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In this place, the people are divided into five factions: Abnegation, Amity, Candor, Dauntless, and Erudite. This division of social classes allow people to feel as though they have power over their fate and choices where in reality it is a fake illusion of power is given to the groups to make them naïve while creating an opportunity for the high government officials to gain access to corrupted power. The factions are distinguished by their attire, aptitudes, values, characteristic, intelligence, and jobs. The choosing ceremony creates the sense of purpose and role in society which makes everyone peaceful making them non-threatening towards those who made it, but this also gives the government the chance to expose and kill the divergents as they are the ones who cannot be controlled. This is because the city runs on strict laws that must be obeyed and divergents do not necessarily follow these rules. They are feared because when the time comes, they will bend the rules and break the social norms and principles of the ‘peaceful’ world around them. Everything in the novel is based on lies including the faction system, therefore once they demand justification and make others question the system, they are defying those in charge and that is dangerous. By creating divisions, they get the people to take pride in the faction they are in. This creates a sense of superiority between the five and creates a divided nation that is

Pages 61-120 are basically explaining Tris’ new life and what her daily routine is. This section of the book starts out with Four, the new instructor of the transfers, showing his new students around the Dauntless compound. The first place Four takes the students is The Pit. The Pit is a big chasm that is so big that Tris couldn’t see the other side from where she stood. Then Four turned the group over to Eric one of the five leaders of dauntless. Eric showed the new initiates to their dormitories and gave them their schedules. Their first task was to learn how to shoot a gun. Tris was terrible at first because of her insecurities about holding a gun. In her old faction having a weapon was self-serving which went against their thrive for selflessness.

All people must be as same as possible and their differences are not cherished. For instance, the Giver explains to Jonas that scientists genetically modify people so that the entire community looks generally similar (Lowry 94) which is wrong because it diminishes the possibility of diversity, which is very important to the culture of a society and its development. Moreover, as Chief Elder explains about the Elevens at the ceremony, “You Elevens have spent all your years till now learning to fit in, to standardize your behavior, to curb any impulse that might set you apart from the group” (Lowry 51). Individuality is not treasured, but instead, they are chastised for not being able to fit in. Furthermore, as explained when Lily pointed out a difference in Gabriel, “No one mentioned such things; it was not a rule, but was considered rude to call attention to things that were unsettling or different about individuals” (Lowry 20). To ensure that differences are not called to attention, society makes noticing differences a faux pas. This unspoken “rule” shows that the community values the opposite of diversity, it values the Sameness it has established. In a utopia, originality should be respected and treasured; every person should not be the same. In spite of that, the supposed “utopia” that The Giver describes does not appreciate uniqueness, which shows that the

Those groups we are devoted to may change as our lives do. The connections we make in these communities is how we accomplish a shared goal. However, in recent years, there has been a shift in groups that work for civic outcomes to personal outcomes. This means instead working for the public’s good they are becoming more closed off and forming groups for personal reasons. In order for communities to thrive, they must be able to accept new members. These members must also be able to contribute to the greater good and uphold their obligations. With this being said, they must be able to distribute justice by being considerate to the members and help create and inclusive environment. It is important to feel responsible for the well-being of others in our

When a person hits a certain age, they had to choose the faction they wanted to be in. Once chosen, they could not take it back. This shows a sign of power over the people by forcing them into division. For Tris, it seemed like fun at first, she chose Dauntless and was learning the way. She was then told that if anyone did not pass the test, they would get kicked out and they would have to live factionless since they could not go back home. This puts things into perspective for Tris as she is now realizing that things are not a game. Nobody was told that information until they already picked their faction. This is another clue on how hard of a hold the government has on all of the factions. Jeanine Matthews is the head of Erudite, and injected a serum into the Dauntless people so they would execute all the people a part of Abnegation. The serum controls anyone injected. Government control is so heavy in the movie, and so many people are afraid to do anything about

Everyone has a set of distinguishing characteristics, ways of thinking, feeling, and acting, known as human nature that identifies them. What if they were forced to choose only one characteristic? In Divergent, a society that is divided into classes, or “factions”, each based on a different characteristic of human nature is created. Each member of the society must choose a faction that they feel most closely fits their personality, where they will remain for the rest of their lives. This system heavily relies on conformity to a single faction in order ensure the continuation of the faction system.

