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Jaap Buitendijk, who photographed the filming of Divergent.
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CONTENTS
BUILDING THE WORLD OF DIVERGENT
A LOOK FOR EACH FACTION: COSTUMES AND MAKEUP
Author Veronica Roth.
FORCED TO CHOOSE. . .
In a future world that’s neatly divided into five factions—Abnegation (the selfless), Amity (the peaceful), Candor (the honest), Erudite (the learned), and Dauntless (the brave)—you’d think it would be easy to find your place. After all, each faction embodies one of the best qualities in human nature. And within any faction, a person finds community. Responsibility. Love. It’s a simple but satisfying system.
Unless you don’t fit in.
Sixteen-year-old Beatrice Prior, born into Abnegation, knows she doesn’t belong fully in any of these groups. Her aptitude test has revealed something terrible: She’s suited for more than one faction.
Divergent, it’s called. In this world, that’s a dangerous thing to be. Peace and stability depend on people pledging loyalty to one faction above all else—even family. But a person who doesn’t fit into any category could have divided loyalties. And a person with divided loyalties might not be easily controlled.
Beatrice can’t share this secret with anyone, not even her parents. But now she knows there’s a reason she’s never felt quite like the rest of her quiet, self-sacrificing family. Now she knows why she’s always been drawn to the daring Dauntless kids at school. She could be one of them, too, if she wanted.
Tomorrow, she will have to choose.
The faction system allows Beatrice to leave Abnegation for another faction at the Choosing Ceremony. There’s only one catch: It will mean cutting ties with her family forever.