless two years before. Reports vilify Tris' parents because both their children switched factions, and falsely claim Abnegation is hoarding supplies. During the same period, Tris befriends some Dauntless-born initiates , including Uriah , Lynn , and Marlene . Stage two involves simulations , similar to the aptitude tests , which force the initiates to face scenarios symbolic of their fears. Because Tris is Divergent, she recognizes that she is under a simulation while others do not, and can work the simulations to her advantage. Tris was ranked first. Peter, Drew, and Al attack Tris, threaten sexual assault, and attempt to throw her into the chasm at Dauntless headquarters, but Four intervenes. Later, Al begs Tris's forgiveness, but she rebuffs him, and he later commits suicide.

The final stage of their initiation is a fear landscape, which gathers all of their fears in a single simulation. In the fear landscape, all of them, Divergent or not, will be aware that they are under a simulation and must use the skills they learned in the previous stages to overcome each fear. While preparing for this stage, Tris's relationship with Four continues to grow, and he lets her into his own fear landscape. Tris learns that Four only has four fears in his landscape, a record, hence his nickname. She also learns his real name, Tobias, and that his father is Marcus, the very Abnegation leader who Erudites accuse of physically abusing him during his childhood. Four later shares with Tris information he has discovered about the Erudite's plans to use the Dauntless to stage an attack on the Abnegation. Tris successfully overcomes seven fears in her fear landscape. After her test, Tris, along with all other Dauntless members, is injected with a new "tracking" serum that is supposedly only activated if someone goes missing. Before the official initiation ceremony, Four invites Tris back to his private apartment, and Tris expresses her feelings for him.

Soon, the ceremony begins, the final rankings are posted, and Tris discovers she has been ranked first. In the midst of celebrating, though, she suddenly realizes that the Erudite will use the "tracking" serum to force Dauntless members to carry out their plans of invading the Abnegation. During the night following the ceremony serum induces a simulation and all of the Dauntless become sleep-walking soldiers ordered to attack the Abnegation compound. The serum does not work on Tris or Tobias because they are both Divergent. After arriving at the Abnegation compound, Tris and Tobias try to break away from the pack to escape. However, Tris is shot, and when Tobias refuses to leave her behind, they are captured and brought before Jeanine , the Erudite leader. She injects Four with an experimental serum, which counteracts the Divergent effect by controlling what he can see and hear. Jeanine directs Tobias to be sent back to the Dauntless control room to oversee the attack, and sentences Tris to death. Tris wakes up sealed inside a real-life glass tank that fills up with water, but her mother breaks the tank and rescues her.

As they escape, her mother reveals that she is also Divergent, but while helping Tris escape, she is killed. Tris escapes but is forced to kill Will, who attacks her while under the influence of the simulation. She finds her father , Caleb, and Marcus in the safe house, and they resolve go to the Dauntless compound to find the source of the simulation. Fighting their way through Dauntless headquarters, Tris' father sacrifices himself to clear the way for Tris to reach the control room. When she confronts the mind-controlled Tobias, he attacks Tris. In the fight, Tris realizes she cannot bring herself to kill him, and surrenders, causing Tobias to break through the special sight-and-sound-only simulation. Freed, Tobias helps Tris shut down the Erudite simulation and free the remaining Dauntless from their mind control. They rejoin Caleb and Marcus, as well as Peter, who had helped Tris find the control room in exchange for his safety. The group then boards a train to the Amity sector to find the rest of the Abnegation survivors. Characters The main three factions that the novel focus's on is Dauntless , Abnegation and Erudite .

Due to the fact the three characters that have/might of transferred to the factions from others like Candor and Amity . So here is the list of characters: Seen Character Beatrice Prior /Tris- The series' main protagonist. A born Abnegation who strived to be selfless, but Beatrice grew to have traits that conflicted with her original faction . Though she can be selfish at times, she's more brave when she is motivated by her selflessness and choosing sacrifice over selfishness. She learns of being a Divergent during the Aptitude Tests , who, among other things, are people who can manipulate the simulations. Most Divergent have an aptitude for two factions, but Beatrice has three, Erudite , Abnegation, and Dauntless . She chooses Dauntless and changes her name to Tris. In the initiation that follows, Tris encounters numerous enemies who seek to break her, while she grapples with feelings for a fellow Dauntless man, and her attempts to discover who she truly is. She's described as not necessarily pretty in the traditional sense, but most certainly striking with her blond hair and girlish figure.