The novel Divergent written by Veronica Roth is about a young girl, Tris (Beatrice) prior. Tris chooses to change from her faction that she was born into, Abnegation, which is all about being selfless and are dedicated to helping others, into Dauntless, who are the protectors of the city and are about showing bravery and determination. Once Tris enters Dauntless she is faced by a lot of challenges. During Dauntless training Tris is trained by a dauntless member, Four. Four teaches Tris how to think and act like a Dauntless member. After a while they find out that the Dauntless aren't what they seem to be, and soon Tris and Four are separated and Tris must save not only four but her family as well.

War threatens while conflicts between the factions and their ideologies grows. As always in war, one must take a position aside, Tris and Tobias are no longer completely honest with each other and the secrets they have for each other to grow. Both are deviants - divergent - from their factions, and the difference between the true faction members and

A utopian society is a community that possess perfect qualities. In Brave New World the stride towards perfection is aided by advanced technology. The World State has new innovations that allows people to regularly extend human capabilities. Child Birth is no longer a natural event but instead is a synthetic process in this futuristic world. Birth occurs outside of the women’s womb and with chemical engineering produces “…an average of nearly eleven thousand brothers and sister in a hundred and fifty batch of identical twins, all within two years of the same age”(Huxley 8). Society is separated into different groups: Epsilon, Deltas, Gammas, Betas, and Alphas every child is created to be able to perfectly execute the duties of their specific categorization. Productivity is a major component of life in the World State and when people are not working they are enjoying recreational activities and entertaining their shallow relationships. Derek D Miller explains that in the World

Instead of showing characteristics from just her new faction (Dauntless) or her old faction (Abnegation), Tris tends to show characteristics from other factions too such as Erudite. Her response to the dog in her aptitude test was considered intelligent and courageous because of the fact that she did not run in fear of getting attacked. Instead, she leaned down and was nice to the dog. In the Dauntless manifesto it states; “We believe in ordinary acts of bravery, in the courage that drives one person to stand up for another” and that is exactly what Tris did in two situations throughout the book. (Roth pg. 47) The Abnegation inside her shined through when she chose to jump on the visious dog to save the inoccent little girl who's intention was only to pet the dog. The second situation was when she stood up for Al and took his place in front of the target while Four threw knives. She did this because she believed that anyone can stand in front of a target and that it does not prove anything. After all, she did reveal this

In Beatrice Prior’s Dystopian Chicago, the society are divided into five factions wherein each faction is dedicated to the cultivation of a one particular virtue – first is the Candor and the virtue for this faction is Honest, followed by the Abnegation with a virtue of Selfless, then the Dauntless by the virtue of Brave and then the Amity with a virtue of Peaceful and lastly the Erudite by the virtue of the Intelligent. Then there is an appointed day once a year wherein, all of the sixteen years old must select one faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives. But the faction based society that Beatrice or Tris Prior once believed are now on a shattered and fractured by violence and also power that results into struggles and scared

However, Tris is not like anyone else; she does not fit into any particular group. Instead, she possesses qualities that are incorporated into every faction. Throughout her decisions and journey to discover who she wants to become, the author integrates several valuable lessons into the book. Being different is not only

The movie Divergent has many scenes that they had to film which required special effects , “The majority of the VFX problem solving done for Divergent focused on the ‘AT’ sequence-or the ‘aptitude test’ sequence-which begins roughly nine minutes into the picture.”(Baxter) In this scene,Tris is about to take her aptitude test (which gives results of what faction you are best for.)”As Tris walks towards a mirrored wall,she noticed something not quite right.As she slowly turns, more and more walls are revealed,all of them mirrored and causing hundreds of her reflections to populate into the distance.”

The initiates can then follow what the test reveals or choose their own. Once organized and ready, the time comes for the young adults to determine their future. Called out one by one, they make their way to the five metal bowls (each representing a different faction), then use a ceremonial knife to cut open their hand and let their blood drip into the bowl of the faction they want to continue life in. Each new initiate then stands in an area near the faction they decided on.

In order for this society to remain it has surrounded itself with wall to keep everyone in and intruders out. The citizens run the government and have a say in everything. The system to have 5 factions was meant to avoid war, create lasting peace, and to avoid conflict within groups. Since everyone knows where they belong conflict should be minimal. Once children reach 16 they have the option of their leaving their faction or choose a new faction due to results from a test.