In the
''Divergent'' book trilogy and
film series
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, factions are societal divisions that classify citizens based on their aptitudes and values.
[Roth, Veronica. "Bonus materials: Q&A with Veronica Roth". ''Divergent''. New York: Harper Collins, 2011. 8.] The factions are Dauntless (the
brave), Amity (the
kind), Erudite (the
intelligent), Abnegation (the
selfless), and Candor (the
honest). On an appointed day every year, 16-year-olds select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives after they take a
placement test.
In an interview,
Veronica Roth describes the factions to have expanded from her initial conception when she did
world building. She added Candor to fill "a gap in the reasoning behind the world that needed to be filled."
Many reviews for the ''Divergent'' novels criticize the social structures that create the factions within the novel. For example, the ''
Kirkus Reviews
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'' on the first novel called the social structure a "preposterous premise."
References
Divergent trilogy
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