: Value self-denial and focus on helping others; they are the ruling faction.
: Value harmony and kindness; they are responsible for farming and maintaining social peace. Key Themes Divergrent
: The government seeks to hunt down and eliminate Divergents because their minds cannot be controlled by the simulations used to maintain order. : Value self-denial and focus on helping others;
: Value knowledge and logic; they are responsible for the city’s technological and scientific advancements. : Value knowledge and logic; they are responsible
: Much of the first book focuses on the "fear landscape," a mental simulation where characters must face and overcome their deepest terrors. Divergent (Divergent, #1) by Veronica Roth - Goodreads
: Value courage and physical strength; they serve as the city's protectors and soldiers.
The society is divided into five factions based on specific human virtues, designed to eliminate the qualities believed to cause war: