Divergent By Veronica Roth And Film Directed By Neil Burger

In the novel Divergent by Veronica Roth and the film directed by Neil Burger share the same storyline, however they are also very different; in truth they share the same ideas and beliefs as our society. In Divergent their society is under the illusion they are perfect, just as we do, however in truth we are both far from perfect. In fact, we are on the edge of our own dystopia. For example; the faction less or as our society would refer them to, the homeless, fill our streets. Another example is; the leaders of Erudite and Dauntless work together to overthrow their own society, we refer to such actions as domestic terrorism. In the film Divergent and the novel, their society lives within a dystopia; their people divided, faction less and fighting for power. This is in fact a dystopian society just as our society is becoming, may not be to the same extent as Divergent, however we soon will be if we
On chapter eleven in the novel Divergent, Tris states that she feels as if they are being kept inside the fence rather than keeping something out. The sight of the fence’s structure puts Tris in awe; she feels small and weak, as if there is no way to escape. She is all too familiar with this feeling, before her aptitude test Beatrice felt cut off from everyone, as if there were borders separating each faction within their school. Their borders have kept everyone segregated and hidden from the rest of the world, as do our own borders. In Divergent manipulation is a key factor to the Erudite taking over their city. The people of Chicago thought their city was safe and secure, however with a great power of intelligence Jeanine found the city’s greatest weakness; the leaders of their government. This influenced Jeanine, her anger gave her the drive she needed to take matters into her own hands and exploit their