Tobias Eaton /Four- A born Abnegation turned Dauntless, Tobias, or Four after becoming Dauntless, is the one responsible for his faction's initiation. Four is an eighteen-year old Dauntless who oversees the Dauntless initiates during Divergent , specifically those who have transferred from other factions. He meets Beatrice Prior, training her, befriending her and ultimately becoming her boyfriend. He helps her through initiation and protects her identity as a Divergent. He is called Four by most, Tris is one of few who knows him as Tobias, the nickname stuck as he only has 4 fears in his fear landscape. Tobias, like Tris, was born Abnegation and is also Divergent. Peter Hayes - One of the main antagonists of the novel, and a fierce enemy of Tris Prior. Peter is a former Candor who transferred to Dauntless. He is shown to be cruel, sadistic, antagonistic, ill-tempered, and easily jealous. He desires a status of being the top of the initiates, doing anything he can to achieve that standing. His greed for power is Peter's most discernible trait.

He uses the slur of "Stiff" towards Tris throughout the novel, and is ruthless towards Tris. Christina - She is a born Candor who chose Dauntless. She became Tris' best friend on the first day of Initiation while trying to make it back to the Dauntless compound safely. She coupled up with Will, an Erudite transfer to Dauntless. She has a knack for brutal honesty, and tactlessness. Will - Originally from Erudite, Will transferred to Dauntless, along with fellow Erudite members Edward and Maya. He befriended Tris, Christina, and Al during training, as he felt like a third wheel to his fellow Erudite transfers. He is knowledgeable in fact-based information and bares no ill-will toward Tris as a former Abnegation member, unlike his older sister. Eric - He is a Dauntless leader who was an Erudite transfer. He's depicted as envious of Four, though he maintains a higher position in the ranks of Dauntless. Eric is the cruel and brutish side of bravery, contrasted by Four's common-place selflessness shade of bravery.

He tends to be a bully, while espousing hatred for bullies. Transfered From Divergent’s messy politics Divergent’s messy politics by Andrew DeYoung 30 Comments When a book becomes a movie, the story inevitably finds new audiences and resonates in different cultural spaces—and, as a result, new interpretations and possible meanings bubble to the surface. That’s what’s happening today with Divergent, as a story that was enjoyed by readers, albeit a lot of them, is nevertheless getting much broader cultural exposure with a movie release. And the new meanings and interpretations that are popping up as a result? Well, for that we’ll go to Vulture’s David Edelstein , who appears to regard the story as a sort of conservative fantasy, enjoyable only “if you can forget what it’s saying.” A quick summary of Divergent‘s premise for those who haven’t read the book: in the future, people are placed into factions based on their talents and temperament, and those who are factionless because of talents in multiple areas—the Divergent—are persecuted.

It’s Roth’s treatment of the Erudite faction that bugs Edelstein: The novelist, Veronica Roth, reserves her loathing for the “Erudites,” who spend their days in intellectual pursuit. She appears to be one in a long line of religious conservatives (her first acknowledgement is to God, “for your Son”) who think there’s nothing more dangerous than intellectualism, which makes people apt to seize power and impose Maoist-like uniformity on entire populations — on pain of death. I happen to share her belief that some ideologies (Maoism among them) can lead humans to commit horrific acts. But it seems to me that knowledge is our best hope against the sort of brainwashing that produces true conformity, and that Roth’s view of higher education has another agenda altogether. The first thing to say about this is that making broad assumptions about someone’s politics based on an innocuous expression of religious sentiment isn’t exactly fair, or pretty. But neither is anti-intellectualism.

