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The World of Divergent: The Path to Allegiant
Veronica Roth
CONTENTS
Explore the World of Beatrice Prior’s Dystopian Chicago
Veronica Roth Talks about Utopian Worlds
The Factions
What’s in a Name?
Choose Your Faction
Faction Manifestos
Abnegation: The Selfless
Amity: The Peaceful
Candor: The Honest
Erudite: The Intelligent
Dauntless: The Brave
First Look! Never-Before-Seen Quotes from
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About the Author
Books by Veronica Roth
Copyright
About the Publisher
EXPLORE THE WORLD OF BEATRICE PRIOR’S DYSTOPIAN CHICAGO AND THE
PATH TO
“Decades ago, our ancestors realized that it is not political ideology, religious belief, race, or nationalism that is to blame for a warring world. Rather, they determined that it was the fault of human personality—of humankind’s inclination toward evil, in whatever form that is. They divided into factions that sought to eradicate those qualities they believed responsible for the world’s disarray.
“THOSE WHO BLAMED AGGRESSION
FORMED AMITY.
“THOSE WHO BLAMED IGNORANCE BECAME
THE ERUDITE.
“THOSE WHO BLAMED DUPLICITY
CREATED CANDOR.
“THOSE WHO BLAMED SELFISHNESS
MADE ABNEGATION.
“AND THOSE WHO BLAMED COWARDICE WERE
THE DAUNTLESS.
“WORKING TOGETHER, THESE FIVE FACTIONS
HAVE LIVED IN PEACE FOR MANY YEARS. ”
—MARCUS EATON, DIVERGENT
Before Beatrice Prior’s Choosing Ceremony, before she discovers the unrest and growing conflict that threatens to unravel her seemingly perfect society, how did this society come to be?
VERONICA ROTH
TALKS ABOUT UTOPIAN WORLDS
If utopian fiction became the new trend, instead of dystopian fiction, I wouldn’t read it.
If you actually succeed in creating a utopia, you’ve created a world without conflict, in which everything is perfect. And if there’s no conflict, there are no stories worth telling—or reading! It would be all “Jenny thought she might not be able to attain her lifelong dream of marshmallow taste tester for a little while . . . but she did!” and “John’s dad said he couldn’t go to the movies, so John asked really nicely and his dad changed his mind.
” I’m bored already.But if I were going to create a utopia, I would make a world in which people are focused on their personal, moral obligations, and strive to be the best possible version of themselves. They would be allowed to choose whatever path they wanted in life. They would know what was expected of them, they would have a clear purpose, and they would have a strong sense of group identity and belonging. And there would be five factions. . . .
Oh, wait. I tried that already.
But seriously: DIVERGENT was my utopian world. I mean, that wasn’t the plan. I never even set out to write
