Divergent is a book made movie by author Veronica Roth. There are three books in the series; Divergent, Insurgent and Allegiant. I personally have read all three books before it was announced that a movie was going to be made so I was very excited when it was announced that they would make it into movies. The books are young adult science fiction about a dystopian society. It is similar to the Hunger Games in a way where they are both strictly government controlled societies but otherwise they are very different. The premise of the book is a society where there are five different fraction groups and everyone in the society fits into one depending which ever personally characteristic they have. The fractions are Abnegation, Erudite, Dauntless, Amity, and Candor. Abnegation is the selfless faction, erudite values knowledge and intelligence, dauntless is bravery and warriors, amity is peace and kindness and candor values honesty. On a special holiday every year each 16 year old must chose the fraction that they will devote spending the rest of their lives in. The book is centered around a girl named Beatrice who is torn between staying with her family who is abnegation or choosing the fraction she really belongs in. Before each choosing ceremony the 16 year olds are sent to take an aptitude test which will tell them which faction qualities they have and where they should be placed. When Beatrice takes her test she finds out that her results are inconclusive and she has the qualities of multiple fractions. That means she is Divergent. Divergent is something that is very rare and that the government will kill you for if they find out you have it because you do not find into a certain fraction and it scares them because they can not control you. Beatrice must decide on which fraction and learn how to keep her divergence a secret from everyone. If you want to know more you will have to see the movie and read the books. Overall I think the movie was really good and they were able to keep everything very similar to the books without leaving to much out or changing too much.
This definitely seems like a good read as well as great movie. The premise of the book does bring a up some familar points even in today's world. We are constantly afraid of the unknown and rather than try to understand it, we feel the need to poke and prod at it until snaps and the we feel the need to try and control it. That is not the way to learn about the world.
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