Though some on the right might view intellectualism as a step on the path to totalitarianism, many of the oppressive regimes of the 20th century in fact targeted intellectuals for imprisonment, torture, and killing; Pol Pot, for instance, infamously targeted intellectuals and people who wore glasses, thinking them to be signs of learning. If Divergent does indeed have an anti-intellectual streak, that’s a serious charge worth considering. Edelstein’s review was the second time I’d encountered someone accusing Divergent of not-so-savory politics. Not long ago, I was talking with a friend about the book and impending movie, and he gave the opinion that the book was basically a “libertarian fantasy.” When I asked him to explain, he said: “It’s about a world where people who are good at everything are persecuted for being extraordinary. Isn’t that what rich people are always saying Obama does to them?” And I thought: Huh. Well, if you look at it that way, I guess it does sound like something Ayn Rand might have written. Some quick Google research didn’t turn up a ton of people reading Divergent as conservative propaganda, though.

A few bloggers have noted similarities between the book and Ayn Rand’s Anthem, and Lean Reviews, “A review site for conservative, libertarian, center-right readers,” has a 2012 review of the book that basically parrots the anti-intellectualism that Edelstein fears: [T]he story itself was relatively conservative. The bad guys in the story come from the Erudite faction, who are obsessed with knowledge–basically, the faction of college professors. In typical left-wing college professor fashion, Erudite tries to take everything over, thinking that they know better than everyone else how to run society. Obviously, they’re wrong. Because of that plot point, I would say that Divergent leans conservative. Any story that inculcates a healthy skepticism of academics in the ivory tower is doing conservatism a favor. Of course, just because a few reviewers read conservative ideology into the narrative doesn’t mean that it’s really there or that it reflects Veronica Roth’s intent. My contention is that Divergent is more about adolescent anxieties than it is about politics or society, per se.

Roth, like Suzanne Collins before her, constructed her dystopia so that it mimicked certain aspects of a completely different world where all that matters is which faction you belong to, and where teens just happen to spend most of their time: high school. “The future belongs to those who know where they belong,” says a villain in Divergent, a stand-in for the adults who are always pushing teens this way and that, pushing them to get better grades, to do more extracurriculars, to have a look at those college brochures that keep coming in the mail, to think about the future. Where do I fit? Will I be a Dauntless or an Erudite, a jock or a brain? Why can’t I be both? Of course, this theme of fitting in resonates beyond just teens, and does have political content. One reason for Divergent‘s appeal to adults is almost certainly their own anxieties about themselves and their children in a world of increasing economic uncertainty, where workers change careers frequently and those who lose their jobs often drop out of the economy entirely as our society’s version of the “factionless”: the long-term unemployed.

This makes Divergent anything but conservative—on the contrary, like The Hunger Games, it becomes a rallying cry for the 99 percent, a story that entertains even as it resonates with our dim certainty that we’re getting a raw deal. None of this is to say that Edelstein and others who see conservative undertones in the story are reading or watching Divergent “wrong.” There’s no such thing, really. And the conservative undertones are there for those with eyes to see them; right alongside the invocation of anxieties about fitting in. As much as we might like to think that books and movies have a single discernible Point, a Moral of the Story that you can perceive either correctly or incorrectly, stories don’t work that way. The answers aren’t in the back of the book. Not even Veronica Roth has them. A story, on some level, is a Rorschach test, with interpretations that vary by the person: from the teen readers Roth wrote the series for, to the elite Erudites like David Edelstein who are getting their mitts on the story at last. Which means that Divergent‘s politics are ultimately as messy, as fractious and divided and contradictory, as our own.

Everything you need to know about the Divergent series - Vox Everything you need to know about the Divergent series Shailene Woodley as Tris Prior in the first Divergent movie Lionsgate Author Veronica Roth was still in college when she sold the story of a dystopian Chicago and a girl finding her place in a world that tried to tell her who she was. Roth penned a trilogy that wove together civil war, heartbreak, and questions of identity into the wildly popular Divergent series. Divergent has a massive fanbase and an ongoing three-movie adaptation starring Shailene Woodley as hero Beatrice "Tris" Prior. The series has sold more than 10 million copies as of January 1, 2014 and the first movie made almost $300 million worldwide at the box office. The second of these films, Insurgent, came out in theaters on Friday, March 20. Here's a primer to the series for those who haven't had time to read it just yet. What is Insurgent? Insurgent is a book written by Veronica Roth. The movie based on the book is directed by Robert Schwentke.

