Divergent

     Divergent, written by Veronica Roth, starts by describing a 16 year old woman called Beatrice Prior. Veronica describes what is known to be the last city alive on our whole planet. In order to preserve peace, people have created a faction based city. First, Abnegation (the selfless), home to Beatrice Prior and her family. Abnegation is in charge of the governance of the city, since they serve the people and not look for the personal good. Second, Erudite (the intelligent), who seem to challenge the governance of Abnegation. Next, come Candor (the honest) and Amity (the peaceful). Last but not least, is Dauntless (the brave). Dauntless are in charge of the security of the city, and it was the faction chosen by Beatrice.

     The day of the aptitude test, both Beatrice and Caleb head towards the testing center. Beatrice has always dreamed of this day, the day were her test results would finally give her the answer of her biggest doubt. What faction was she supposed to join? When arriving to the testing room, Beatrice meets her test manager. Tori, a member of Dauntless, will then manage both her exam and her test result. As the test concludes, Beatrice faces even a bigger problem; her results where inconclusive. What does this mean? The test couldn't give a faction to Beatrice, making her a divergent. Divergent are those who don't fit in society, and therefore are a threat to the peace maintained by society. The consequence of being divergent? Death.

     Tori decides to save Beatrice's life. Previously, Tori's brother was put to death for being divergent, and Beatrice's test manager did not want the same future for her. She encourages the protagonist to join Abnegation, as she fills her test result as the previous listed faction. The ceremony day, where 16 year olds choose their faction for the rest of their lives, both Caleb and Beatrice have a hard decision to make. As Caleb steps up, he chooses Erudite over Abnegation, being the first of 2 sons that leave their family behind. Second, Beatrice's turn arrives, and she had probably the hardest choice to make in her entire life. Since she had no test result, she had to follow her instincts, which led to her choosing the Dauntless faction.

     Facing different and hard challenges, almost becoming faction less, Beatrice now known as Tris has passed the physical tests in order to become part of the Dauntless. From being in the bottom half of the table in the physical stage, she started to dominate the mental stage. Her manager - later to become his mentor - called Four started suspecting her being a divergent. Close to the ceremony, Tris admits her secret to Four, who then teaches her how to dominate the test as a Dauntless and not the divergent way. She learns how to interact in society, how to become a Dauntless. The day of the test she overcame her fears and finally became admitted to the faction.

     Everything seemed to lead in the right direction, until Erudite decided to control Dauntless minds. The rumors suddenly became truth, since Erudite faction created a drug to manipulate factions into thinking what they want them to think. Divergent people did not fall for this drug, that's when Tris learned that Four was a divergent as well. Together they overcame and overran Dauntless, and kept society as safe as they could when defeating Erudite's leader, Jeanine. As their secrets where revealed, both Four and Tris where not safe in society. They both seeked a place where they would be safe together, leaving the city.