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  • Essay / Review of Divergent by Veronica Roth - 515

    Veronica Roth's bestselling book, Divergent, is the first book in her three-part series about the world in a time when the government divides the citizens into five factions. Abnegation, Candor, Erudite, Amity and Dauntless make up these factions and each is made up of different character traits that define it. Through plot, characters, and themes, Roth tells a beautiful love story while keeping readers engaged throughout the book. Divergent is set in modern-day Chicago, but the world has completely changed and the government controls everything, including where people work, live, and how they act. Factions are made up of people who each have a specific job, allowing all five factions to work together to keep the community running smoothly. Self-sacrifice is a faction devoted to selflessness, friendship to kindness, bold to fearlessness, scholar to intelligence, and candor to knowledge. When the teenagers of each faction finally reach the age of 16, they must take an aptitude test to show them which faction they are supposed to belong to. They can choose between...