It's the second installment in the young-adult, sci-fi dystopian Divergent trilogy, which is made up of Divergent, Insurgent, and Allegiant. The first two books have been adapted into films, while the third will see its cinematic version hit theaters in 2017. The trilogy was Roth's first major work as an author, and Divergent was her debut novel. Roth also released a collection of short stories from the perspective of a secondary character titled Four: A Divergent Collection. All three books take place in a futuristic version of Chicago in the aftermath of an unspecified cataclysm. What is the Divergent series about? We can summarize this in two sentences: Divergent is a series about a society divided among assigned factions and and a girl who doesn't fit into any of them. The moral force of the books lies in the constant reminder that you should always, under all circumstances, make decisions for yourself, rather than letting society dictate these decisions to you. Theo James, Miles Teller, and Shailene Woodley in Insurgent (Lionsgate). What are the factions? The five factions are based on personality, virtue, and strength.

Each group possesses certain qualities they mutually value and excel at. The factions are called Abnegation (selfless), Erudite (intellectual), Dauntless (brave), Candor (honest), and Amity (peaceful). Beatrice, the main character, was born into Abnegation, but she's far from selfless. Strong-willed and hard-headed, when she receives the results of her aptitude test, she learns that she is "divergent," meaning she doesn't fit into any one clan. Instead, Beatrice fits into three: Abnegation, Erudite, and Dauntless. The world Beatrice lives in isn't an easy one. After receiving the results of the aptitude test, a divergent person can choose to stay in the faction they were born into or test into a more fitting faction. If they fail the test, though, they become "factionless" and are forced to live in poverty. OK, OK. I know how this genre works. Who's the love interest? In the first book, Tris leaves Abnegation in order to take the test to become Dauntless. The Dauntless instructor is an older, attractive boy called Four.

(Beatrice gains her "Tris" name while engaged in these Dauntless initiation tests.) Four is a troubled boy whose father abused him and who has unexpectedly found himself in the middle of a war among the factions. Throughout Tris's initiation, the two become closer and closer, revealing Four's character and his past. Kate Winslet plays the Erudite villain in the movies. (Lionsgate) What's the conflict in this series? The world (or, actually, just Chicago) is run by the Erudite clan and its fearless leader, Jeanine. The Erudites want to ruin Abnegation by using a serum to basically brainwash those in Dauntless. Please take a hot second to note that these are the three clans that Tris tested into. By the end of the first book, Tris has lost a family member, almost died, and is on her way to safety. In the books that follow, her collision course with Jeanine causes the conflict to grow. Is this like The Hunger Games at all? Divergent was released so soon (2010) after Suzanne Collins' immensely popular Hunger Games series (2008) that it's almost impossible not to compare the two series.

Both series aimed to corner the young-adult market that had made Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series such a success. The fact that Divergent and The Hunger Games both are set in futuristic dystopias only drives further comparisons. Yet the similarities extend beyond setting and genre, too. Both series feature stubborn, female teenage protagonists living in divided societies scarred by long civil wars. Still, it's unfair to classify Divergent as a knock-off of The Hunger Games. Roth finished writing the books right around the time the first Hunger Games novel was released. She was simply fortunate enough to ride a wave Hunger Games helped build. The real blame for the protagonists' similarities likely lies with Twilight. That series' weak, malleable protagonist, Bella, caused young-adult fiction readers to call out for a stronger, less vapid protagonist, who had goals beyond falling in love. Collins and Roth both responded to that challenge in ways readers enjoyed. Jennifer Lawrence plays Katniss Everdeen in the Hunger Games franchise, How popular is the series? Pretty popular. The first book in the series was published in May 2011, where it subsequently took the top spot on the New York Times children's best-seller list.

It stayed there for 11 weeks. When the third book Allegiant was released in October of 2013, it set a first-day selling record for Harper Collins Insurgent also debuted at no. 1. When the third book Allegiant was released in October of 2013, it set a first-day selling record for Harper Collins with 450,000 copies. Allegiant outsold the final book in the Hunger Games series Mockingjay, according to Inquisitr . As a book series, sales for Divergent and The Hunger Games are neck-and-neck, but as a movie, well the Divergent series hasn't been that great. Both reviews and box office pale in comparison to that of The Hunger Games movie series. Insurgent stars share an intimate moment (Lionsgate) Is the series any good? While Divergent sells well and has all of the makings of being a massive global hit, it has spent most of it's time stuck in the shadow of the immensely popular Hunger Games series. The two are simply too similar for Divergent to have been a huge stand-out hit, and the comparisons might have kept readers outside of the young adult age group from giving it a shot.

