Divergent Book Review
Beatrice Prior lives in a (dystopian) society people have been separated into five factions based on what they blame is the cause of suffering in the world: Abnegation, the selfless, blame selfishness; Amity, the kind, blame aggression; Candor, the honest, blame duplicity; Dauntless, the brave, blame cowardice; Erudite, the intelligent, blame ignorance. The jobs these people take are based off of which faction they choose, Erudites may become teachers, scientists, librarians; Dauntless become guards who patrol the border between the town and the wilderness, or they take on jobs where they could protect civilians; Abnegation work in charities; they are also the only faction allowed to work in the government because they are so selfless (makes a lot of sense, but some think it’s a problem). At the age of sixteen, everyone must take an aptitude test to find which faction they’re best fit for, to make their decision easier. Once they’ve chosen, they must go through an initiatio...