Summaries. In a world divided by factions based on virtues, Tris learns she's Divergent and won't fit in. When she discovers a plot to destroy Divergents, Tris and the mysterious Four must find out what makes Divergents dangerous before it's too late.

Roth was enrolled in psychology classes when she conceived the idea for Divergent. In these courses, she learned about exposure therapy, a phobia treatment that requires repeatedly confronting one's fears, and the infamous 1961 Milgram experiment that tested people's obedience to authority figures.

The story takes place in a dystopian and post-apocalyptic Chicago where people are divided into distinct factions based on human virtues. Beatrice Prior is warned that she is Divergent and thus will never fit into any one of the factions. She soon learns that a sinister plot is brewing in the seemingly perfect society.

Plot. Two years after the events of The Son, Tobias "Four" Eaton is working as the instructor for Dauntless transfer initiates, including Tris Prior. For two years, he has been secretly spying on Max and Jeanine Matthews and keeping contact with his mother, Evelyn.

The main moral of Divergent is to embrace your personal gifts and not to hide who you are. Tris is an exceptional person who has the potential to positively influence her society, but she is forced to hide what makes her special because other people feel threatened by her.

Identity, Choice, and Divergence In a way, Divergent is a book about choosing who you are. Because most of the characters in the novel are young adults, they're trying to find identities for themselves and choose what kind of personality to have, or, in another sense, which “club” to belong to.

Identity, Choice, and Divergence In a way, Divergent is a book about choosing who you are. Because most of the characters in the novel are young adults, they're trying to find identities for themselves and choose what kind of personality to have, or, in another sense, which “club” to belong to.

The governmental faction system of Divergent is an example of Leninist Communist theory, while the traditional Marxist Communism ideal is represented within the Abnegation faction. In Divergent, as in early Communist Russia, the government is made up of a council that consists of fifty Abnegation members.

"Divergent" is all about identity - about searching your soul and determining who you are and how you fit in as you emerge from adolescence to adulthood.

Identity, Choice, and Divergence In a way, Divergent is a book about choosing who you are. Because most of the characters in the novel are young adults, they're trying to find identities for themselves and choose what kind of personality to have, or, in another sense, which “club” to belong to.

Four says “I love you” Four gets all mushy at the end of the book and professes his feelings for Tris.

In the book, Four and tris have sex but, in the film, they already did this in Insurgent. This is quite an important change, as Tris wanted to wait until the time was right for her in the book but, in the film, she didn't wait.