Where Roth trips herself up is in plot structure, and character relatability. Unlike the Hunger Games' Katniss, Tris is often an immovable force. When terrible things happen to her family and friends, she accepts these tragedies with an uneasy grace that makes her difficult to relate to as a reader. Part of what made The Hunger Games such a riveting and broadly appealing novel was that Katniss had one very obvious and possibly attainable goal: to protect her sister and survive. The goal of the Divergent series isn't so obvious. Tris's goals change constantly in a world where the goal is both survival and some kind of moral upheaval. The lack of a central, forceful narrative makes it easy for the books to lose momentum, and even easier for Roth to become enchanted by subplots that turn into plot twists but have very little impact on the story. As in the movies, Roth's characters have an uncomfortable habit of announcing their intentions before they move. "Now isn’t the time for debates about ethics," Tris tells her father in the first book, in the middle of a conversation about killing someone for the greater good.

It's a stance that pulls the reader out of the story and forces them to ask why, why isn't now the time for a debate about ethics? And it's those little mistakes by Roth to add mystery and suspense that completely break the world she has created. (Lionsgate) Will the dystopian young adult fiction craze ever end? As far as trends go, the run of teenage dystopias hasn't been all that long. It only seems that way because Hunger Games and Divergent have been running series at almost exactly the same time. We've spent about the same amount of time with dystopias at this point as we did with vampires and werewolves in the wake of Twilight. As such, the teen literature landscape is due for a change. The teen literature landscape is due for a change Two potential crazes are just now emerging in young adult fiction. There are a slew of John Green-esque books about quirky characters living in emotionally tumultuous lives. A Fault in Our Stars was such a beloved, high-selling, and gripping novel that it's no surprise that imitators are starting to pop up.

The trend even has a name — "sick lit" — and it's populated by books like Cynthia Hand's The Last Time We Say Goodbye, Gayle Forman's I Was Here, and Michelle Falkoff's Playlist for the Dead. Books like Lee Bross's Tangled Webs, Joe Schreiber's Con Academy, and Paula Stokes Liars, Inc., are part of the other trend poking up on the horizon, it seems like the next big young adult fiction may may come from an unexpected source: crime novels. Sure. Bring on the bold teenage cops, forced to choose between two incredibly mysterious and sexy robbers. Should I see the Insurgent movie? If you haven't read the books or seen the first movie, definitely not. The Rotten Tomatoes score for Insurgent is only at 33 percent. As my colleague Alex Abad-Santos wrote in his review: It's as if the movie doesn't trust its talented ensemble cast to portray basic emotions or convey the characters' ambiguities....The movie's writers clearly don't trust the audience to remember these cribbed SAT words.

Instead of letting an Erudite or Abnegation action speak for itself, those actions must also, like the characters' plans and feelings, be explained. That said, audiences do seem to be enjoying the movie (giving it 71 percent on Rotten Tomatoes), so if you're already a Divergent superfan, there are worse ways you could spend your Saturday than with Shailene Woodley. Was this article helpful? The Divergent Life: THE FACTIONS FACTION MANIFESTO: HERE DAUNTLESS FACTION DEFINITION: [Pronounced: Dawn-t-less] Fearless, undaunted. Courageously resolute, especially in the face of danger or difficulty; not discouraged. Undaunted: resolute, especially in the face of danger. Note: Being fearless and being undaunted are two different things. HISTORY: Dauntless was a faction formed by those who blamed cowardice for society's problems. The only answer is to face your fears and find bravery. TRAITS: Loud, expressive. Bravery, courage, fighting and physical skills. In charge of security, their primary purpose is to guard the fence that surrounds the city. They began guarding the fence five years prior.

