Divergent Summary

  So far in my book "Divergent" by Veronica Roth we know that the setting takes place in a dystopian future in Chicago.  The people are split into 5 different factions to keep peace and balance.   There is a day every year in which all 16 year olds will choose the faction that they will live in for the rest of their lives.  Once they have selected by drawing blood and letting the blood fall into a bowl of their chosen faction, they are now a initiate of that faction and may never see their family again.  Once they have selected they must go through initiation into the faction and those who do not pass or do not choose a faction will live factionless and homeless for the rest of their lives.


  The 5 factions are Candor (Honest), Abnegation (Selfless), Amity (Peaceful), Erudite (Intelligent), and Dauntless (Brave).  The main story follows a girl named Beatrice who later changes her name to Tris, as she goes to school on the day of the aptitude test to help her make her choice on what faction to pick.  She drinks a blue liquid and goes through several simulations that are supposed to narrow down which faction she would fit the best into.  The tester Tori leaves the room then returns and says, "Beatrice, your results were inconclusive.  Typically, each stage of the simulation eliminates one or more of the factions, but in your case only 2 have been ruled out… People who get this kind of result are… are called… Divergent."(Roth pg's 21-22)

  In this dystopian society people who are Divergent are considered dangerous to the system.  Why do you think Divergent's threaten the system and people's way of life in this world?
Also post what you got on your test and what faction you are best suited for.

The cover of the book.

Here is a link that will lead you to an aptitude test to find our which faction you would be best to live in.

http://assets.divergentthemovie.com/aptitudetest/


Here is a link to another test.

http://www.divergentfactions.com/divergent-faction-quiz.html

About The Author Veronica Roth

  The book I will be reading and blogging about this trimester is called "Divergent" by Veronica Roth.  Some information about the author Veronica Roth is that she is 22 years old and a graduate of Northwestern University.  Roth graduated with a degree in creative writing.  While she was a student there, she chose to work on the story that would soon become "Divergent", instead of doing her homework.  In my opinion, that was a very smart move by Roth because now she is very well known author because of the success the Divergent series has had.

  Roth is now a full time writer and lives near Chicago which is a coincidence because the book takes  place in Chicago.  "Divergent" is Roth's first novel and surely not the last, as she has 2 sequals to the book already and a movie that came out on March 21, 2014.  Veronica Roth is an amazing author and as I have started reading the book I can see that she really spent time writing and imagining the world that the book takes place in.

This is a picture of Veronica Roth.