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Divergent was written by Veronica Roth and published in 2011. Divergent is about a Utopian society, with five factors, Amity, Dauntless, Abnegation, Candor and Erudite. Each of the factions members have specific traits. The main character, Tris (short for Beatrice) is a member of Abnegation, but when the Choosing Ceremony, a ceremony for the teens to choose whether or not to stay with their original factions or switch, is held Tris chooses Dauntless. Being Dauntless means being brave and Tris finds out their is more to being brave than just doing daring things. As a new Dauntless she makes new friends and enemies. However things are not so simple in the government. Something terrible is about to happen and Tris can't seem to find out what. With the help of friends and Four,her mysterious mentor, she uncovers a secret that will tear apart the factions. Tris is caught in the middle of her new faction and the one she left behind.