Before that they patrolled the factionless sector. PHYSICAL TRAITS: All-black clothes, tattoos, piercings, unnatural hair colours. DAUNTLESS INITIATION: Taken very seriously. Transfer initiates have to jump out of the moving train that is transporting them to Dauntless HQ, & onto the roof of a building. They must then jump off a seven-story building without knowing what lies at the bottom. The initiates are separated during the first stage of initiation. The Dauntless born are trained by Lauren, and the transfers are trained by Four and Eric. Initiates all sleep in one room (girls & boys). 3 stages of initiation: 1. Physical- initiates learn how to fight and are pitted against each other to prove what they have learned. Scored based on their victories and losses. 2. Emotional- initiates are put into a simulation where they face their fears. They are not aware it is only a simulation, and have to calm themselves to get out. (The Divergent seem to have a knack for this stage, as they are aware it is not real.) 3.

Mental- initiates are put into their fear landscapes, which reaches for every fear within the person subjected to it and creates a simulation in which they must face each one. This time, they are aware that it is not real. Those not in the top 5 of each initiation class typically end up as guards. Those not in the top 10 end up factionless. RANDOM FACTS: Only faction to use the train. Muffins and toast for breakfast. RELATIONS: On neutral terms with all factions. CURRENT LEADER: FACTION MANIFESTO: HERE AMITY FACTION DEFINITION: [Pronounced: Am-it-ee] l. friendship; peaceful harmony. 2. mutual understanding and a peaceful relationship, especially between nations; peace; accord. 3. cordiality. It's not just about and apple-picking. It’s about cultivating strong relationships and trying to understand each other. HISTORY: Amity is the faction that dislikes war. They formed Amity in order to have a peaceful society free from conflict and sadness caused by wars and instigation. They are truly a democratic faction, voting on everything, almost unanimously. TRAITS: They love music, art, games, and laughter.

They give hugs when greeting. They vote on everything, almost unanimously. Their bread has peace serum added to prevent their members from fighting. Amity's essential nature comes from its crop-growing. They run the farms, which provides some of the food for all the factions. They tend to be counsellors, caretakers & artists. PHYSICAL TRAITS: Members dress comfortably in red and yellow clothing. Their dress code is less formal than other factions, as long as it is bright and pleasant. AMITY INITIATION: Like Erudite, very little knowledge of Amity's initiation process is given away in the books. From what we can gather, though, it involves fruit-picking and singing songs. NICKNAME: 'banjo strummin' softies'. RELATIONS: On good terms with Abnegation; on very good terms with Erudite who provide them with farming inventions; opposing views on violence to Dauntless but on neutral terms; a slight rivalry with Candor, who believe "those who seek peace will always deceive to keep the waters calm" suggesting Amity can be dishonest. CURRENT LEADER: They don't recognize a leader but use Johanna Reyes as their representative.

FACTION MANIFESTO: HERE CANDOR FACTION DEFINITION: [Pronounced: Can-der]; l. the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness. 2. freedom from bias; fairness; impartiality. The faction is not just trying to develop honesty,­­ they're also trying to develop impartiality. HISTORY: Candor was a faction formed by those who blamed duplicity and deception, who believed that dishonesty is the key fault in human nature which began evil and war. They believe in the principle that honesty and openness would lead to a more peaceful and perfect society. TRAITS: Honest, trustworthy, and able to read body language to detect lies. They greet each other by shaking hands. They provide sound leaders in Law. PHYSICAL TRAITS: Black & white clothes, because they see the truth as black & white. They dress formally, with suits & ties being standard uniform with men, & women seen in long skirts, while their everyday clothing is typically black pants & white shirts. CANDOR INITIATION: Initiates must take lie detector tests all day, every day.

During the final test initiates get "truth serum" and must sit in front of everyone as they ask questions. They believe if you reveal all of your secrets, you'll have no desire to lie about anything, ever again because the worst is already in the open. NICKNAME: 'Candor smart mouths'. RELATIONS: A slight rivalry with Amity, who they believe would deceive in order to ensure peace; unknown relationship with Abnegation, though its likely they would see them similar to Amity, seeing self-denial as a form of lying (to oneself), on good terms with Dauntless, probably because honesty & bravery can tie together; to Dauntless, on neutral terms with Erudite. CURRENT LEADER: Jack Kang.

Question: What was the intellectual faction in the movie "Divergent"?
Answer: Erudite