Divergent is a dark and thrilling young adult sci-fi series from best-selling author Veronica Roth. It's set in a post-apocalyptic Chicago that has separated its population into five Factions, each defined by a given set of values, personality traits, and social affiliations.

The trilogy is set in the future in a dystopian society that is divided into five factions. The trilogy's society defines its members by their social and personality affiliations, with the five different factions removing the threat of anyone exercising independent will and threatening the population's safety.

Still, in interviews and on her blog, she explains that doesn't intend Divergent to preach a specific message, Christian or otherwise. Rather, she hopes to encourage readers to contemplate the meaning of virtue, as well as to think about whether being “good” should be a primary goal in life.

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.

Divergent is about identity, and how people build their own identities against the influences of family, relationships and social responsibilities. The movie begins with Tris having very little idea of who she is and what she can do.

"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.

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.

Divergent is about identity, and how people build their own identities against the influences of family, relationships and social responsibilities. The movie begins with Tris having very little idea of who she is and what she can do.

Symbols and Tattoos On the day of the choosing ceremony, faction members are presented with five bowls containing substances symbolizing the five factions: grey stones for Abnegation, coals for Dauntless, water for Erudite, earth for Amity, and glass for Candor.

Ali Tris' biggest external conflict is the war that started on Abnegation. She needed to protect her family and her friends from the soldiers under the simulation shooting everyone. This is a huge problem for Tris and many other people.

Two of the main themes of Divergent are family and identity. When Tris leaves her family's faction, her connection with them is minimized in order to make her focus more on her new faction. Her family is initially hurt by her decision to leave Abnegation, since they see it as a sign that she is not happy with them.

Major conflict After leaving Abnegation, her home faction, Tris must perform well in Dauntless training while keeping her Divergence a secret, a balancing act that leads to conflicts with others, struggles with her identity, and threats to her life.